From: Nelson B. <nel...@ne...> - 2004-06-27 01:20:56
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Hello (from Portugal :) ) I have a little problem, i have this disk Seagate ST340016A and i invoke the "Short Offline" test and it gives me an error: # 2 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5156 0x0240c4fe # 3 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5144 0x000164c0 if i do the "Extended Offline" test and it gives me: # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5166 - How can this be possible?!? I allready did this things: - badblocks -o ide-bb.txt -t random -v -p 5 -s -w /dev/hda and no bad blocks discovered after 5 times of read/writes tests with random patterns! - dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 just to clean the drive and no errors so far... Is this a case for X-Files?!? kiding.... Someone could give a help or a hint for this?.... Thanks for your attention, NBA |
From: Bruce A. <ba...@gr...> - 2004-06-28 15:37:47
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Strange problem -- can you please send the entire output of smartctl -a? Bruce On Sun, 27 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > Hello (from Portugal :) ) > I have a little problem, i have this disk Seagate ST340016A and i invoke the > "Short Offline" test and it gives me an error: > # 2 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5156 > 0x0240c4fe > # 3 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5144 > 0x000164c0 > > if i do the "Extended Offline" test and it gives me: > # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5166 - > > How can this be possible?!? > I allready did this things: > - badblocks -o ide-bb.txt -t random -v -p 5 -s -w /dev/hda > and no bad blocks discovered after 5 times of read/writes tests with random > patterns! > > - dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 > just to clean the drive and no errors so far... > > Is this a case for X-Files?!? kiding.... > Someone could give a help or a hint for this?.... > > Thanks for your attention, > NBA > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Smartmontools-support mailing list > Sma...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support > > |
From: Nelson B. <nel...@ne...> - 2004-06-28 23:18:29
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smartctl.txt
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ya, sure! is very, very strange, i made a test my self like this: made some "BIG" files on a good disk and I made some MD5SUM's for them, then i copied all these files to the "failed?!?" disk and finally checked the files for MD5SUM and they are okay... so the result of "smartctl -a" is in the attached file. you will see a bunch of Extended Test and all OK, on the first i have an Short Offline test failed?!?.... Thanks for your attention, NBA On Monday 28 June 2004 16:37, you wrote: > Strange problem -- can you please send the entire output of smartctl -a? > > Bruce > > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > > Hello (from Portugal :) ) > > I have a little problem, i have this disk Seagate ST340016A and i invoke > > the "Short Offline" test and it gives me an error: > > # 2 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5156 > > 0x0240c4fe > > # 3 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5144 > > 0x000164c0 > > > > if i do the "Extended Offline" test and it gives me: > > # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5166 > > - > > > > How can this be possible?!? > > I allready did this things: > > - badblocks -o ide-bb.txt -t random -v -p 5 -s -w /dev/hda > > and no bad blocks discovered after 5 times of read/writes tests with > > random patterns! > > > > - dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 > > just to clean the drive and no errors so far... > > > > Is this a case for X-Files?!? kiding.... > > Someone could give a help or a hint for this?.... > > > > Thanks for your attention, > > NBA > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Smartmontools-support mailing list > > Sma...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support |
From: Bruce A. <ba...@gr...> - 2004-06-29 14:34:17
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Hi Nelson, Yes, this is strange -- I don't know what's wrong. I suggest that you try running the Seagate Disk Test utility (Seatools?) from a DOS boot floppy. Perhaps this will give a clearer indication of the problem. In any case, I would not recommend using this disk for ANY information that you can't afford to lose. Unfortunately since it doesn't have failing SMART status you can't get it replaced under warranty... though the Seagate test utility might say otherwise. Cheers, Bruce On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > ya, sure! > is very, very strange, i made a test my self like this: > made some "BIG" files on a good disk and I made some MD5SUM's for them, then i > copied all these files to the "failed?!?" disk and finally checked the files > for MD5SUM and they are okay... > so the result of "smartctl -a" is in the attached file. > you will see a bunch of Extended Test and all OK, on the first i have an Short > Offline test failed?!?.... > > Thanks for your attention, > NBA > > On Monday 28 June 2004 16:37, you wrote: > > Strange problem -- can you please send the entire output of smartctl -a? > > > > Bruce > > > > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > > > Hello (from Portugal :) ) > > > I have a little problem, i have this disk Seagate ST340016A and i invoke > > > the "Short Offline" test and it gives me an error: > > > # 2 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5156 > > > 0x0240c4fe > > > # 3 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5144 > > > 0x000164c0 > > > > > > if i do the "Extended Offline" test and it gives me: > > > # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5166 > > > - > > > > > > How can this be possible?!? > > > I allready did this things: > > > - badblocks -o ide-bb.txt -t random -v -p 5 -s -w /dev/hda > > > and no bad blocks discovered after 5 times of read/writes tests with > > > random patterns! > > > > > > - dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 > > > just to clean the drive and no errors so far... > > > > > > Is this a case for X-Files?!? kiding.... > > > Someone could give a help or a hint for this?.... > > > > > > Thanks for your attention, > > > NBA > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Smartmontools-support mailing list > > > Sma...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support > |
From: Nelson B. <nel...@ne...> - 2004-06-30 14:05:31
