Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Bill Kendrick ([email protected]): > > >> I just captured a few more from /var/log/syslog: >> >> Feb 22 17:44:53 dell-desktop kernel: [ 3884.947898] ata1.00: exception Emask >> 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 >> Feb 22 17:44:53 dell-desktop kernel: [ 3884.947908] ata1.00: irq_stat >> 0x40000001 >> Feb 22 17:44:53 dell-desktop kernel: [ 3884.947917] ata1.00: cmd >> 25/00:a8:76:9e:2d/00:03:09:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 479232 in >> Feb 22 17:44:53 dell-desktop kernel: [ 3884.947919] res >> 51/40:00:56:a0:2d/94:00:09:00:00/e0 Emask 0x9 (media error) >> > > The "media error" is the somewhat alarming one. Time to do a backup! > > Once you've done so, you can try using the HD manufacturer's diagnostic > and pseudo-low-level formatting utilities, to see if the drive can be > reconditioned rather than just replacing it. > > "Hard Drive Utilities" on http://linuxmafia.com/kb/Hardware/ >
It's the DRDY ERR that is the tip-off. The drive is dying - back it up (if you can - some stuff will be corrupted already) and replace it. I just went through that, and couldn't get anything off it. Fortunately, it was may laptop, and I never keep data on it. Good luck Cam _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
