Re: sata_sil24 problems

From: Jeff Garzik
Date: Wed Aug 08 2007 - 22:42:33 EST


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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