[NTLUG:Discuss] New Data Disk Errors

[Wayne Walker]

On Wed, May 16, 2007 at 04:45:45PM -0500, Jim Goode wrote:
> /var/log/messages [snip] - after the mkfs command.
> May 16 12:23:27 s01 kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady
> SeekComplete Error }
> May 16 12:23:27 s01 kernel: hdc: dma_intr: error=0x40 {
> UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=2359360, high=0, low=2359360, sector=2359296
> May 16 12:23:27 s01 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:01 (hdc), sector
> 2359296
> May 16 12:23:31 s01 kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady
> SeekComplete Error }
> May 16 12:23:31 s01 kernel: hdc: dma_intr: error=0x40 {
> UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=2359360, high=0, low=2359360, sector=2359296
> May 16 12:23:31 s01 kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:01 (hdc), sector
> 2359296

That looks very much like a hardware failure.  Run "badblocks /dev/hdc".
If that shows any badblock, return the drive to the store and get another.

Alternately, or additionally, run the manufacturer's drive diagnostics.

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