On 09/01/2017 02:46 AM, Peter Humphrey wrote: > Hello list, > > For the last week or two my NVMe SSD isn't being detected on startup. I get > this error on manual invocation: > > # smartctl -a /dev/nvme0n1 > smartctl 6.4 2015-06-04 r4109 [x86_64-linux-4.12.5-gentoo] (local build) > Copyright (C) 2002-15, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org > > /dev/nvme0n1: Unable to detect device type > Please specify device type with the -d option. > > > Most things still seem to be working, but do I need to rush out and buy > another drive? This one's only 18 months old. I don't really want to box up > the machine and send it to Watford under warranty. > > Two things that aren't working properly are KMail (surprise!), and BOINC, > which insists that VirtualBox isn't installed, when of course it (more or > less) always has been. >
If your BIOS isn't detecting it, it's probably on its way out. Before dismissing it to that though, I'd see if there's a firmware update for it. I had a Crucial (regular SSD, non-NVME) that was doing this and after a firmware update it's still going 3 years later. Make sure you back up your data on it (if you can.) Dan
