Re: HD probs

[ktb <xyf@inebraska.com>]

Mark Crotts wrote:
> 
> Reply-To:
> I'm getting some hard drive errors.
> Here is an example:
> hdb: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest
> Error }
> hdb: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=657663,
> sector=657600end_request: I/O error, dev 03:41 (hdb), sector 657600
> 
> Can you tell me if this means the hd is going out or does it just
> have some bad blocks?
> Is it possible to mark blocks as unusable?
> 
> Man this sucks too. HDB is /home where I keep all my personal files
> ... some of which I can't access now without getting errors like the
> above. Is there anyway to preserve this data or is it lost?

If you search the list archives you will find a thing or two about
this.  It sounds like your HD is going out.  What type of drive is it? 
When I had a drive go bad it did so gradually until one day I couldn't
access it.  I let it sit for a week or so and accidentally booted into
it and it worked.  Which I understand happens occasionally.  I got my
info and sent the disk back.
hth,
kent