2008/11/26 Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I didn't see anything... noticeable after the short test. Not sure I > understand all the tests.. do you need to unmount the partition for the long > test?
No you want to see the smart data on the disc, smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sd[0-9] Here is one from an old disc of mine, take note of line 5 and 9 :-) Adrian === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED See vendor-specific Attribute list for marginal Attributes. General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity was completed without error. Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Total time to complete Offline data collection: (2880) seconds. -------------------------------------- mine looks similar: === 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: ( 634) seconds. ------------------------- at least I got the email from smart, so I guess that is a good thing.. my UPS complained twice today that power was missing, that normally only happens around here in the summertime with thunderstorms.. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]