Hi, On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 07:31:04 -0400 (EDT) Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bottom line: Your drive is on its way out, get the data off of it and > replace ASAP, RMA if still under warranty. OK, thank you very much for your responsiveness and help! Moritz > > Justin. > > > >> > >> On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Moritz Rempel wrote: > >> > >>> Hi! > >>> > >>> I'm getting the following error on a system with a Promise SATAII150 > >>> TX2plus Controller: > >>> > >>> Sep 4 15:15:26 server kernel: ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0xff/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0xb/47/00 > >>> Sep 4 15:15:26 server kernel: ata1: status=0xff { Busy } > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: ata1: command timeout > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: ata1: translated ATA stat/err 0xff/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 0xb/47/00 > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: ata1: status=0xff { Busy } > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: sd 1:0:0:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x8000002 > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: sdb: Current: sense key: Aborted Command > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: Additional sense: Scsi parity error > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: Info fld=0xfffffff > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 839 > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical block 388 > >>> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1 > >>> Sep 4 15:16:26 server kernel: ata1: command timeout > >>> > >>> I had no problem formatting the drive, but the error showes up short after > >>> issueing mkfs.ext3 on the one partition I created over the whole disk. mkfs > >>> then hangs and those messages repeat with increasing sector and block number. > >>> > >>> Attached to the controller is a external 500G Seagate HD (ST3500641AS) > >>> connected via eSATA. As I've tested with different HDs (of the same type), > >>> I think it's not a defective drive. > >>> > >>> Kernels I've tested so far: 2.6.16.19 and 2.6.17.11 > >>> > >>> Any ideas what is goping wrong? > >>> > >>> If you need more information or want me to do any tests I'll do my best to > >>> serve your requests. > >>> > >>> thanks in advance, > >>> Moritz > >>> > >> > >> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 839 > >> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb1, logical > >> block 388 > >> Sep 4 15:15:56 server kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on sdb1 > >> > >> May be a bad disk? > > > > As mentioned before I tried with two new disks of the same type. Both > > failed. I'll try to test with yet another one. I'm currently running the > > tests on the second disk. Would the smart infos of the other failing disk(s) > > help? > > > >> smartctl -d ata -t short /dev/sda # wait 5 min > >> smartctl -d ata -t long /dev/sda > >> > >> Then show us: > >> > >> smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sda # output paste into e-mail > > > > is attached below. The self-tests ran without errors, but I wonder > > if those high RAW_VALUES for attributes like Seek_Error_Rate are OK? > > > > > > thanks, > > Moritz > > > > > > smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen > > Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ > > > > === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === > > Device Model: ST3500641AS > > Serial Number: 3PM0DPFF > > Firmware Version: 3.AAD > > Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] > > ATA Version is: 7 > > ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated > > Local Time is: Tue Sep 5 23:00:25 2006 CEST > > SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. > > SMART support is: Enabled > > > > === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === > > SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED > > See vendor-specific Attribute list for marginal Attributes. > > > > General SMART Values: > > Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity > > was completed without error. > > Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. > > Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed > > without error or no self-test has ever > > been run. > > Total time to complete Offline > > data collection: ( 430) seconds. > > Offline data collection > > capabilities: (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate. > > Auto Offline data collection on/off support. > > Suspend Offline collection upon new > > command. > > Offline surface scan supported. > > Self-test supported. > > No Conveyance Self-test supported. > > Selective Self-test supported. > > SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering > > power-saving mode. > > Supports SMART auto save timer. > > Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. > > General Purpose Logging supported. > > Short self-test routine > > recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. > > Extended self-test routine > > recommended polling time: ( 255) minutes. > > > > SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10 > > Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: > > ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE > > 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 087 067 006 Pre-fail Always - 90873478 > > 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 099 099 000 Pre-fail Always - 0 > > 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age Always - 2 > > 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 098 098 036 Pre-fail Always - 86 > > 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 071 060 030 Pre-fail Always - 21556131258 > > 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 1446 > > 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 097 Pre-fail Always - 0 > > 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old_age Always - 4 > > 187 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 > > 189 Unknown_Attribute 0x003a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 > > 190 Unknown_Attribute 0x0022 047 039 045 Old_age Always In_the_past 305935351861 > > 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 053 061 000 Old_age Always - 53 (Lifetime Min/Max 0/31) > > 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 047 046 000 Old_age Always - 108510405 > > 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 070 069 000 Old_age Always - 619 > > 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 070 069 000 Old_age Offline - 619 > > 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 199 000 Old_age Always - 2 > > 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0000 100 253 000 Old_age Offline - 0 > > 202 TA_Increase_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 > > > > 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 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 1442 - > > # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1439 - > > > > SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 > > SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS > > 1 0 0 Not_testing > > 2 0 0 Not_testing > > 3 0 0 Not_testing > > 4 0 0 Not_testing > > 5 0 0 Not_testing > > Selective self-test flags (0x0): > > After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. > > If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. > > > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html