Bad disk?
I'm having trouble with a new 60GB MAXTOR 4K060H3. The disk is
temporarily installed as /dev/hdb so I can copy over some files from
what hopefully will be my old disk. Can somebody interpret the error
messages below? Is the disk bad or is the problem something else (cable,
controller, etc)?
#Begin long lines
# grep "hdb: dma_intr:" /var/log/syslog.0 | tail -n2
Apr 13 00:21:29 alpha kernel: hdb: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Apr 13 00:21:29 alpha kernel: hdb: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=6210757, sector=1840826
# e2fsck output
e2fsck 1.27 (8-Mar-2002)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Error reading block 230124 (Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read) while reading indirect blocks of inode 114178. Ignore error? no
Error while iterating over blocks in inode 114178: Attempt to read block from filesystem resulted in short read
/dev/hdb9: 53085/488640 files (0.0% non-contiguous), 225330/975940 blocks
#End long lines
Also, does anybody know of a Linux-based utility that can detect disk
errors (say, bad blocks) in terms lucid enough for a Windows tech person
to understand (say, a clone of Norton Disk Doctor)? In case my disk is
really bad, I'll need diagnostic proof to assert my need for a
merchandise replacement.
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