[plug] hard drive errors

[Matt Kemner]

On Sat, 10 Feb 2001, Barry wrote:

> i have been getting the following hdd errors in syslog and was wondering
> if i am having a drive fail on me. 

> Feb 9 10:59:39 chronos kernel: hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady
> SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
> Feb 9 10:59:39 chronos kernel: hda:  read_intr: error=0x40 {
> UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=1206376, sector=182185
> Feb 9 10:59:39 chronos kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda),
> sector 182185

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but it does indeed sound like this
drive is on it's last legs. (Either that, or it's a drive that is
incompatible with Linux and/or your IDE bus.  I seem to see this problem
a lot on even brand-new seagates)

> is there any way to fix this?

Backup your data while you still can!

Then send the drive back for warranty...

3-5 year warranties on most drives, no?

(except for the really cheap ones)

 - Matt