On 2021-05-31 Thore Bödecker via arch-general wrote:
The output of `smartctl -x /dev/sda` could provide some further insights into the health state of that drive.
Good call. It reports that there are 12 errors on the drive. They all look more or less the same: Error 9 [8] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 19635 hours (818 days + 3 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC -- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- 40 -- 51 00 00 00 00 09 c0 0b 06 00 00 Error: UNC at LBA = 0x09c00b06 = 163580678 I suppose I should first replace the cable and if the problem persists then replace the drive. Thanks, Morten