>> Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors >> Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes >> Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes >> Disk identifier: 0x484d5754 >> >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System >> /dev/sdb1 * 2048 499711 248832 83 Linux >> Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. >> /dev/sdb2 499712 1953523711 976512000 fd Linux raid >> autodetect >> > I caught myself: > > # lsscsi > [0:0:0:0] disk ATA ST380815AS 3.AA /dev/sda > [1:0:0:0] disk ATA WDC WD2502ABYS-0 02.0 /dev/sdb > [2:0:0:0] disk ATA WDC WD1000FYPS-0 02.0 /dev/sdc > [3:0:0:0] disk ATA WDC WD1000FYPS-0 02.0 /dev/sdd > [4:0:0:0] disk ATA WDC WD1000FYPS-0 02.0 /dev/sde > [5:0:0:0] disk ATA WDC WD1000FYPS-0 02.0 /dev/sdf > # fdisk /dev/sdc > > Command (m for help): p > > Disk /dev/sdc: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors > Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > Disk identifier: 0xe997c4dd > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/sdc1 63 1953520064 976760001 fd Linux raid autodetect > > Command (m for help): q > > # smartctl -a /dev/sdc > smartctl 5.42 2011-10-20 r3458 [x86_64-linux-3.3.2-default] (local build) > Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net > > === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === > Model Family: Western Digital RE2-GP > Device Model: WDC WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0 > Serial Number: WD-WCASJ1253793 > LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 256812a2d > Firmware Version: 02.01B01 > User Capacity: 1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB] > Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical > Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] > ATA Version is: 8 > ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated > Local Time is: Mon May 7 20:21:35 2012 MEST > SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. > SMART support is: Enabled > > [cut] > > Do you have same model? > > Not quite: # smartctl -a /dev/sda smartctl 5.40 2010-07-12 r3124 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 family Device Model: ST31000528AS Serial Number: 6VP0KWSF Firmware Version: CC49 User Capacity: 1,000,204,886,016 bytes Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 4 Local Time is: Tue May 8 01:26:06 2012 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled > My disk catch up at 3Gbps: > > ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) > ata3.00: ATA-8: WDC WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0, 02.01B01, max UDMA/133 > ata3.00: 1953525168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32), AA > ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 > scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD1000FYPS-0 02.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 > sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] 1953525168 512-byte logical blocks: (1.00 TB/931 GiB) > sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0 > sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Write Protect is off > sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00 > sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA > sdc: sdc1 > sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Attached SCSI disk > > One of mine died as soon as I upgraded to the CC49 firmware today: [ 2905.173593] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Unhandled error code [ 2905.173599] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK [ 2905.173608] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 18 f7 aa c8 00 00 10 00 [ 2905.173628] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 418884296 [ 2905.180214] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Unhandled error code [ 2905.180220] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK [ 2905.180234] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] CDB: Write(10): 2a 00 18 f7 aa b8 00 00 08 00 [ 2905.180286] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 418884280 [ 2905.180496] md/raid1:md2: Disk failure on sda2, disabling device. [ 2905.180501] md/raid1:md2: Operation continuing on 1 devices. [ 2905.199738] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Unhandled error code Lucky I'm using md I thought maybe the firmware had just exposed a pre-existing problem and that maybe the bad drive had already been making my AHCI controller slow down - but removing the drive completely hasn't made operations any faster on the remaining drive. I'm now looking to replace them with something like the Seagate Constellation or another slightly more robust enterprise drive, maybe even SAS -- 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
