On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 01:10:32 +0000 David <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Is there any way to tell the drive to recalculate the checksum? I > > don't see anything in the smartctl man page. > > Hi, internet search on the error message does find discussion of this, > including: > https://www.smartmontools.org/ticket/347 > https://www.smartmontools.org/ticket/1884 Thanks. I should have thought of that. Doh. Neither of those is reassuring. There is a reason why people use checksums. Many years ago, I worked for Maxtor writing test software, long before SMART came in. Something is fishy here. > > >From what I read of those and others, I get the impression that: > - It's nothing to worry about > - Maybe it will go away after a 'smartctl -t short <device>', I would > try that I did a short and long test. Both reported success. Neither corrected the checksum issue. I also pulled in and compiled git head. No luck. I don't see on WD's web site any way to update the firmware. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
