Re: continous hard disk trashing and error messages - 2.4.2-ac5

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Mon Mar 05 2001 - 21:01:48 EST


> For the kernel 2.4.2 with the patch 2.4.2-ac5 patch, I have been getting continous hard disk trashing and the following errors in the /var/log/messages. I increased the console log level to avoid the messages. Please see below a sample set
> Mar 5 12:15:59 amitc-linux mount: mount: can't open /etc/mtab for writing: Input/output error

Well for once in a while I dont think this is going to be the kernel

> Mar 5 12:16:04 amitc-linux kernel: hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
> Mar 5 12:16:04 amitc-linux kernel: hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=25133118, sector=3670215

uncorrectable error is a bad block on the disk. At least unless something very
odd is happening
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