From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1OHK7V-0003gO-F4 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 26 May 2010 17:10:17 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 79E9EE08C9; Wed, 26 May 2010 17:09:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.gmx.net (mail.gmx.net [213.165.64.20]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A56A7E08C9 for ; Wed, 26 May 2010 17:09:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 26 May 2010 17:09:35 -0000 Received: from p54850D7F.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO gmx.net) [84.133.13.127] by mail.gmx.net (mp004) with SMTP; 26 May 2010 19:09:35 +0200 X-Authenticated: #20088476 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX184gs0BOtc40me0bHGkvl3gmtCymwua9N/OlwoV/c jFoA6tTglTYRuu Received: by gmx.net (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 Meino.Cramer@gmx.de; Wed, 26 May 2010 19:09:35 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 26 May 2010 19:09:34 +0200 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Harddisk trouble ... or not yet? Message-ID: <20100526170934.GA5120@solfire> References: <20100526031510.GA5053@solfire> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Archives-Salt: 9bef6631-03ed-409d-b51a-b77c452c7ff9 X-Archives-Hash: 4a75e2d4bd5a0bc68c1fe67403f0b4ed Grant Edwards [10-05-26 17:19]: > On 2010-05-26, meino.cramer@gmx.de wrote: > > > [...] I have two WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1 (pasted from > > hdparm -i) harddisk (1TB, advanced format 4096 kb sectors). > >[...] > > > > dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=8192 > > > > which gave me a LOT of I/O errors after a short time. > > > >[...] > > > > From what kernel version the new advanced format > > of the hd is fully supported ? > > My understanding is that the new format doesn't cause I/O errors, just > slower transfer rates if you format with disk clusters that aren't > aligned on 4K boundaries. I'm not aware of any "support" in the > kernel. > > > Are there other reasons -- beside defective hardware -- for > > the failing dd and how can I fix them ? > > In my experience, I/O errors have always been hardware problems > (usually a failing drive, but it could also be a faulty cable or > connector). > > -- > Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! PIZZA!! > at > gmail.com > Hi If it happens again, I will try to save the error list and post it here... May be: The WD-harddiscs are SATA2 my controllers are "only" SATA1... is it this, which cause the problems? Best regards, mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.