> i've also had trouble with usb disks. The errors come from sdE0 which is connected to sata port on the motherboard. Even when there are no usb disks attached at all.
su# cat /dev/sdE0/ctl inquiry Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 model Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 serial ML0220FL0220F313JE2D firm ML6OA580 wwn 5000cca369cfb243 flag lba llba smart power nop ata8 sct udma 6 reg task 50 cmd 4c017 serr 0 ci 0 is 0 sig 101 sstatus 123 cmd hpcp cr fr pod sud st mode auto sataii geometry 3907029168 512 part data 0 3907029168 part plan9 63 3907024065 part 9fat 63 204863 part nvram 204863 204864 part fossil 204864 3905975489 part swap 3905975489 3907024065 I am beginning to think my new disk has bad sectors. Looking at the reviews on the internet I wouldn't be the first one. Is there a way to tell for sure? Or could it be the usb transfers corrupted my fossil and I need to check it? Can I do this while booting off it?
