[Ubuntu-users] fsck shows errors on main partition only when mounted

[K. Frank]

Hi Berni -

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 4:57 AM, Berni Elbourn
<berni at elbournb.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
> K. Frank wrote:
>
>> Again, are these real errors, and if so, how might I fix them?
>> (And, if not, for my education, what is going on here.)
>
> Others have answered the fsck thing. An answer to this question is to
> look at the internal disk error status. Drop to a shell and try this
> command "sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda"
>
> ref: http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/TocDoc
>
> Berni

Thanks for the link to smartmontools.  It looks very useful.

I have installed the package and run the command you
suggested.  I guess the output looks reassuring -- it does
look similar to the example you posted.  I will continue
deciphering the output.


K. Frank

>
> PS: A good disk looks something like this YMMV.
> ...