hard drive won't shut off

[Michael Havens]

    hmmmmm.... it is not working:

bmike2 at Michaels-PC:~$ /usr/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/sda
bash: /usr/sbin/smartctl: No such file or directory
bmike2 at Michaels-PC:~$ sudo /usr/sbin/smartctl -a /dev/sda
[sudo] password for bmike2:
sudo: /usr/sbin/smartctl: command not found
bmike2 at Michaels-PC:~$ locate smartctl
/etc/bash_completion.d/smartctl
bmike2 at Michaels-PC:~$ /etc/bash_completion.d/smartctl
bash: /etc/bash_completion.d/smartctl: Permission denied
bmike2 at Michaels-PC:~$ sudo /etc/bash_completion.d/smartctl -a /dev/sda
sudo: /etc/bash_completion.d/smartctl: command not found
bmike2 at Michaels-PC:~$


On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:42 PM, Carruth, Rusty <
Rusty.Carruth at smartstoragesys.com> wrote:

> One quick way to tell if any partition is currently ‘dead’ is to do an ls
> of each mounted directory (e.g. if /dev/sdb2 is mounte on /mnt/foo, then ls
> /mnt/foo)****
>
> ** **
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> Let us assume you have 10 partitions mounted, spread all over the various
> disks, but they are not all someplace handy like /mnt.****
>
> ** **
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> So, for a quick ‘hey, is it dead’ sanity check, do this:****
>
> ** **
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> ls `df -kh|grep -v 'Mounted on' | awk '{print $NF}'`****
>
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> If you get no errors, it is not QUITE time to panic J****
>
> ** **
>
> If you do, you probably found the offending partition(s).  Also, check
> /var/log/messages after that to see if you see any error messages pointing
> at a certain drive (even if you don’t see any errors in your ls trick
> above).****
>
> ** **
>
> And to the great suggestion of using smartctl (wish **I**’d thought of
> it!) – if the drive supports SMART that’s the first line of defense – use
> smartctl.  If not, and the drive is making funny noises, try the above.***
> *
>
> ** **
>
> Rusty****
>
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> * *[image: S_storage_logo_final.jpg]**
>
> *From:* plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us [mailto:
> plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] *On Behalf Of *Mike Bushroe
> *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2012 1:11 PM
> *To:* PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> *Subject:* RE:hard drive won't shut off****
>
> ** **
>
> On a similar note, my old desktop system, which has several hardrives of
> various sizes and ages, has int he last week or two started making on odd
> sound that I am guessing is the read/write head being pulled back as if to
> power down, then let back out again. It is clearly not affecting the drive
> I am running off of, but I do not know of any tool or system monitor that
> would help me isolate which drive is going. I must apologize in advance for
> having not yet even attempted to research this on the web. When Mike
> brought up the general topic, I decided to chime in and see if anyone
> remembers something that might be useful off the top of their heads. If
> not, I should be able to tell when it goes hard failure, and it is unlikely
> to take my main partition with it, so no big deal. Thanks again in advance
> for the help.
>
> Mike
>
> --
> But he lives on in a Horcrux named Siri****
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