After having a look at /var/log/messages, I’ve noticed some ata/smartd “error” messages that I’m not sure about. I’ve tried searching, but I’m still nowhere. What do these messages mean? Besides the messages themselves, I’ve not noticed any problems otherwise.
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.204989] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205002] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x65
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205012] ata1.00: failed command: READ DMA
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205030] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:00:58:cc:f3/00:00:00:00:00/e3 tag 0 dma 131072 in
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205035] res 51/84:01:57:cd:f3/00:00:00:00:00/e3 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205045] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205051] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.205109] ata1: soft resetting link
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.776579] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.792448] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/33
Dec 14 14:03:19 linux-qdvm kernel: 40.793071] ata1: EH complete
Dec 14 14:03:24 linux-qdvm kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped.
Dec 14 14:03:24 linux-qdvm rsyslogd: [origin software=“rsyslogd” swVersion=“5.4.0” x-pid=“1259” x-info=“http://www.rsyslog.com”] exiting on signal 15.
Dec 14 14:03:24 linux-qdvm kernel: imklog 5.4.0, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Dec 14 14:03:24 linux-qdvm rsyslogd: [origin software=“rsyslogd” swVersion=“5.4.0” x-pid=“1631” x-info=“http://www.rsyslog.com”] start
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184686] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184694] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x65
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184703] ata1.00: failed command: READ DMA
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184717] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:00:00:ff:fc/00:00:00:00:00/e3 tag 0 dma 131072 in
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184721] res 51/84:01:ff:ff:fc/00:00:00:00:00/e3 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184727] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184733] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.184783] ata1: soft resetting link
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.756505] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.772452] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/33
Dec 14 14:03:25 linux-qdvm kernel: 46.773213] ata1: EH complete
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.196951] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.196962] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x65
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.196972] ata1.00: failed command: READ DMA
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.196991] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:00:80:ca:ff/00:00:00:00:00/e3 tag 0 dma 131072 in
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.196996] res 51/84:01:7f:cb:ff/00:00:00:00:00/e3 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.197005] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.197011] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.197068] ata1: soft resetting link
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.768441] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.784446] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/33
Dec 14 14:03:27 linux-qdvm kernel: 48.785067] ata1: EH complete
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194921] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194934] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194942] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x65
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194952] ata1.00: failed command: READ DMA
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194971] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:00:58:5c:04/00:00:00:00:00/e4 tag 0 dma 131072 in
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194976] res 51/84:01:57:5d:04/00:00:00:00:00/e4 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194986] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.194992] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.195048] ata1: soft resetting link
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.764579] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.780452] ata1.01: configured for UDMA/33
Dec 14 14:03:29 linux-qdvm kernel: 50.781090] ata1: EH complete
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: smartd 5.39.1 2010-01-28 r3054 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] (openSUSE RPM)#012Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, smartmontools
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Opened configuration file /etc/smartd.conf
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Drive: DEVICESCAN, implied ‘-a’ Directive on line 26 of file /etc/smartd.conf
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Configuration file /etc/smartd.conf was parsed, found DEVICESCAN, scanning devices
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda, type changed from ‘scsi’ to ‘sat’
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], opened
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], found in smartd database.
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], is SMART capable. Adding to “monitor” list.
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], state read from /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd.TOSHIBA_MK4018GAP-Y2JP0028T.ata.state
Dec 14 14:03:39 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Monitoring 1 ATA and 0 SCSI devices
Dec 14 14:03:40 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], ATA error count increased from 2549 to 2559
Dec 14 14:03:40 linux-qdvm smartd[2181]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], state written to /var/lib/smartmontools/smartd.TOSHIBA_MK4018GAP-Y2JP0028T.ata.state
Dec 14 14:03:40 linux-qdvm smartd[2189]: smartd has fork()ed into background mode. New PID=2189.