linux-kernel - Re: What does this scsi error mean ?

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Date:	Tue, 16 Jan 2007 15:47:52 +0000
From:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" <linux-os@...logic.com>
Cc:	"Olivier Galibert" <galibert@...ox.com>,
	"Hack inc." <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: What does this scsi error mean ?

> Correctable SCSI errors show that the data in a sector was not properly
> read, but the device was able to fix the data error because of the
> redundancy in the CRC. The error could be permanently fixed is you
> rewrote the sector. You probably don't know where the bad sector is

The drives do that automatically, and the SCSI verify did it for him too
if there were any other problems.

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