Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Justin Piszcz]

I turned off smartd and when I cat /dev/zero > /mnt/disk/file, I get the 
following errors:

[37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
[37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
0x3/11/04
[37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }

Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Justin Piszcz]

There are different errors at the end of the lines:

0xb/00/00 and 0x3/11/04

Anyone know what these mean?

[31230.223511] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[31230.223515] ata6: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
[37209.844015] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
0xb/00/00
[37209.844022] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[37209.844026] ata6: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
[37861.648959] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
0xb/00/00
[37861.648965] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[37861.648970] ata6: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
[37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
[37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
0x3/11/04
[37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }


On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Justin Piszcz wrote:

> I turned off smartd and when I cat /dev/zero > /mnt/disk/file, I get the 
> following errors:
>
> [37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
> [37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
> 0x3/11/04
> [37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>
>

Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Kalin KOZHUHAROV]

Please try to not break the threading, just reply to your post.

Justin Piszcz wrote:
> There are different errors at the end of the lines:
> 
> 0xb/00/00 and 0x3/11/04
> 
> Anyone know what these mean?
> 
> [31230.223511] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> [31230.223515] ata6: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> [37209.844015] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ
> 0xb/00/00
> [37209.844022] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> [37209.844026] ata6: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> [37861.648959] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ
> 0xb/00/00
> [37861.648965] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> [37861.648970] ata6: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> [37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
> [37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ
> 0x3/11/04
> [37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> 
> 
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> 
>> I turned off smartd and when I cat /dev/zero > /mnt/disk/file, I get
>> the following errors:
>>
>> [37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
>> [37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI
>> SK/ASC/ASCQ 0x3/11/04
>> [37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }

I know you are feeling uneasy at best, but I have more or less the same
problems with two Raptors (WD740GD) on two Asus P5GCD-V Deluxe (ICH6) MBs. I
had to pull them out of the box to use the boxes, because they were
constantly freezing...

Report is here:
http://linux.tar.bz/reports/oopses/char/2.6.15.1-K01_P4_server.3.dmesg
	(and the dirs above)

So far I got one or two "me too" responses, but that was all. I think the
last working kernel was 2.6.11, but that is a bit too old to test now and
then I was not using libata, AFAIR.

Now one of the boxes uses Seagate ST3250823AS (25d uptime) and the other an
old PATA WDC WD102BB (yes that is only 10GB!).

How reproducible is yours?

We might file to bugzilla? (So far I always had the attention on LKML quick
enough)

Kalin.

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Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[David Greaves]

>I know you are feeling uneasy at best, but I have more or less the same
>problems with two Raptors (WD740GD) on two Asus P5GCD-V Deluxe (ICH6) MBs. I
>had to pull them out of the box to use the boxes, because they were
>constantly freezing...
>
>Report is here:
>http://linux.tar.bz/reports/oopses/char/2.6.15.1-K01_P4_server.3.dmesg
>	(and the dirs above)
>
>So far I got one or two "me too" responses, but that was all. I think the
>last working kernel was 2.6.11, but that is a bit too old to test now and
>then I was not using libata, AFAIR.
>
>Now one of the boxes uses Seagate ST3250823AS (25d uptime) and the other an
>old PATA WDC WD102BB (yes that is only 10GB!).
>
>How reproducible is yours?
>
>We might file to bugzilla? (So far I always had the attention on LKML quick
>enough)
>  
>
Me too... :)

I've written to ide-linux and lkml (subject usually contains SMART
and/or ATA for easy searching.
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113769509617034&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ide&m=113828551519727&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ide&m=113829573105369&w=2
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-ide&m=113933732903205&w=2

No useful responses but I did gather a few email addresses of people who
had *possibly* related problems.
(I'm just waiting for enough people to complain and raise the profile).

NB: It's my wifes machine so I need to pick my times to get access to
experiment ;)

David

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Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Justin Piszcz]

The problem was I had too many SATA devices in my system, I removed two 
drives and a Promise SATA/150 and then everything went back to normal, no 
more errors and back to 50MB/s+.


On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Justin Piszcz wrote:

> I turned off smartd and when I cat /dev/zero > /mnt/disk/file, I get the 
> following errors:
>
> [37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
> [37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
> 0x3/11/04
> [37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>
>

Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Justin Piszcz]

I spoke too fast.

