[arch-general] talkingarch problems formatting partitions

Don Raikes DON.RAIKES at ORACLE.COM
Thu Mar 13 00:58:10 EDT 2014


Hi Simon,

I ran# smartctl -x /dev/sda

Results:
smartctl 6.0 2012-10-10 r3643 [x86_64-linux-3.6.6-1-ARCH] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-12, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C
Device Model:     Hitachi HDS721010CLA332
Serial Number:    JP9921HD2SB0VH
LU WWN Device Id: 5 000cca 373e6ccf0
Firmware Version: JP4OA3MA
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Rotation Rate:    7200 rpm
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 4
SATA Version is:  SATA 2.6, 3.0 Gb/s
Local Time is:    Thu Mar 13 04:47:08 2014 UTC
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
AAM feature is:   Unavailable
APM feature is:   Disabled
Rd look-ahead is: Enabled
Write cache is:   Enabled
ATA Security is:  Disabled, frozen [SEC2]

=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x80)	Offline data collection activity
					was never started.
					Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled.
Self-test execution status:      (   0)	The previous self-test routine completed
					without error or no self-test has ever 
					been run.
Total time to complete Offline 
data collection: 		(10282) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: 			 (0x5b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
					Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
					Suspend Offline collection upon new
					command.
					Offline surface scan supported.
					Self-test supported.
					No Conveyance Self-test supported.
					Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities:            (0x0003)	Saves SMART data before entering
					power-saving mode.
					Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability:        (0x01)	Error logging supported.
					General Purpose Logging supported.
Short self-test routine 
recommended polling time: 	 (   1) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: 	 ( 171) minutes.
SCT capabilities: 	       (0x003d)	SCT Status supported.
					SCT Error Recovery Control supported.
					SCT Feature Control supported.
					SCT Data Table supported.

SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16
Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds:
ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME          FLAGS    VALUE WORST THRESH FAIL RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     PO-R--   100   100   016    -    0
  2 Throughput_Performance  P-S---   135   135   054    -    98
  3 Spin_Up_Time            POS---   173   173   024    -    230 (Average 207)
  4 Start_Stop_Count        -O--C-   100   100   000    -    438
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   PO--CK   100   100   005    -    0
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         PO-R--   100   100   067    -    0
  8 Seek_Time_Performance   P-S---   140   140   020    -    30
  9 Power_On_Hours          -O--C-   099   099   000    -    11134
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        PO--C-   100   100   060    -    0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       -O--CK   100   100   000    -    438
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count -O--CK   100   100   000    -    554
193 Load_Cycle_Count        -O--C-   100   100   000    -    554
194 Temperature_Celsius     -O----   193   193   000    -    31 (Min/Max 19/51)
196 Reallocated_Event_Count -O--CK   100   100   000    -    0
197 Current_Pending_Sector  -O---K   100   100   000    -    0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   ---R--   100   100   000    -    0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    -O-R--   200   200   000    -    5
                            ||||||_ K auto-keep
                            |||||__ C event count
                            ||||___ R error rate
                            |||____ S speed/performance
                            ||_____ O updated online
                            |______ P prefailure warning

General Purpose Log Directory Version 1
SMART           Log Directory Version 1 [multi-sector log support]
GP/S  Log at address 0x00 has    1 sectors [Log Directory]
SMART Log at address 0x01 has    1 sectors [Summary SMART error log]
GP    Log at address 0x03 has    1 sectors [Ext. Comprehensive SMART error log]
GP    Log at address 0x04 has    7 sectors [Device Statistics log]
SMART Log at address 0x06 has    1 sectors [SMART self-test log]
GP    Log at address 0x07 has    1 sectors [Extended self-test log]
SMART Log at address 0x09 has    1 sectors [Selective self-test log]
GP    Log at address 0x10 has    1 sectors [NCQ Command Error log]
GP    Log at address 0x11 has    1 sectors [SATA Phy Event Counters]
GP    Log at address 0x20 has    1 sectors [Streaming performance log]
GP    Log at address 0x21 has    1 sectors [Write stream error log]
GP    Log at address 0x22 has    1 sectors [Read stream error log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x80 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x81 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x82 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x83 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x84 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x85 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x86 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x87 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x88 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x89 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x8a has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x8b has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x8c has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x8d has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x8e has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x8f has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x90 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x91 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x92 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x93 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x94 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x95 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x96 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x97 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x98 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x99 has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x9a has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x9b has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x9c has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x9d has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x9e has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0x9f has   16 sectors [Host vendor specific log]
GP/S  Log at address 0xe0 has    1 sectors [SCT Command/Status]
GP/S  Log at address 0xe1 has    1 sectors [SCT Data Transfer]

SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 0 (1 sectors)
No Errors Logged

SMART Extended Self-test Log Version: 1 (1 sectors)
No self-tests have been logged.  [To run self-tests, use: smartctl -t]

SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1
 SPAN  MIN_LBA  MAX_LBA  CURRENT_TEST_STATUS
    1        0        0  Not_testing
    2        0        0  Not_testing
    3        0        0  Not_testing
    4        0        0  Not_testing
    5        0        0  Not_testing
Selective self-test flags (0x0):
  After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk.
If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay.

SCT Status Version:                  3
SCT Version (vendor specific):       256 (0x0100)
SCT Support Level:                   1
Device State:                        Active (0)
Current Temperature:                    32 Celsius
Power Cycle Min/Max Temperature:     25/32 Celsius
Lifetime    Min/Max Temperature:     19/51 Celsius
Under/Over Temperature Limit Count:   0/0
SCT Temperature History Version:     2
Temperature Sampling Period:         1 minute
Temperature Logging Interval:        1 minute
Min/Max recommended Temperature:      0/60 Celsius
Min/Max Temperature Limit:           -40/70 Celsius
Temperature History Size (Index):    128 (123)

Index    Estimated Time   Temperature Celsius
 124    2014-03-13 02:40    38  *******************
 ...    ..( 50 skipped).    ..  *******************
  47    2014-03-13 03:31    38  *******************
  48    2014-03-13 03:32     ?  -
  49    2014-03-13 03:33    38  *******************
 ...    ..( 38 skipped).    ..  *******************
  88    2014-03-13 04:12    38  *******************
  89    2014-03-13 04:13    39  ********************
  90    2014-03-13 04:14    38  *******************
  91    2014-03-13 04:15    39  ********************
 ...    ..(  6 skipped).    ..  ********************
  98    2014-03-13 04:22    39  ********************
  99    2014-03-13 04:23     ?  -
 100    2014-03-13 04:24     ?  -
 101    2014-03-13 04:25    39  ********************
 ...    ..(  7 skipped).    ..  ********************
 109    2014-03-13 04:33    39  ********************
 110    2014-03-13 04:34     ?  -
 111    2014-03-13 04:35     ?  -
 112    2014-03-13 04:36     ?  -
 113    2014-03-13 04:37    25  ******
 114    2014-03-13 04:38    26  *******
 115    2014-03-13 04:39    27  ********
 116    2014-03-13 04:40    27  ********
 117    2014-03-13 04:41    28  *********
 118    2014-03-13 04:42    29  **********
 119    2014-03-13 04:43    29  **********
 120    2014-03-13 04:44    30  ***********
 121    2014-03-13 04:45    30  ***********
 122    2014-03-13 04:46    31  ************
 123    2014-03-13 04:47    31  ************

