How to S.M.A.R.T. check root partition?
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My root partition seems to be getting corrupted often. It's the second time this week. I would like to see the S.M.A.R.T. stats for the whole drive, but I am able to do it only for all the non-root disks (whilst using the Disks Utility).
How can I do a S.M.A.R.T. check on the whole drive?
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My root partition seems to be getting corrupted often. It's the second time this week. I would like to see the S.M.A.R.T. stats for the whole drive, but I am able to do it only for all the non-root disks (whilst using the Disks Utility).
How can I do a S.M.A.R.T. check on the whole drive?
partitioning hard-drive smart
asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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When you're looking at SMART data, you are looking at the entire drive. Do you know how to fsck your Ubuntu partition? Do you dual-boot with Windows?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 16:52
yes, I had to usefsckto fix my hdd - Ubuntu made me do it last time. It seems to be corrupted also currently, but I am still running it. On next restart, I am sure it will force fsck again, because my Chrome user files are already broken. There are a bunch of broken sectors. This is an issue unrelated to the question. I would like to see the SMART data from within Ubuntu to learn whether this is a software or a hardware issue.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:52
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You didn't answer my question about dual-boot, If you do, have you installed any Windows drivers that allow you to read/write to Linux ext2/3/4 partitions?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 18:13
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My root partition seems to be getting corrupted often. It's the second time this week. I would like to see the S.M.A.R.T. stats for the whole drive, but I am able to do it only for all the non-root disks (whilst using the Disks Utility).
How can I do a S.M.A.R.T. check on the whole drive?
partitioning hard-drive smart
asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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My root partition seems to be getting corrupted often. It's the second time this week. I would like to see the S.M.A.R.T. stats for the whole drive, but I am able to do it only for all the non-root disks (whilst using the Disks Utility).
How can I do a S.M.A.R.T. check on the whole drive?
partitioning hard-drive smart
partitioning hard-drive smart
asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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asked Mar 17 at 15:29
jeykojeyko
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When you're looking at SMART data, you are looking at the entire drive. Do you know how to fsck your Ubuntu partition? Do you dual-boot with Windows?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 16:52
yes, I had to usefsckto fix my hdd - Ubuntu made me do it last time. It seems to be corrupted also currently, but I am still running it. On next restart, I am sure it will force fsck again, because my Chrome user files are already broken. There are a bunch of broken sectors. This is an issue unrelated to the question. I would like to see the SMART data from within Ubuntu to learn whether this is a software or a hardware issue.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:52
1
You didn't answer my question about dual-boot, If you do, have you installed any Windows drivers that allow you to read/write to Linux ext2/3/4 partitions?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 18:13
add a comment |
1
When you're looking at SMART data, you are looking at the entire drive. Do you know how to fsck your Ubuntu partition? Do you dual-boot with Windows?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 16:52
yes, I had to usefsckto fix my hdd - Ubuntu made me do it last time. It seems to be corrupted also currently, but I am still running it. On next restart, I am sure it will force fsck again, because my Chrome user files are already broken. There are a bunch of broken sectors. This is an issue unrelated to the question. I would like to see the SMART data from within Ubuntu to learn whether this is a software or a hardware issue.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:52
1
You didn't answer my question about dual-boot, If you do, have you installed any Windows drivers that allow you to read/write to Linux ext2/3/4 partitions?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 18:13
1
1
When you're looking at SMART data, you are looking at the entire drive. Do you know how to fsck your Ubuntu partition? Do you dual-boot with Windows?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 16:52
When you're looking at SMART data, you are looking at the entire drive. Do you know how to fsck your Ubuntu partition? Do you dual-boot with Windows?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 16:52
yes, I had to use
fsck to fix my hdd - Ubuntu made me do it last time. It seems to be corrupted also currently, but I am still running it. On next restart, I am sure it will force fsck again, because my Chrome user files are already broken. There are a bunch of broken sectors. This is an issue unrelated to the question. I would like to see the SMART data from within Ubuntu to learn whether this is a software or a hardware issue.– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:52
yes, I had to use
fsck to fix my hdd - Ubuntu made me do it last time. It seems to be corrupted also currently, but I am still running it. On next restart, I am sure it will force fsck again, because my Chrome user files are already broken. There are a bunch of broken sectors. This is an issue unrelated to the question. I would like to see the SMART data from within Ubuntu to learn whether this is a software or a hardware issue.– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:52
1
1
You didn't answer my question about dual-boot, If you do, have you installed any Windows drivers that allow you to read/write to Linux ext2/3/4 partitions?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 18:13
You didn't answer my question about dual-boot, If you do, have you installed any Windows drivers that allow you to read/write to Linux ext2/3/4 partitions?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 18:13
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You should be able to see the result of the most recent self-test through the gnome disks utility (run sudo gnome-disks from the CLI). To run a new test on the root disk, you'll need to run the test from a live USB.
