Bug#354654: general: fat32 gets corrupted
Package: general
Severity: critical
Dear all,
I had two vfat crashes, rather similar in two machines (laptops) with debian,
dual boot windows xp:
- machine1 (compaq nx9010 with celeron): ide disk 30GB (-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1, Architecture: i386 (i686), Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-1-686,
Locale: LANG=fr_BE@euro, LC_CTYPE=fr_BE@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15), libc6
Version: 2.3.2.ds1-22)
- machine2 (ibm thinkpad r52 with pentium M): etch, kernel: 2.6.12-1-386, sata
disk 80GB, (no physical access at the moment to this machine so no way for
more system information).
In machine1 vfat, 40% of directories where lost (however recoverable under
windows using a commercial crash recovery soft). In machine2, 100% was lost
in a first crash, but it is random, since the problem is repeating from time
to time, and not always everything is lost. Sometimes we lost what was used
the day before, and sometimes everithing except the files we used. Lost
directories are not located always at the same level.
I do not find any logical explanation. No strange message in syslog, we used
"normal" programs (konqueror, thunderbird, oowriter) when sudenly when try to
save a file or read mail, an error appears just saying that the directories
did not exist any more.
In both cases, fat32 was formated under windows.
I had smartd running on machine1, nothing strange (maybe a high temperature of
the disk +-53°C). On machine2, smartd is not installable since it does not
work with sata.
Here below the fstab files, plus a smart test on machine1. It was difficult to
install sata support in machine2, the strange procedure I used is also
described below. Find also a lspci for machine1 and 2.
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machine1:
cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type>
<options>
<dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc
defaults 0
0
#cd-rom
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0
iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0
0
#hard disk
/dev/hda3 / ext3
defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda2 none swap
sw 0
0
/dev/hda6 /mnt/hda6 ext3
defaults 0
2
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ntfs
gid=1002,user,ro,umask=002,noexec,nosuid
0 0
/dev/hda5 /mnt/hda5 vfat
gid=1002,user,rw,umask=002,noexec,nosuid
***
#smartctl -A /dev/hda
smartctl version 5.32 Copyright (C) 2002-4 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST
THRESH TYPE UPDATED
WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000d 100 100 050
Pre-fail Offline
- 51
2 Throughput_Performance 0x0005 100 100 050
Pre-fail Offline
- 3950
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0007 100 100 050
Pre-fail Always
- 0
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 099 099 000
Old_age Always
- 1912
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 010
Pre-fail Always
- 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 100 100 050
Pre-fail Always
- 932
8 Seek_Time_Performance 0x0005 100 100 050
Pre-fail Offline
- 1224
9 Power_On_Minutes 0x0032 092 092 000
Old_age Always
- 4066h+47m
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 050
Pre-fail Always
- 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000
Old_age Always
- 1876
191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x000a 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 7
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 285
193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 077 077 000
Old_age Always
- 143904/143618
194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 076 052 000
Old_age Always
- 52 (Lifetime Min/Max 64/8)
195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 2
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 100 000
Old_age Offline
- 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000
Old_age Always
- 9
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0012 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 0
201 Soft_Read_Error_Rate 0x0012 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 0
223 Load_Retry_Count 0x0012 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 0
230 Head_Amplitude 0x0032 094 094 000
Old_age Always
- 198978
250 Read_Error_Retry_Rate 0x000a 100 100 000
Old_age Always
- 330
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machine2:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options>
<dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults
0 0
/dev/sda5 / ext3
defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda8 /E vfat
uid=1000,gid=1001,user,rw,umask=022,noexec,nosuid,codepage=850,iocharset=is
o8859-15 0 2
/dev/sda6 /home ext3 defaults
0 2
/dev/sda3 none swap sw
0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660
ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto
0 0
/dev/sda7 /data ext3 defaults
0 2
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SATA installation in machine2:
I installed etch with the sata support with some difficulties in machine2. The
problem was to have sata enabled at the same time than have a functional dvd
reader in etch. Finally I found a solution:
- boot in expert mode for installation
- disable the ata_piix module, this will allow you to have your cd driver
recognized
- after some menus, debian installer will ask you again if ata_piix module
must be enabled. Say yes this time. Your sata disk is now working.
- finish the installation and reboot
- now your cd drive is not working
- change your /etc/mkinitrd/modules files (put there the ide* modules
necessary for your cd drive)
- run mkinitrd command to rebuild your initrd
- remove the ide* modules from /etc/modules
- reboot, now both cd and disk are ok.
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machine1:
lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device cbb2 (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc PCI Bridge [IGP 340M]
0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: ALi Corporation M5451 PCI AC-Link
Controller Audio Device (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV]
0000:00:08.0 Modem: ALi Corporation M5457 AC'97 Modem Controller
0000:00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6912 Cardbus Controller
0000:00:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 51)
0000:00:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB21 IEEE-1394a-2000
Controller (PHY/Link)
0000:00:10.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c4)
0000:00:11.0 Bridge: ALi Corporation M7101 Power Management Controller [PMU]
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: National Semiconductor Corporation DP83815
(MacPhyter) Ethernet Controller
0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 340M
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machine2:
lspci
lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM/GMS/910GML
Express Processor to DRAM Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 915GM/PM Express PCI
Express Root Port (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev d3)
0000:00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation
82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.3 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) LPC Interface
Bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FBM (ICH6M) SATA
Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
SMBus Controller (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M22 [Radeon
Mobility M300]
0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751M
Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 11)
0000:04:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev b3)
0000:04:00.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller
(rev 08)
0000:04:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2915ABG
MiniPCI Adapter (rev 05)
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