On Thu, Jun 08, 2006 at 02:09:52PM -0400, Marty Landman wrote: > > >At 01:20 PM 6/5/2006, Florian Kulzer wrote: > > > >>Modern hard drives have a built-in self-diagnosis system called SMART. > >>The corresponding Debian package is called "smartmontools". You can > >>install this package (or boot from a suitable live CD) and run > > Well I got an RMA from the vendor for my hdb1 (250GB HD) after their > diagnostic product gave me a code on a full test. But then I read this > article > > http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=12488 > > and following its advice and holding down <cr> lots and lots during > the repair prompts, was able to mount and use the data. Then reran > the diagnostic -- powermax -- and the full test came out clean. So > I've re-added my hdb1 partition to /etc/fstab and rebooted and all seems > well. > > The following's what I get for current status so I'm wondering if > this turned out to be a software issue after all and I ought to > cancel my RMA, or if the HD's likely to act up again.
It sounds to me as if it would be an excellent time to make a backup if you don't already have one -- onto a new drive -- don't overwrite an old backup in case the data *are* corrupt*. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
