Re: hdb: status error: error=0x40 <3>{ UncorrectableError }

[Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderlinux@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:16 AM, strawks <strawks@yahoo.fr> wrote:
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> Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
>> Hello all,
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>> I added extra IDE drive I get similar messages like below so I replace
>> it another drive but I am still getting similar error messages on
>> 2.6.29-rc2-tip:
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> Does it work with other kernels?
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Earlier it was working, I was trying to install another OS, during
format it fails.

>> hdb: status error: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest
> Error }
>> hdb: status error: error=0x40 <3>{ UncorrectableError },
>> LBAsect=208845, sector=0
>> ide: failed opcode was: unknown
>> end_request: I/O error, dev hdb, sector 0
>> Buffer I/O error on device hdb, logical block 0
>> hdb: drive not ready for command
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>> How can I fix these error.
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> What is the output of :
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> smartctl -A -l error /dev/hdb
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[root@jaswinder jsr]# /usr/sbin/smartctl -A -l error /dev/hdb
smartctl version 5.38 [i386-redhat-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Smartctl: Device Read Identity Failed (not an ATA/ATAPI device)

A mandatory SMART command failed: exiting. To continue, add one or
more '-T permissive' options.
[root@jaswinder jsr]#

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JSR