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Message-ID: <46BA7F0F.4000009@garzik.org>
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 22:42:23 -0400
From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To: Ross Fawcett <claymen@...kingdenied.com>
CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sata_sil24 problems
Ross Fawcett wrote:
> What would you define a media error as though? I mean my first thought
> is a bad block, but a scan of the disc doesn't report anything like
> that. It also seems to be intermittent, however recently it has been
> reproducible.
It's not mine to define. It's precisely what your device is reporting,
no more, no less.
My -guess- would be surface error, quickly replaced by a spare sector,
but who knows.
Run the '-t long' test in SMART, look at the various counters for signs
of bad news like uncorrectable sectors, etc.
Jeff
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