Paul Cartwright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Tue November 25 2008, you wrote: > from syslog: > # grep sdb syslog > Nov 25 08:26:14 hostname smartd[3968]: Device: /dev/sdb, 1 Currently > unreadable (pending) sectors > > Nov 25 08:26:14 hostname smartd[3968]: Device: /dev/sdb, 1 Offline > uncorrectable sectors > > does this mean my drive is bad?? it is only a few months old.. new 500Gb SATA.
This means that one sector of your disk can't be read. So one of your files has a 512 bytes hole. See SMART FAQ to fix the problem: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/faq.html#selftest-failed http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/faq.html#corrupt-sectors All the best -- Dominique Dumont "Delivering successful solutions requires giving people what they need, not what they want." Kurt Bittner -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
