Should a disk running self-tests (smartctl -t /dev/sda) emit any
sounds during the test? I expected it would, but don't hear anything.
Not sure the test is actually running.
bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote:Near as I can tell the command ran, as I was querying the disk as a
Should a disk running self-tests (smartctl -t /dev/sda) emit any
sounds during the test? I expected it would, but don't hear anything.
Not sure the test is actually running.
I haven't used *NIX for decades, but I can do online searches. From https://linux.die.net/man/8/smartctl, looks like your syntax is wrong.
https://linux.die.net/man/8/smartctl
Not an easy man page to decipher, but looks like you're supposed to
select which volumes on the device to test, not omit the select
parameter trying to run a test on all volumes (partitions). Perhaps if
there is only 1 partition on a drive then the 'select' argument isn't
needed.
You sure you don't need to use 'sudo' to run 'smartctl'? I found more examples at:
https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/SMART_tests_with_smartctl
From what I see of the examples, some text should get sent out to
stdout, like "=== Start of ... ===". Do you see that? If not, does the command exit and return you immediately to the command line?
You didn't say the type of drive, like if HDD or SSD. Obviously an SSD shouldn't be making any noise. When I've run disk tests on my HDDs, I
never heard them running; however, between multiple fans (4 case, 2 PSU,
1 CPU, and 1 GPU) and ambient noise, and me using quiet drives, I'd have
to remove the computer case side cover to put my ear against the drive
to hear anything. A stethoscope would be better to isolate sounds.
Should a disk running self-tests (smartctl -t /dev/sda) emit any
sounds during the test? I expected it would, but don't hear anything.
Not sure the test is actually running.
Am 20.02.2023 um 17:45:03 Uhr schrieb bob prohaska:
Should a disk running self-tests (smartctl -t /dev/sda) emit any
sounds during the test? I expected it would, but don't hear anything.
Not sure the test is actually running.
It runs several reading (and maybe writing?) tasks. It makes some
noise, e.g. when the head moves. Most modern disk are very silent, so
you don't hear that until you put your ear directly on the surface of
the drive.
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