Re: Which disk is failing?
Gregory Seidman put forth on 7/22/2010 6:38 AM:
> I have a RAID1 (using md) running on two USB disks. (I'm working on moving
> to eSATA, but it's USB for now.) That means I don't have any insight using
> SMART. Meanwhile, I've been getting occasional fail events. Unfortunately,
> I don't get any information on which disk is failing.
Are any USB communication errors being logged along with the md and ext3 errors?
Are you sure it's a disk drive problem and not an issue with the kernel
drivers, system BIOS, USB controller, cabling, or a combination thereof?
How long (days, weeks, months, years) did this exact setup function properly
before you started seeing these problems?
Did you recently perform any major software upgrades (kernel/drivers) shortly
before this problem surfaced?
Is this a laptop? If so which make/model?
What's the make/model of the USB disk drives?
What is the age of each piece of hardware we're discussing?
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Stan
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