A couple of weeks ago, 'smart' sent me: The following warning/error was logged by the smartd daemon: Device: /dev/hdb, not capable of SMART self-check
and in /var/log/messages for that time I see (exc iptables info): Jul 30 05:13:10 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:14:10 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out Jul 30 05:14:10 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } Jul 30 05:15:10 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 Jul 30 05:15:17 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } Jul 30 05:16:17 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 Jul 30 05:17:17 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x1e timed out Jul 30 05:17:17 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt {a few more lost interrupt / timed out messages...} Jul 30 05:45:43 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } Jul 30 05:45:43 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 Jul 30 05:46:43 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out Jul 30 05:46:43 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: ide-cd: cmd 0x3 timed out Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } Jul 30 05:47:43 ratty kernel: ide: failed opcode was: 0xb0 Jul 30 05:48:43 ratty kernel: hda: lost interrupt Jul 30 05:48:43 ratty kernel: hdb: status error: status=0x00 { } I also note that on 23 & on 25 Jul (ie a week earlier) the machine had frozen over night so I had to do a hard reboot (pull the kettle lead out) I didn't reboot on 30 Jul but did earlier tonight and the machine failed to boot - /dev/hdb not being 'found' by the BIOS (I think). I rebooted went into BIOS & all disks were present so continued to reboot but just now got another SMART warning (same as above "Device: /dev/hdb, not capable of SMART self-check") and if I try and cd/ls a partition on the device it just hangs. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo smartctl -a /dev/hdb smartctl version 5.36 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-6 Bruce Allen Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/ === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: [No Information Found] Serial Number: [No Information Found] Firmware Version: [No Information Found] Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: 1 ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated Local Time is: Thu Aug 14 19:49:28 2008 BST SMART is only available in ATA Version 3 Revision 3 or greater. We will try to proceed in spite of this. SMART support is: Ambiguous - ATA IDENTIFY DEVICE words 82-83 don't show if SMART supported. A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or more '-T permissive' options. and I'm not sure what that means. I'll welcome advice on whether it's the HDD about to die or whether the interrupt/timed out messages indicate something else? This is on box with [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ uname -a Linux ratty.xxxxx.ac.uk 2.6.18-6-686 #1 SMP Tue Jun 17 21:31:27 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux Mega thanks, M -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]