Hello Debian friends,
On september 2005 I bought a new Seagate 160 GB hard disk type
ST3160021A UDMA (not SATA) and after some time of good working I am
getting some kind of errors, mainly on Debian Sarge startup.
Sometimes my system do not boot because it says something like: "
readonly filesystem".
The errors occur frequently now, and they often happen on the system
"cold" booting, I mean, the first time I switch it on.
I cannot tell you the exact messages cause I am not the normal user
of this computer. My mother, who uses the computer, has written down
the following message, so It could be it is not accurate:
"ext3 error device hda1 in start transation: readonly filesystem."
I also have some /var/log/messages errors:
Mar 26 10:49:23 debian-remix kernel: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 {
DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar 26 10:49:23 debian-remix kernel: hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 {
UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=43778543, high=2, low=10224111,
sector=43778543
Mar 26 10:49:23 debian-remix kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda,
sector 43778543
I have also have run SMARTCTL tests with the following results:
# smartctl -a /dev/hda
>From wich I have captured the last 5 errors:
"UNC" errors correspond to "UNCorrectable Error in Data" as smartctl
man pages states.
smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model: ST3160021A
Serial Number: 5JS6KB62
Firmware Version: 8.01
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 6
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 2
Local Time is: Sun Mar 26 11:35:22 2006 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity
was completed without error.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine
completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 430) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection
on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 111) minutes.
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE
UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 058 056 006 Pre-fail
Always - 129227943
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 097 096 000 Pre-fail
Always - 0
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age
Always - 1
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 098 098 036 Pre-fail
Always - 80
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 073 060 030 Pre-fail
Always - 22255207
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age
Always - 795
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 097 Pre-fail
Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age
Always - 559
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 033 040 000 Old_age Always
- 33
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 058 056 000 Old_age Always
- 129227943
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always
- 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 100 000 Old_age
Offline - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age Always
- 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age
Offline - 0
202 TA_Increase_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always
- 0
SMART Error Log Version: 1
ATA Error Count: 18 (device log contains only the most recent five errors)
CR = Command Register [HEX]
FR = Features Register [HEX]
SC = Sector Count Register [HEX]
SN = Sector Number Register [HEX]
CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX]
CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX]
DH = Device/Head Register [HEX]
DC = Device Command Register [HEX]
ER = Error register [HEX]
ST = Status register [HEX]
Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as
DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes,
SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days.
Error 18 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 794 hours (33 days + 2 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was
active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 ef 01 9c e0 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x009c01ef = 10224111
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 00 b8 5f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.747 READ DMA EXT
25 00 c0 57 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.746 READ DMA EXT
25 00 c8 4f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.744 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d0 47 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.741 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d8 3f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.739 READ DMA EXT
Error 17 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 794 hours (33 days + 2 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was
active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 ef 01 9c e0 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x009c01ef = 10224111
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 00 c0 57 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.747 READ DMA EXT
25 00 c8 4f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.746 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d0 47 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.744 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d8 3f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.741 READ DMA EXT
25 00 e0 37 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.739 READ DMA EXT
Error 16 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 794 hours (33 days + 2 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was
active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 ef 01 9c e0 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x009c01ef = 10224111
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 00 c8 4f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.747 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d0 47 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.746 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d8 3f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.744 READ DMA EXT
25 00 e0 37 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.741 READ DMA EXT
25 00 28 07 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.739 READ DMA EXT
Error 15 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 794 hours (33 days + 2 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was
active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 ef 01 9c e0 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x009c01ef = 10224111
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 00 d0 47 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.747 READ DMA EXT
25 00 d8 3f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.746 READ DMA EXT
25 00 e0 37 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.744 READ DMA EXT
25 00 28 07 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.741 READ DMA EXT
25 00 08 f7 00 9c e0 00 00:06:37.739 READ DMA EXT
Error 14 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 794 hours (33 days + 2 hours)
When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was
active or idle.
After command completion occurred, registers were:
ER ST SC SN CL CH DH
-- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 51 00 ef 01 9c e0 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x009c01ef = 10224111
Commands leading to the command that caused the error were:
CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- --------------------
25 00 d8 3f 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.747 READ DMA EXT
25 00 e0 37 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.746 READ DMA EXT
25 00 28 07 01 9c e0 00 00:06:37.744 READ DMA EXT
25 00 08 f7 00 9c e0 00 00:06:37.741 READ DMA EXT
25 00 38 b7 00 9c e0 00 00:06:37.739 READ DMA EXT
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
No self-tests have been logged. [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]
SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
1 0 0 Not_testing
2 0 0 Not_testing
3 0 0 Not_testing
4 0 0 Not_testing
5 0 0 Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.
What do you thing shoud I do?
1-¿Does it make sense to check the disk cable? Or is it an "internal"
disk drive error?
2- Should I return the disk to my seller?
Normally, restarting the computer solves the problem after a fsck.
Sometimes I have also run a "manual" fsck with no aparent data loss. I
am concerned about a more serious hard disk failure with real data
loss. (I have done backups, no problem ;-) )
Many thanks in advance:
Ramiro