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Hi, I did de test with Seatools and in the report it says the drive failed the DST test the rest is OK (surface scan...) I even did the generic test, and everything is OK, resuming, the problem is only DST?!?! Perhaps, before i send this disk to warranty to seagate and wait a couple of months to get the disk back, why not try to flash or download the microcode to the drive? since i have the "hardware" OK, only firmware is possibly giving problems and it might help to "clean" the errors in SMART, someone could help to get or send me to my email an flash image and the program ".EXE" to flash the drive? My disk is : Seagate Barracuda IV - ST340016A The current firmware version is: 3.75 thanks, NBA On Tuesday 29 June 2004 15:34, you wrote: > Hi Nelson, > > Yes, this is strange -- I don't know what's wrong. I suggest that you try > running the Seagate Disk Test utility (Seatools?) from a DOS boot floppy. > Perhaps this will give a clearer indication of the problem. In any case, > I would not recommend using this disk for ANY information that you can't > afford to lose. Unfortunately since it doesn't have failing SMART status > you can't get it replaced under warranty... though the Seagate test > utility might say otherwise. > > Cheers, > Bruce > > On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > > ya, sure! > > is very, very strange, i made a test my self like this: > > made some "BIG" files on a good disk and I made some MD5SUM's for them, > > then i copied all these files to the "failed?!?" disk and finally checked > > the files for MD5SUM and they are okay... > > so the result of "smartctl -a" is in the attached file. > > you will see a bunch of Extended Test and all OK, on the first i have an > > Short Offline test failed?!?.... > > > > Thanks for your attention, > > NBA > > > > On Monday 28 June 2004 16:37, you wrote: > > > Strange problem -- can you please send the entire output of smartctl > > > -a? > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > > > > Hello (from Portugal :) ) > > > > I have a little problem, i have this disk Seagate ST340016A and i > > > > invoke the "Short Offline" test and it gives me an error: > > > > # 2 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5156 > > > > 0x0240c4fe > > > > # 3 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5144 > > > > 0x000164c0 > > > > > > > > if i do the "Extended Offline" test and it gives me: > > > > # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5166 > > > > - > > > > > > > > How can this be possible?!? > > > > I allready did this things: > > > > - badblocks -o ide-bb.txt -t random -v -p 5 -s -w /dev/hda > > > > and no bad blocks discovered after 5 times of read/writes tests > > > > with random patterns! > > > > > > > > - dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 > > > > just to clean the drive and no errors so far... > > > > > > > > Is this a case for X-Files?!? kiding.... > > > > Someone could give a help or a hint for this?.... > > > > > > > > Thanks for your attention, > > > > NBA > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Smartmontools-support mailing list > > > > Sma...@li... > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support |
From: Bruce A. <ba...@gr...> - 2004-06-30 18:41:29
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Did Seatools say 'return the drive for warranty replacement'? Note that I've returned a lot of drives for warranty replacement and it usually takes only a few days -- they just send you a new drive they don't try to repair the failed one. Cheers, Bruce On Wed, 30 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > Hi, > I did de test with Seatools and in the report it says the drive failed the DST > test the rest is OK (surface scan...) > I even did the generic test, and everything is OK, resuming, the problem is > only DST?!?! > Perhaps, before i send this disk to warranty to seagate and wait a couple of > months to get the disk back, why not try to flash or download the microcode > to the drive? since i have the "hardware" OK, only firmware is possibly > giving problems and it might help to "clean" the errors in SMART, someone > could help to get or send me to my email an flash image and the program > ".EXE" to flash the drive? > My disk is : Seagate Barracuda IV - ST340016A > The current firmware version is: 3.75 > > thanks, > NBA > > On Tuesday 29 June 2004 15:34, you wrote: > > Hi Nelson, > > > > Yes, this is strange -- I don't know what's wrong. I suggest that you try > > running the Seagate Disk Test utility (Seatools?) from a DOS boot floppy. > > Perhaps this will give a clearer indication of the problem. In any case, > > I would not recommend using this disk for ANY information that you can't > > afford to lose. Unfortunately since it doesn't have failing SMART status > > you can't get it replaced under warranty... though the Seagate test > > utility might say otherwise. > > > > Cheers, > > Bruce > > > > On Tue, 29 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > > > ya, sure! > > > is very, very strange, i made a test my self like this: > > > made some "BIG" files on a good disk and I made some MD5SUM's for them, > > > then i copied all these files to the "failed?!?" disk and finally checked > > > the files for MD5SUM and they are okay... > > > so the result of "smartctl -a" is in the attached file. > > > you will see a bunch of Extended Test and all OK, on the first i have an > > > Short Offline test failed?!?.... > > > > > > Thanks for your attention, > > > NBA > > > > > > On Monday 28 June 2004 16:37, you wrote: > > > > Strange problem -- can you please send the entire output of smartctl > > > > -a? > > > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > > > On Sun, 27 Jun 2004, Nelson Baptista wrote: > > > > > Hello (from Portugal :) ) > > > > > I have a little problem, i have this disk Seagate ST340016A and i > > > > > invoke the "Short Offline" test and it gives me an error: > > > > > # 2 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5156 > > > > > 0x0240c4fe > > > > > # 3 Short offline Completed: electrical failure 90% 5144 > > > > > 0x000164c0 > > > > > > > > > > if i do the "Extended Offline" test and it gives me: > > > > > # 1 Extended offline Completed without error 00% 5166 > > > > > - > > > > > > > > > > How can this be possible?!? > > > > > I allready did this things: > > > > > - badblocks -o ide-bb.txt -t random -v -p 5 -s -w /dev/hda > > > > > and no bad blocks discovered after 5 times of read/writes tests > > > > > with random patterns! > > > > > > > > > > - dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=512 > > > > > just to clean the drive and no errors so far... > > > > > > > > > > Is this a case for X-Files?!? kiding.... > > > > > Someone could give a help or a hint for this?.... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your attention, > > > > > NBA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Smartmontools-support mailing list > > > > > Sma...@li... > > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Smartmontools-support mailing list > Sma...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/smartmontools-support > > |