Still get the errors:

[ 2311.980127] ata3: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
0xb/00/00
[ 2311.980134] ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[ 2311.980138] ata3: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }


But the drive speed is back to normal!

# hdparm -t /dev/sdc

/dev/sdc:
  Timing buffered disk reads:  154 MB in  3.01 seconds =  51.12 MB/sec
#

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Justin Piszcz wrote:

> The problem was I had too many SATA devices in my system, I removed two 
> drives and a Promise SATA/150 and then everything went back to normal, no 
> more errors and back to 50MB/s+.
>
>
> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006, Justin Piszcz wrote:
>
>> I turned off smartd and when I cat /dev/zero > /mnt/disk/file, I get the 
>> following errors:
>> 
>> [37978.030178] ata6: no sense translation for status: 0x51
>> [37978.030185] ata6: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/00 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
>> 0x3/11/04
>> [37978.030188] ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>> 
>> 
>

Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Erik Mouw]

On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:18:47PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> Still get the errors:
> 
> [ 2311.980127] ata3: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ 
> 0xb/00/00
> [ 2311.980134] ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> [ 2311.980138] ata3: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }

FWIW, this could be related to smartctl trying to monitor the disk.
Try this:

  smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sdX

If that complains about SMART being disabled, enable it with:

  smartctl -d ata -e /dev/sdX


Erik

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Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Alistair John Strachan]

On Tuesday 14 February 2006 10:43, Erik Mouw wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:18:47PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote:
> > Still get the errors:
> >
> > [ 2311.980127] ata3: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ
> > 0xb/00/00
> > [ 2311.980134] ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > [ 2311.980138] ata3: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>
> FWIW, this could be related to smartctl trying to monitor the disk.
> Try this:
>
>   smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sdX
>
> If that complains about SMART being disabled, enable it with:
>
>   smartctl -d ata -e /dev/sdX

Are you sure this isn't something obvious like an insufficiently large power 
supply in the system? I've had strange SATA errors before because I was 
running 4 HDs and a 6600GT on a 360W PSU.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

'No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.'
Third year Computer Science undergraduate.
1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.

Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[David Greaves]

Alistair John Strachan wrote:

>On Tuesday 14 February 2006 10:43, Erik Mouw wrote:
>  
>
>>On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:18:47PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>Still get the errors:
>>>
>>>[ 2311.980127] ata3: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ
>>>0xb/00/00
>>>[ 2311.980134] ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>>>[ 2311.980138] ata3: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>>>      
>>>
>>FWIW, this could be related to smartctl trying to monitor the disk.
>>Try this:
>>
>>  smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sdX
>>
>>If that complains about SMART being disabled, enable it with:
>>
>>  smartctl -d ata -e /dev/sdX
>>    
>>
>
>Are you sure this isn't something obvious like an insufficiently large power 
>supply in the system? I've had strange SATA errors before because I was 
>running 4 HDs and a 6600GT on a 360W PSU.
>
>  
>
I have very similar problems - I spent £70ish on a decent branded,
reviewed 500W PSU and *still* have the exact same problems.

David

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Re: Is my SATA/400GB drive dying?

[Justin Piszcz]

Not using anything extravagant and using a 500W aspire PSU, good thought 
though.

On Tue, 14 Feb 2006, Alistair John Strachan wrote:

> On Tuesday 14 February 2006 10:43, Erik Mouw wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2006 at 08:18:47PM -0500, Justin Piszcz wrote:
>>> Still get the errors:
>>>
>>> [ 2311.980127] ata3: translated ATA stat/err 0x51/04 to SCSI SK/ASC/ASCQ
>>> 0xb/00/00
>>> [ 2311.980134] ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>>> [ 2311.980138] ata3: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>>
>> FWIW, this could be related to smartctl trying to monitor the disk.
>> Try this:
>>
>>   smartctl -d ata -a /dev/sdX
>>
>> If that complains about SMART being disabled, enable it with:
>>
>>   smartctl -d ata -e /dev/sdX
>
> Are you sure this isn't something obvious like an insufficiently large power
> supply in the system? I've had strange SATA errors before because I was
> running 4 HDs and a 6600GT on a 360W PSU.
>
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Alistair.
>
> 'No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work anyway.'
> Third year Computer Science undergraduate.
> 1F2 55 South Clerk Street, Edinburgh, UK.
>