On Nov 7, 2007 5:15 PM, Randall R Schulz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to get some authoritative and definitive information about > the specific meaning of this warning. I'm a bit skeptical about the > dire warnings that these messages mean the drive is near the end of its > useful life. > > I have a drive that has only been in operation a few months (and it's > been a few months of very light use, at that) that is giving me a > couple of similar error messages: > > Device: /dev/sda, 2 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors > Device: /dev/sda, 2 Offline uncorrectable sectors > > > All the other SMART output is routine bookkeeping or temperature change > notifications. I have no other overt indications of problems with this > drive. If it's relevant, this is an excerpt from the drive's "hwinfo" > output: > > > > What precisely do these SMART diagnostics mean? How can I get a more > detailed diagnosis or possibly remap the defective sectors? >
Randall, try smartctl -t long /dev/sda This will start a complete test of the drive (it may take hours). After the test is finished (you can check from time to time with smartctl -l selftest). The last command will display the persentage of the test finished, or the test results. Note that it shows the results for the last 21 tests. Check man smartctl for more info. Cheers -- Svetoslav Milenov (Sunny) Even the most advanced equipment in the hands of the ignorant is just a pile of scrap. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
