Understanding my SMART errors
Hi,
In the last couple of days, I've begun to see both kernel errors and
SMART warnings about my laptop's two and a half year old hard drive.
An excerpt of a current 'dmesg | grep hda' (these errors occurred upon
resuming from suspend to disk):
[34074.459505] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[34074.459685] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34074.459886] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.744751] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[34079.744931] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.745135] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.750086] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[34079.750263] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.750466] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.789002] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[34079.789192] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.789411] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.794851] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[34079.795043] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.795261] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
I ran the short and long SMART self-tests, and they seem clean:
smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num Test_DescriptionStatus Remaining LifeTime(hours)
LBA_of_first_error
# 1 Extended offlineCompleted without error 00% 5880 -
# 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 5879 -
# 3 Short offline Completed without error 00% 1435 -
[#1 and #2 are the ones I ran yesterday, IIUC.]
I've attached the output of '# smartctl -a /dev/hda' to this mail.
Here's an excerpt of syslog ('grep smartd /var/log/syslog', with a bunch
of 'Temperature_Celsius changed' lines removed, since I think they're
normal):
Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute:
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate changed from 100 to 99
Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count
increased from 12 to 17
Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Sending warning via mail to r...@localhost
...
Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Warning via mail to r...@localhost:
successful
Jun 9 19:09:49 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count
increased from 17 to 28
Jun 9 20:42:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Usage Attribute:
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate changed from 99 to 100
Jun 10 14:09:30 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Prefailure
Attribute: 2 Throughput_Performance changed from 100 to 105
Jun 10 14:09:30 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Prefailure
Attribute: 3 Spin_Up_Time changed from 151 to 152
Jun 10 14:09:30 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, SMART Prefailure
Attribute: 8 Seek_Time_Performance changed from 100 to 126
Jun 10 14:09:30 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count
increased from 28 to 34
So far, the only actual problem that I've noticed is a (single) failure to
resume from disk yesterday, with some message (I neglected to save it)
about a checksum failure, which I believe was accompanied by some
kernel errors similar to the ones that I've reproduced above.
Is this drive going? What further tests / diagnostics can I do? [Yes,
I have backups, and I'm going to redouble my attention to keeping them
current making sure that they're comprehensive.]
Celejar
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Re: Understanding my SMART errors
Celejar wrote: Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Sending warning via mail to r...@localhost ... Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Warning via mail to r...@localhost: successful What does this mail say? Cheers, Johannes -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Understanding my SMART errors
In 20090610143552.fd11cd1a.cele...@gmail.com, Celejar wrote:
An excerpt of a current 'dmesg | grep hda' (these errors occurred upon
resuming from suspend to disk):
[34074.459505] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error
} [34074.459685] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34074.459886] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.744751] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error
} [34079.744931] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.745135] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.750086] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error
} [34079.750263] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.750466] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.789002] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error
} [34079.789192] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.789411] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
[34079.794851] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error
} [34079.795043] hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
[34079.795261] hda: possibly failed opcode: 0x25
Could be cabling or some other component between the kernel and the HD, but
most likely this is the sign of a failing drive.
Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count
increased from 12 to 17
Jun 10 14:09:30 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count
increased from 28 to 34
Is this drive going?
Most likely, yes. Although, it might not completely fail for quite a while.
It may even be fixable through manufacturer-specific means.
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Re: Understanding my SMART errors
On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.b...@iguanasuicide.net wrote: In 20090610143552.fd11cd1a.cele...@gmail.com, Celejar wrote: Is this drive going? Most likely, yes. Although, it might not completely fail for quite a while. It may even be fixable through manufacturer-specific means. Most probably your drive is failing, do already have a backup? If not now is the best time to make one ; ) For more info on those errors: http://www.captain.at/howto-linux-driveready-seekcomplete-error-drivestatuserror.php -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Understanding my SMART errors
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:45:14 +0200 Johannes Wiedersich johan...@physik.blm.tu-muenchen.de wrote: Celejar wrote: Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Sending warning via mail to r...@localhost ... Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Warning via mail to r...@localhost: successful What does this mail say? Nothing useful, which is why I didn't bother reproducing it originally. I have so far received two emails; the first: This email was generated by the smartd daemon running on: host name: lizzie DNS domain: localdomain NIS domain: (none) The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count increased from 0 to 4 For details see host's SYSLOG (default: /var/log/syslog). You can also use the smartctl utility for further investigation. No additional email messages about this problem will be sent. I received another one mentioning an ATA error count increase from 12 to 17. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Understanding my SMART errors
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:50:29 -0500 Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. b...@iguanasuicide.net wrote: ... Could be cabling or some other component between the kernel and the HD, but most likely this is the sign of a failing drive. Jun 9 15:12:29 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count increased from 12 to 17 Jun 10 14:09:30 lizzie smartd[3474]: Device: /dev/hda, ATA error count increased from 28 to 34 Is this drive going? Most likely, yes. Although, it might not completely fail for quite a while. It may even be fixable through manufacturer-specific means. Thanks; I guess I'll start keeping my eyes open for a replacement. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Understanding my SMART errors
On Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:26:05 +0200 Aniruddha mailingdotl...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 8:50 PM, Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.b...@iguanasuicide.net wrote: In 20090610143552.fd11cd1a.cele...@gmail.com, Celejar wrote: Is this drive going? Most likely, yes. Although, it might not completely fail for quite a while. It may even be fixable through manufacturer-specific means. Most probably your drive is failing, do already have a backup? If not now is the best time to make one ; ) For more info on those errors: As I mentioned in my OP, I do have them, and I'll certainly be extra vigilant about them now. http://www.captain.at/howto-linux-driveready-seekcomplete-error-drivestatuserror.php Thanks; I'll have to take a look. Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
