Bruno Wolff III <bruno@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sat, 2006-26-08 at 14:01 -0700, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote: > > Aug 26 13:16:15 arbol smartd[2284]: Device: /dev/sdb, 3 Currently unreadable (pending) sectors > > Aug 26 13:16:15 arbol smartd[2284]: Device: /dev/sdb, 3 Offline uncorrectable sectors > find out which files contain the bad blocks so that you know what data you > are losing and can take appropiate action. There is some documentation on > how to do this at: > http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/BadBlockHowTo.txt The problem in my case is that there aren't any bad sectors found in the extended tests. The claimed errors for /dev/sdb don't seem to show up in the smartctl tests. Even the long test passes with flying colors. # smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdb ... SMART Error Log Version: 1 No Errors Logged SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA _of_first_error # 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% 277 - # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 277 - # 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 273 - # 4 Short offline Completed without error 00% 271 - # 5 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 270 - # 6 Short offline Completed without error 00% 263 - # 7 Extended offline Aborted by host 70% 263 - # 8 Short offline Completed without error 00% 262 - (Kanwar, thanks for posting! Its good to know mine isn't an isolated problem.) -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/ -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list