The smartmontools package for Debian allows the user to get comprehensive hard disk information. This is useful if the hard disk drive is behaving strangely. This might mean it is failing.
Install the smartmontools package.
root@neo:/home/jason# apt install smartmontools |
Now you may check your hard disk drive for any errors.
root@neo:/home/jason# smartctl -a /dev/sda | grep Error Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 117 099 006 Pre-fail Always - 143541000 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 077 060 030 Pre-fail Always - 51741880 184 End-to-End_Error 0x0032 100 100 099 Old_age Always - 0 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 190 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 SMART Error Log Version: 1 No Errors Logged |
This utility will also print comprehensive HDD information.
smartctl -a /dev/sda |
You may also get the temperature of the HDD with this utility.
root@neo:/home/jason# smartctl -a /dev/sda | grep Temperature 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 072 050 045 Old_age Always - 28 (Min/Max 23/28) 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 028 050 000 Old_age Always - 28 (0 11 0 0 0) |
A very useful utility for any Linux user. This allows the gathering of useful HDD information that could indicate your disk is failing. Good to use on a Linux live disk to check a computer before purchasing it.