On Monday 27 August 2012 13:21:41 Muhammad Yousuf Khan wrote: > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 6.347932] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR } > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 6.348008] ata1.00: error: { UNC } > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 6.372478] ata1.00: configured for > UDMA/133 Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 6.372487] ata1: EH complete > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 9.059325] ata1.00: exception Emask > 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 9.059413] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x4 > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 9.059514] ata1.00: failed command: READ > DMA Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 9.059620] ata1.00: cmd > c8/00:08:08:78:1b/00:00:00:00:00/e2 tag 0 dma 4096 in > Aug 27 12:11:37 lion kernel: [ 9.059621] res > 51/40:00:0a:78:1b/00:00:00:00:00/e2 Emask 0x9 (media error) > > > do i have to worry about this?
yes. Any current pending sector means that some part of the disk is not readable, which may lead to a file with a hole or a corrupt file system. See http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/FAQ#UnreadableuncorrectablependingsectorsorMediumerrorondisk.Whatsgoingon and http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/badblockhowto.html HTH -- https://github.com/dod38fr/config-model/ -o- http://search.cpan.org/~ddumont/ http://ddumont.wordpress.com/ -o- irc: dod at irc.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/201208271557.59449....@debian.org