[snip] > Everything works fine for sdb: > > /usr/sbin/smartctl -t long -d ata /dev/sdb > > then check status with: > > /usr/sbin/smartctl -a -d ata /dev/sdb > > will show me the progress and eventually that it "completed without > error". > > When I do the same with /dev/sdb, it gets to 90% remaining and shows > "Aborted by host". > Addendum: Running Etch amd64. Doug.