On Thursday 14 August 2008 21:58, michael wrote: > A couple of weeks ago, 'smart' sent me: > > The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon: > Device: /dev/hdb, not capable of SMART self-check > > and in /var/log/messages for that time I see (exc iptables info): > > Jul 30 05:13:10 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:14:10 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out > Jul 30 05:14:10 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out > Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 > Jul 30 05:15:17 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 > Jul 30 05:17:17 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x1e timed out > Jul 30 05:17:17 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > {a few more lost interrupt / timed out messages...} > Jul 30 05:45:43 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > Jul 30 05:45:43 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 > Jul 30 05:46:43 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out > Jul 30 05:46:43 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out > Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 > Jul 30 05:48:43 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt > Jul 30 05:48:43 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } > > > I also note that on 23 & on 25 Jul (ie a week earlier) the machine had > frozen over night so I had to do a hard reboot (pull the kettle lead > out) > > I didn't reboot on 30 Jul but did earlier tonight and the machine failed > to boot - /dev/hdb not being 'found' by the BIOS (I think). I rebooted > went into BIOS & all disks were present so continued to reboot but just > now got another SMART warning (same as above "Device: /dev/hdb, not > capable of SMART self-check") and if I try and cd/ls a partition on the > device it just hangs. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/hdb > smartctl version 5.36 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce > Allen > Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ > > === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === > Device Model: [No Information Found] > Serial Number: [No Information Found] > Firmware Version: [No Information Found] > Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] > ATA Version is: 1 > ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated > Local Time is: Thu Aug 14 19:49:28 2008 BST > SMART is only available in ATA Version 3 Revision 3 or greater. > We will try to proceed in spite of this. > SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't show > if SMART supported. > A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more > '-T permissive' options. > > and I'm not sure what that means. > > I'll welcome advice on whether it's the HDD about to die or whether the > interrupt/timed out messages indicate something else?
I'd attach this disk to another machine and test it there. Perhaps I'd try a live CD first. > > This is on box with > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a > Linux ratty.xxxxx.ac.uk 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Tue Jun 17 21:31:27 UTC 2008 > i686 GNU/Linux > > Mega thanks, M -- Shachar Or | שחר אור http://ox.freeallweb.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]