[nflug] Hardware Issue

[David J. Andruczyk]

--- Frank Kumro <fkumro at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ok so far I checked all the cable connections, and ran memtest86 over
> nite (no errors). Today the same problem happened so I am going to
> order a new HD and send my current one in for warranty. I was
> wondering if there is any HD scanning programs that I can run off a
> live cd (knoppix) to check the hard drive to ensure my money will not
> be wasted? The smartmontools reported an error (actually a couple)
> but
> they were on day 431 and this drive has been on 24/7 for about 2.5
> years.
> 

smartmontools
smartctl -a /dev/hda will give you general info on the drive, including
overall health assesment. smartctl -t short or -t long /dev/hda will
give you the short or long test of the drive...  wait the time it tells
you though to see the status in the smartctl -a output.  Short test
takes about a minute,  long one takes 80 minutes (but may take longer) 
you can run smartctl -a durign the self test to see the status..

i.e. for me I get:
Self-test execution status:      ( 249) Self-test routine in
progress...
                                        90% of test remaining.

I recommend doing this with minimal other stuff running.  (i.e. use
"telinit single" to switch into single user mode (Assuming
redhat/mandrake/debian system),  on gentoo you'd use "rc single"



Dave J. Andruczyk

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