SCT Error Recovery Control:
           Read: Disabled
          Write: Disabled

Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page Offset Size         Value  Description
  1  =====  =                =  == General Statistics (rev 1) ==
  1  0x008  4              438  Lifetime Power-On Resets
  1  0x010  4            11134  Power-on Hours
  1  0x018  6      12463579584  Logical Sectors Written
  1  0x020  6        221286762  Number of Write Commands
  1  0x028  6     278337383949  Logical Sectors Read
  1  0x030  6        222192809  Number of Read Commands
  3  =====  =                =  == Rotating Media Statistics (rev 1) ==
  3  0x008  4            11131  Spindle Motor Power-on Hours
  3  0x010  4            11131  Head Flying Hours
  3  0x018  4              554  Head Load Events
  3  0x020  4                0  Number of Reallocated Logical Sectors
  3  0x028  4                7  Read Recovery Attempts
  3  0x030  4                2  Number of Mechanical Start Failures
  4  =====  =                =  == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
  4  0x008  4                0  Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
  4  0x010  4              296  Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion
  5  =====  =                =  == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) ==
  5  0x008  1               32  Current Temperature
  5  0x010  1               37~ Average Short Term Temperature
  5  0x018  1               38~ Average Long Term Temperature
  5  0x020  1               51  Highest Temperature
  5  0x028  1               19  Lowest Temperature
  5  0x030  1               43~ Highest Average Short Term Temperature
  5  0x038  1                0~ Lowest Average Short Term Temperature
  5  0x040  1               41~ Highest Average Long Term Temperature
  5  0x048  1                0~ Lowest Average Long Term Temperature
  5  0x050  4                0  Time in Over-Temperature
  5  0x058  1               60  Specified Maximum Operating Temperature
  5  0x060  4                0  Time in Under-Temperature
  5  0x068  1                0  Specified Minimum Operating Temperature
  6  =====  =                =  == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
  6  0x008  4             2266  Number of Hardware Resets
  6  0x010  4             1818  Number of ASR Events
  6  0x018  4                5  Number of Interface CRC Errors
                              |_ ~ normalized value

SATA Phy Event Counters (GP Log 0x11)
ID      Size     Value  Description
0x0001  2            0  Command failed due to ICRC error
0x0002  2            0  R_ERR response for data FIS
0x0005  2            0  R_ERR response for non-data FIS
0x0009  2            4  Transition from drive PhyRdy to drive PhyNRdy
0x000a  2            4  Device-to-host register FISes sent due to a COMRESET
0x000b  2            0  CRC errors within host-to-device FIS
0x000d  2            0  Non-CRC errors within host-to-device FIS

Are there specific smartctl options you would recommend that I use to test the drive?


-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Brand [mailto:simon.brand at postadigitale.de] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:45 PM
To: General Discussion about Arch Linux
Subject: Re: [arch-general] talkingarch problems formatting partitions

Am 12.03.2014 19:38, schrieb Don Raikes:
> Hi Ary,
> 
> I tried using:
> 
> # mkfs -t ext2 /dev/sda1
> 
> And got the same results.
> After a reboot, I tried:
> # mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sda3
> 
> And got a lot of messages about how there is a problem with the disk, so I am now suspecting that my hdd has gone bad, so I will need to wait on installing arch until I have a new drive.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ary Kleinerman [mailto:akleinerman at buinet.com.ar] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:27 AM
> To: General Discussion about Arch Linux
> Subject: Re: [arch-general] talkingarch problems formatting partitions
> 
> Have you tried with other filesystem type, to see what happens? Maybe it could be a bug
> 
> On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Don Raikes <DON.RAIKES at oracle.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I downloaded the talkingarch-20140203-dual.iso yesterday and want to install it onto my desktop system.
>>
>>
>>
>> I booted into the talkingarchlinux system no problems, and used parted to create the partitions on my hard disk.
>>
>>
>>
>> When I go to format the partitions, as soon as I enter the command:
>>
>>
>>
>> # mkfs -t ext4 /dev/sda1
>>
>>
>>
>> The entire system locks up. I have to do a hard reboot of the system to get anything working again.
>>
>>
>>
>> Any idea why this might be happening?
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Ing. Ary Kleinerman
> Building Networks S.A.
> Córdoba, Argentina
> +54 351 5544150
> 

You can use smartctl to verify a hd problem.



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