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Subject: Re: Kernel SeekCompleteErrors... Different from Re: LibPATA code
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James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> Mark Lord wrote:
>> James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
>>>
>>> I have what looks like similar problems. The issue I have is that I 
>>
>> Nope.  Different issues.
> I have changed the Subject line to indicate this so any future responses 
> can be indicated.
> 
>>
>>> ) #1 Sat Dec 3 18:47:19 GMT 2005
>>> Dec 16 22:51:57 games kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady 
>>> SeekComplete Error }
>>> Dec 16 22:52:32 games kernel: hdc: dma_intr: error=0x40 { 
>>> UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=53058185, sector=53057951
>>
>> The disk really does have bad sectors in this case (above).
> The disk has NO bad sectors. It has been checked using two different tests.

The *only* test that matters is to enable S.M.A.R.T.,
and read out the error logs from it.

"smartctl" is the tool.

Cheers