Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 5 Jul 2002 17:07:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 5 Jul 2002 17:07:00 -0400 Received: from molly.vabo.cz ([160.216.153.99]:63239 "EHLO molly.vabo.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 5 Jul 2002 17:06:24 -0400 Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2002 23:08:53 +0200 (CEST) From: Tomas Konir X-X-Sender: moje@moje.ich.vabo.cz To: Anton Altaparmakov Cc: Matthias Andree , Subject: Re: IBM Desktar disk problem? In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020705215116.00b0a1e0@pop.cus.cam.ac.uk> Message-ID: References: <20020705201155.GF28569@merlin.emma.line.org> <20020705201155.GF28569@merlin.emma.line.org> <5.1.0.14.2.20020705215116.00b0a1e0@pop.cus.cam.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1473 Lines: 44 On Fri, 5 Jul 2002, Anton Altaparmakov wrote: > >I have no broken blocks. Only two errors logged in S.M.A.R.T. > >I have no S.M.A.R.T. errors for one year ago. And after use TCQ there are > >two errors after two days. Is is normal ? > >Curently i not believe new IBM disks and TCQ. I'll wait for better disks > >and stable TCQ. > > You should update your firmware regardless of using TCQ because the errors > you experienced have nothing to do with TCQ but a lot to do with buggy > firmware. See what I found written about the firmware update on this > webpage (Phil Randal posted this URL earlier on in this thread): > http://www.geocities.com/dtla_update/ > I know this page, but firmware upgrade need windows and i have no windows and there are no windows near me. I'll try to find windows and upgrade it. Thanks for your advice. > ---snip--- > While S.M.A.R.T. offline scan running in background, a read error could > cause a potential failure. This is corrected with current microcode. > > (A5AA/A6AA) will detect and prevent application specific usage patterns > that cause excessive dwell times in particular areas. > ---snip--- > > Best regards, > > Anton MOJE -- Tomas Konir Brno ICQ 25849167 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/