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Author: golinux
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] Can this drive be saved?
On 2020-09-04 20:46, Simon Walter wrote:
> On 9/5/20 1:34 AM, Andreas Messer wrote:
>> Hi golinux,
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 04, 2020 at 01:50:07AM -0500, golinux@??? wrote:
>>> On 2020-09-01 00:07, golinux@??? wrote:
>>> [...]
>>> I have no idea how reliable the repaired drive is after this radical
>>> surgery. Can it be written to or files deleted? Should I even try?
>>> [...]
>>
>> I wouldn't use a drive anymore which has started reallocating
>> sectors, well which has reallocated sectors all.
>
> It's on it's way out for sure.
>
> However, I am interested in how you are able to know that sectors on
> golinux's disk have been relocated - from the information provided to
> this mailing list. I know it's possible to see that in the SMART data,
> but I didn't see that posted. Are short reads always surface errors?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Simon
>


Simon . . . SMART data attached. I hadn't noticed this before . . .
sounds ominous . . .

SMART Status command failed: scsi error medium or hardware error
(serious)

Note that I ran this from GSmartControl not a terminal.

golinux

smartctl 6.4 2014-10-07 r4002 [i686-linux-3.16.0-4-686-pae] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-14, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org

=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family:     Western Digital Caviar Green
Device Model:     WDC WD10EACS-00D6B1
Serial Number:    WD-WCAU49079944
LU WWN Device Id: 5 0014ee 202a5ed4c
Firmware Version: 01.01A01
User Capacity:    1,000,204,886,016 bytes [1.00 TB]
Sector Size:      512 bytes logical/physical
Device is:        In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is:   ATA8-ACS (minor revision not indicated)
SATA Version is:  SATA 2.5, 3.0 Gb/s
Local Time is:    Fri Sep  4 21:05:44 2020 CDT
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled


=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART Status command failed: scsi error medium or hardware error (serious)
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
Warning: This result is based on an Attribute check.

General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status:  (0x84)    Offline data collection activity
                    was suspended by an interrupting command from host.
                    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:         (24000) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities:              (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
                    Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
                    Suspend Offline collection upon new
                    command.
                    Offline surface scan supported.
                    Self-test supported.
                    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:      (   2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time:      ( 275) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time:      (   5) minutes.
SCT capabilities:            (0x303f)    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          FLAG     VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE      UPDATED  WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE
  1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate     0x002f   198   196   051    Pre-fail  Always       -       1183
  3 Spin_Up_Time            0x0027   160   160   021    Pre-fail  Always       -       6991
  4 Start_Stop_Count        0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       66
  5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct   0x0033   199   199   140    Pre-fail  Always       -       1
  7 Seek_Error_Rate         0x002e   100   253   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
  9 Power_On_Hours          0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       56
 10 Spin_Retry_Count        0x0032   100   253   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032   100   253   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
 12 Power_Cycle_Count       0x0032   100   100   000    Old_age   Always       -       50
192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       2
193 Load_Cycle_Count        0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       66
194 Temperature_Celsius     0x0022   109   104   000    Old_age   Always       -       41
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032   199   199   000    Old_age   Always       -       1
197 Current_Pending_Sector  0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable   0x0030   200   200   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count    0x0032   200   200   000    Old_age   Always       -       0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate   0x0008   200   200   000    Old_age   Offline      -       0


SMART Error Log Version: 1
No Errors Logged

SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1
Num  Test_Description    Status                  Remaining  LifeTime(hours)  LBA_of_first_error
# 1  Extended offline    Completed without error       00%        55         -
# 2  Short offline       Completed without error       00%        48         -
# 3  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%        43         412352591
# 4  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%        40         412352591
# 5  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%        40         412352591
# 6  Extended offline    Completed: read failure       90%        40         412352591
# 7  Short offline       Completed: read failure       90%        40         412352591
5 of 5 failed self-tests are outdated by newer successful extended offline self-test # 1


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.