[lug] advice on disk error messages

[Warren Sanders]

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Phil Rasch wrote:
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> I have started seeing these messages in the /var/log/messages.
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> May 15 19:40:39 machine -- MARK --
> May 15 20:00:40 machine -- MARK --
> May 15 20:11:39 machine kernel: [18736226.168000] hde: dma_intr:
status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> May 15 20:11:39 machine kernel: [18736226.168000] hde: dma_intr:
error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=12
> 0308751, high=7, low=2868239, sector=120308751
> May 15 20:11:39 machine kernel: [18736226.168000] ide: failed opcode
was: unknown
> May 15 20:11:39 machine kernel: [18736226.168000] end_request: I/O
error, dev hde, sector 120308751
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The 'UncorrectableError' is probably a very good indication that your
drive is going bad at sector 120308751.

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Warren Sanders
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