Re: is this drive dying?

[Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@surfnaked.ca>]

On 15/04/18 12:02 AM, Felix Miata wrote:

> Gene Heskett composed on 2018-04-15 02:47 (UTC-0400):
>
> > Wheezy on an atom board. Wheezy up to date.
> > This drive,mounted as /, has gone ro twice in 14 days. Doing nothing
> > but sitting there spinning and running wheezy's usual cron related stuffs.
>
> > Apr 14 07:54:58 shop kernel: [1221665.148392] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x7ff00201 SErr 0x400100 action 0x6 frozen
> > Apr 14 07:54:58 shop kernel: [1221665.148403] ata1.00: irq_stat 0x08000000, interface fatal error
> > Apr 14 07:54:58 shop kernel: [1221665.148412] ata1: SError: { UnrecovData Handshk }
> > Apr 14 07:54:58 shop kernel: [1221665.148420] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE FPDMA QUApr 15 02:23:13 shop kernel: imklog 5.8.11, log
> > source = /proc/kmsg started
>
> > Is this a bad, probably red, sata cable, or a drive with a belly ache?
>
> What does 'smartctl -x /dev/sdX' have to say about it? What about the drive
> manufacturer's diagnostic app have to say about it? Is the cable the wrong shade
> of red?

Maybe it's one of those fancy new cables that changes colour when it's 
about to fail.

That reminds me of a recent "22 Minutes" skit showing a possible 
scenario once Canada legalizes marijuana.  A police officer checks 
whether people in a car are stoned:

Officer: You've been sitting here for a long time.  What are you doing?

Driver: Uhhh... I'm waiting for the stop sign to turn green.

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cgibbs@surfnaked.ca (Charlie Gibbs)