Re: [smartmontools-support] exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen

[Jonas P. <jon...@xm...>]

Hi Bruce,

Bruce Allen wrote:
> <speculation>
> One possible theory is that the drive is being put into some type of 
> sleep/idle state and not responding quickly enough to commands.  I don't 
> know if this is linked to internal drive settings (that could be tweaked 
> with hdparm, for example) or to something external in the kernel or 
> utilities that is sending the drive into a lower-power idle or sleep 
> state.
> </speculation>

Yes, I've had that theory too, so I tried fiddling with hdparam -B 255 
to turn it off, but the problem did not go away. (I also upped the 
minimum fan speed by 50% in case it was heat related) As it is somewhat 
random in occuring it have a vague feeling that it show up somewhat less 
  often, but I wouldn't put any money on it.

Anyway: I did a complete reinstall on a brand new drive last night and 
so far I have not seen any hint of the problem (which proves nothing 
really). I'll let you know in a few days if it is stable.

(Oddly, ndiswrapper only worked once after reinstallation, but that can 
hardly be related - everything else seems fine so far.)

			Best / Jonas