[techtalk] problems with disk IBM 73 Gb

[Helen Katz]

> I've never dealt with disks even half as large.  I will be more
> curious that helpful here I'm sure but -
> Could you post the actual error messages your are getting and where the
> errors are being written to?  Also this 'noise,' what kind of noise?
> Describe it more.  When does it happen, any particular time?
The errors are shown when I do:
 dmesg
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=111610781,
sector=104333336
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:03 (hda), sector 104333336
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=111610795,
sector=104333350
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:03 (hda), sector 104333350
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=111610781,
sector=104333336
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:03 (hda), sector 104333336
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Other times I see the messages on the text screen:
This machine has the I/O errors in /etc :
EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_read_inode: unable to read inode
block - inode=198603, block4
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=3146895,
sector=3146832
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 3146832
EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_read_inode: unable to read inode
block - inode=198605, block4
hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=3146895,
sector=3146832
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 3146832
EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,1)): ext2_read_inode: unable to read inode
block - inode=198608, block4
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The noise is heard while I'm restarting the computer, and
it complains about the FS . Then I do:
e2fsck -y /dev/hda3
and while the disk is correcting itself it makes a noise
like a suing machine.
Thank you for your interest.
 Bye,
    Helen