On Wed November 26 2008, Dominique Dumont wrote: > 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 ran the smartctl -l, waited 2 hours, got this: === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 456 - # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 434 -
so, I will insert a cron job weekly ( per FAQ) and monitor.. I did have a power blip yesterday, so, who knows, maybe it was just a transient error. -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 Registered Ubuntu User #12459 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]