Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of SamsungF4EGBadBlocks

Timestamp:

Dec 5, 2010, 1:30:08 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Christian Franke

Comment:

Samsung confirmed the problem. Add history section, other updates

SamsungF4EGBadBlocks

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 = Using smartctl with Samsung F4 !EcoGreen drives may result in data loss =
+----
 
-'''WARNING: Do not use smartmontools with these drives! '''
+'''WARNING: Do not use smartmontools with Samsung HD204UI drives! '''
 
 '''This warning also applies to other tools (like hdparm) which use IDENTIFY DEVICE to obtain drive information.'''
 
+Smartctl 5.39.X and 5.40 print a [changeset:3215 warning] if the user has done a [wiki:Download#Updatethedrivedatabase drive database update] after 2010-11-24.
+
+'''Samsung will provide a firmware update soon.'''
+
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-2010-11-24, updated 2010-11-30: Here are the details as reported by German c't magazine and [http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=201011251136.03927.michael%40trunner.de&forum_name=smartmontools-support on our mailing list]:
+== History ==
+
+2010-11-24: We received a problem report from German c't magazine. Here are the details as reported by c't and
+[http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=201011251136.03927.michael%40trunner.de&forum_name=smartmontools-support on our mailing list]
+(updated 2010-11-30):
 
 * Affected disk: SAMSUNG !SpinPoint F4 !EcoGreen 2TB
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 * It could also be reproduced with {{{hdparm -I}}} on Linux.
 
+* It could also be reproduced with Seagate ''!SeaTools for Windows''.
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-2010-11-26, updated 2010-11-30: The info is published on [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/SMART-Tool-beschaedigt-Daten-auf-Samsung-Festplatte-Update-1143120.html heise online news] (German).
+2010-11-26: The info is published on [http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/SMART-Tool-beschaedigt-Daten-auf-Samsung-Festplatte-Update-1143120.html heise online news] (German) (updated 2010-11-30).
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+----
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+2010-11-30: We could reproduce the problem, see [#Howtoreproduce below].
+
+----
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+2010-12-02: Samsung confirmed the problem. A firmware update is under development.
 
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 == How to reproduce ==
 
-2010-11-30: We could reproduce the problem.
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-Tested on an Intel based system with P35 chipset under Linux ([http://grml.org/ grml] 2010.04 Live CD). NCQ and disk write cache are enabled.
+Tested on an Intel based system with P35 chipset under Linux ([http://grml.org/ grml] 2010.04 Live CD) with NCQ and disk write enabled.
 
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 * A modified test version of smartctl which does not issue IDENTIFY DEVICE commands is used. Then all other SMART and non-SMART commands used by smartctl work without any data loss.
 
-Christian Franke
+* The disk is replaced by another model (tested with Samsung HE103UJ and Seagate ST31000524NS).
+
+2010-12-30, [mailto:chrfranke@users.sourceforge.net Christian Franke].
 
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