Re: Hard drive bad sector warning

[Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.productions@gmail.com>]

On 11/09/11 14:09, yudi v wrote:
> d-i uses parted (partman).
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>     NOTE: neither fdisk or parted is the cause of your original problem...
>
> This is what I thought. I suspect it's got something to do with the
> kernel. I am just using the default Sqeeze kernel 2.6.32-5-686.

I'm unable to advice as I don't currently have access to a non-512B 
drive :-(

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>     NOTE: most Debian kernels do support the larger sectors, but you can
>     check with:-
>     cat /sys/block/<drive_eg_sda>/__queue/physical_block_size
>
>
> Here's the output
>
> /sys/block$ cat sda/queue/physical_block_size
> 4096
> /sys/block$ cat dm-0/queue//physical_block_size
> 4096
> /sys/block$ cat dm-1/queue//physical_block_size
> 4096
> /sys/block$ cat dm-2/queue//physical_block_size
> 4096
> $:/sys/block$ cat dm-3/queue//physical_block_size
> 4096
> /sys/block$ cat dm-4/queue//physical_block_size
> 4096

So - doesn't appear to be a problem there ^

> /sys/block$ cat sr1/queue//physical_block_size
> 2048
> /sys/block$ cat sr0/queue//physical_block_size
> 512

??
>
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> If I wipe this disk, I will definitely use GPT.  I also have win 7 on
> the disk, wiki says 64bit win7 can be booted from GPT disk.

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> What baffles me is when I run the WD data lifeguard tool from windows 7
> partition, it comes back saying the following:
>
> Test Option: QUICK TEST
> Model Number: WDC WD7500BPKT-60PK4T0
> Unit Serial Number: WD-WX31E1177192
> Firmware Number: 01.01A01
> Capacity: 750.16 GB
> SMART Status: PASS
> Test Result: FAIL
> Test Error Code: 06-Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code
> = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 97 (Unknown Test)
> SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!
> Test Time: 02:52:40, September 11, 2011
>
>
> Test Option: EXTENDED TEST
> Model Number: WDC WD7500BPKT-60PK4T0
> Unit Serial Number: WD-WX31E1177192
> Firmware Number: 01.01A01
> Capacity: 750.16 GB
> SMART Status: PASS
> Test Result: FAIL
> Test Error Code: 08-
> Test Time: 13:23:34, September 11, 2011
>
>
>
> Last time it did the same and after wiping the drive, it passed without
> any issue. I believe this is what is going to happen again. Also, if
> it's reporting bad sectors from Windows7, I don't think it's a Linux
> specific issue. Correct me if I am wrong.
> --
> Kind regards,
> Yudi

Looks like a hardware problem - I'd try another cable.

Cheers

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