answered Mar 17 at 16:43
MintyMinty
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This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
@jeyko, It works for me (withoutsudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should usesudo -H GUI-program, because plainsudomight damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link
– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
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You should be able to see the result of the most recent self-test through the gnome disks utility (run sudo gnome-disks from the CLI). To run a new test on the root disk, you'll need to run the test from a live USB.
answered Mar 17 at 16:43
MintyMinty
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This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
@jeyko, It works for me (withoutsudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should usesudo -H GUI-program, because plainsudomight damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link
– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
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You should be able to see the result of the most recent self-test through the gnome disks utility (run sudo gnome-disks from the CLI). To run a new test on the root disk, you'll need to run the test from a live USB.
answered Mar 17 at 16:43
MintyMinty
89329
This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
@jeyko, It works for me (withoutsudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should usesudo -H GUI-program, because plainsudomight damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link
– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
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You should be able to see the result of the most recent self-test through the gnome disks utility (run sudo gnome-disks from the CLI). To run a new test on the root disk, you'll need to run the test from a live USB.
answered Mar 17 at 16:43
MintyMinty
89329
You should be able to see the result of the most recent self-test through the gnome disks utility (run sudo gnome-disks from the CLI). To run a new test on the root disk, you'll need to run the test from a live USB.
answered Mar 17 at 16:43
MintyMinty
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answered Mar 17 at 16:43
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answered Mar 17 at 16:43
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answered Mar 17 at 16:43
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This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
@jeyko, It works for me (withoutsudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should usesudo -H GUI-program, because plainsudomight damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link
– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
add a comment |
This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
@jeyko, It works for me (withoutsudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should usesudo -H GUI-program, because plainsudomight damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link
– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
This was my method of inspection already, prior to your suggestion (gnome-disk without sudo). The S.M.A.R.T. option is greyed out for the root partition though. Is that normal? It is a USB HDD.
– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:32
@jeyko, It works for me (without
sudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should use sudo -H GUI-program, because plain sudo might damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
@jeyko, It works for me (without
sudo). I tested right now from my USB SSD with Lubuntu 18.04 (installed system). But if you want to run a program with a graphical user interface, you should use sudo -H GUI-program, because plain sudo might damage your user's configuration files. -- See also this link– sudodus
Mar 17 at 18:08
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
It is greyed out for me on Ubuntu 18.10 (system-disk external SSD). In the end I used a Live USB to do a SMART inspection and the outcome is that the disk is damaged. Maybe edit the answer about ``sudo GUI``` so people don't damage their configs? I am not able to run the command.
– jeyko
Mar 19 at 8:28
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
An external SSD might not be SMART enabled in the first place; it's uncommon for internal drives not to have it but external drives might not conform to that standard. Check the manufacturer's website/FAQ
– Minty
Mar 19 at 10:23
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When you're looking at SMART data, you are looking at the entire drive. Do you know how to fsck your Ubuntu partition? Do you dual-boot with Windows?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 16:52
yes, I had to use
fsckto fix my hdd - Ubuntu made me do it last time. It seems to be corrupted also currently, but I am still running it. On next restart, I am sure it will force fsck again, because my Chrome user files are already broken. There are a bunch of broken sectors. This is an issue unrelated to the question. I would like to see the SMART data from within Ubuntu to learn whether this is a software or a hardware issue.– jeyko
Mar 17 at 17:52
1
You didn't answer my question about dual-boot, If you do, have you installed any Windows drivers that allow you to read/write to Linux ext2/3/4 partitions?
– heynnema
Mar 17 at 18:13