Hi Jordi, thanks. I have looked also in the bios. SART is enabled per default. It seems that the disk is fine.
Could it be the RAM? How to test? Pau # /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -d ata -t long /dev/wd0c smartctl version 5.37 [i386-unknown-openbsd4.3] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === START OF OFFLINE IMMEDIATE AND SELF-TEST SECTION === Sending command: "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode". Drive command "Execute SMART Extended self-test routine immediately in off-line mode" successful. Testing has begun. Please wait 80 minutes for test to complete. Test will complete after Sun Sep 21 13:30:47 2008 Use smartctl -X to abort test. # /usr/local/sbin/smartctl -l selftest /dev/wd0c smartctl version 5.37 [i386-unknown-openbsd4.3] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === 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% 7704 - # 2 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 7698 - # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 7694 - # 4 Short offline Completed without error 00% 7694 - # 5 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 7693 - 2008/9/21 Jordi Espasa Clofent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> It seems that it runs fine but I don't get output from the "long" >> test... Any hint? > > ?Why? It's very easy: > > $ smartctl -h -t long /dev/wd0c > > ... wait the needed time and next > > $ smartctl -l selftest /dev/wd0c > > PD. "Adromina" it's a funny name (divertit, vaja) > :P > > -- > Thanks, > Jordi Espasa Clofent