[opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-13 Thread Joachim Schrod
Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: Joachim Schrod wrote: On a related note, for other readers: In 10.0, smartmontools don't work with SATA disks. Anybody knows if this has changed in 10.1 or 10.2, with a more recent kernel? It must, it works on 9.3. There was an option in the config file for SATA drive

[opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-14 Thread Joachim Schrod
Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: So I guess it is not fully functional. I do remember reading something about smartmontools and SATA in the 10.2 release notes. We upgrade our systems only once every 18 months, so 10.2 won't be it here. But I'll probably take a test system and try a factory kernel an

[opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-12 Thread Joachim Schrod
jdd wrote: do you know any utility able to do for a hdd what memtest do for RAM? It seems like I have HW problems and I can't figure out what. fsck don't gives anything. symptoms: on heavy work, linux freezes, disk is corrupted, but as soon as I reformat it fsck -c don't complain anymore, bu

[opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-12 Thread Joachim Schrod
S Glasoe wrote: A useful tool I've found is www.UltimateBootCD.com. Comes with lots of hard drive diagnostic utilities as well as other troubleshooting software. Cool, I didn't know that. Great tip, thank you. Joachim -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

[opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-12 Thread Joachim Schrod
Greg Freemyer wrote: On a related note, for other readers: In 10.0, smartmontools don't work with SATA disks. Anybody knows if this has changed in 10.1 or 10.2, with a more recent kernel? Joachim I believe "smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sda" should work with recent kernels. Thanks, then I

Re: [opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-12 Thread Joe Morris (NTM)
Joachim Schrod wrote: > On a related note, for other readers: In 10.0, smartmontools don't > work with SATA disks. Anybody knows if this has changed in 10.1 or > 10.2, with a more recent kernel? It must, it works on 9.3. There was an option in the config file for SATA drives in 9.3. -- Joe Morri

Re: [opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-13 Thread Joe Morris (NTM)
Joachim Schrod wrote: > Joe Morris (NTM) wrote: >> Joachim Schrod wrote: >>> On a related note, for other readers: In 10.0, smartmontools don't >>> work with SATA disks. Anybody knows if this has changed in 10.1 or >>> 10.2, with a more recent kernel? > >> It must, it works on 9.3. There was an op

Re: [opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-12 Thread Greg Freemyer
On a related note, for other readers: In 10.0, smartmontools don't work with SATA disks. Anybody knows if this has changed in 10.1 or 10.2, with a more recent kernel? Joachim I believe "smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sda" should work with recent kernels. I run 3ware cards on my systems so I c

Re: [opensuse] Re: test for hdd

2006-12-12 Thread Pete Connolly
On Tuesday 12 December 2006 16:48, Greg Freemyer wrote: > > On a related note, for other readers: In 10.0, smartmontools don't > > work with SATA disks. Anybody knows if this has changed in 10.1 or > > 10.2, with a more recent kernel? > > > > Joachim > > I believe "smartctl -a -d ata /dev/s