Re: fixing a bad sector

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Sep 05, 2017 at 05:35:07PM +0000, Steve Blinkhorn wrote:
> I have discovered a problem on a live server (i386) I run - this 
> is filling up /var/log/messages so that it has turned over more than
> 10 times today.
> 
> The message:
> 
> Sep  5 16:56:49 trafalgar /netbsd: wd0a: error reading fsbn 1005056 of 1005056-1005087 (wd0 bn 1005119; cn 997 tn 2 sn 17), retrying
> Sep  5 16:56:49 trafalgar /netbsd: wd0: (uncorrectable data error)
> 
> The fsbn is mostly 1005056 but sometimes 1005086.
> 
> Server response time is impacted.
> 
> I've never had, so never tackled, this kind of issue before.   Advice
> much appreciated.

1) backup your data ;-)
2) check the drive's SMART status with atactl smart status
3) try to write to the affected sectors, that usually will cause the drive
   to remap it (if it still has spares available)

Martin