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#1 2008-10-29 11:48:42
- EVRAMP
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Kernel 2.6.27 - strange HDD sound when reading [solved]
Hi, today i update to new kernel 2.6.27.4-1 and then my HDD was making strange noises when playing an mp3 file or avi video etc.
Now i rolled back to my compiled 2.6.26.5 which runs without those sounds (but the only change is config, i compiled modules into kernel).
If i remember correctly i had no problems with 2.6.27.1-1....
I am using JFS filesystem on root and home partitions. I tried fsck.jfs but the problem stayed.
For both kernels 2.6.27.1-1 and 2.6.27.4-1 I used the same HOOKS and MODULES in mkinitcpio:
MODULES="pata_sis ata_generic scsi_mod"
HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata keymap filesystems"
Here are some infos about my HDD:
sudo hdparm -t -T /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 724 MB in 2.00 seconds = 362.04 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 120 MB in 3.00 seconds = 39.95 MB/secsudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
smartctl version 5.38 [i686-pc-linux-gnu] Copyright (C) 2002-8 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Western Digital Caviar family
Device Model: WDC WD400BB-00DEA0
Serial Number: WD-WCAD1A061513
Firmware Version: 05.03E05
User Capacity: 40 020 664 320 bytes
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 5
ATA Standard is: Exact ATA specification draft version not indicated
Local Time is: Wed Oct 29 12:51:06 2008 CET
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity
was completed without error.
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: (1506) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x3b) 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.
No 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.
No General Purpose Logging support.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 28) minutes.
Conveyance self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes.
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 0x000b 200 200 051 Pre-fail Always - 0
3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0007 095 093 021 Pre-fail Always - 2633
4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 098 098 040 Old_age Always - 2801
5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0
7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000b 100 253 051 Pre-fail Always - 0
9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 087 087 000 Old_age Always - 9566
10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 0
11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 051 Pre-fail Always - 0
12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 098 098 000 Old_age Always - 2791
196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0012 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0
199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x000a 200 253 000 Old_age Always - 0
200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0009 200 200 051 Pre-fail 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 Short offline Completed without error 00% 394 -
Device does not support Selective Self Tests/LoggingHmm those Old_age and Pre-fail aren't good, are they?
I have no problem with using "1 month outdated kernel", however I am interested if anyone else noticed the same thing?
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#2 2008-10-29 23:48:48
- Evanlec
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Re: Kernel 2.6.27 - strange HDD sound when reading [solved]
I thot i heard a strange sound from my hard drive recently as well...maybe related? i've no idea
hard drives making strange noises usually is cause for concern (as usually thats a sign that its failing)
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#3 2008-10-30 07:15:08
- willy
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Re: Kernel 2.6.27 - strange HDD sound when reading [solved]
Either that or it's trying to play sounds/music from the pc speaker, try disabling the pc speaker
sudo rmmod snd_pcspOffline
#4 2008-10-30 15:22:08
- EVRAMP
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Re: Kernel 2.6.27 - strange HDD sound when reading [solved]
Either that or it's trying to play sounds/music from the pc speaker, try disabling the pc speaker
sudo rmmod snd_pcsp
you are probably right willy, because i compile kernel without this module, however the default kernel has it.
and i used !pcspkr before, and this has probably changed since you are saying disable snd_pcsp
...glad to hear that pc speaker was doing that strange sound 
thank you, marking this thread as solved...
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