root@dots:~# smartctl -l xerror /dev/sdj smartctl 5.40 2010-07-12 r3124 [x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-10 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === General Purpose Logging (GPL) feature set supported SMART Extended Comprehensive Error Log Version: 1 (2 sectors) Device Error Count: 1 CR = Command Register FEATR = Features Register COUNT = Count (was: Sector Count) Register LBA_48 = Upper bytes of LBA High/Mid/Low Registers ] ATA-8 LH = LBA High (was: Cylinder High) Register ] LBA LM = LBA Mid (was: Cylinder Low) Register ] Register LL = LBA Low (was: Sector Number) Register ] DV = Device (was: Device/Head) Register DC = Device Control Register ER = Error register ST = Status register Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes, SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days. Error 1 [0] occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 1152 hours (48 days + 0 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER -- ST COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC -- -- -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- 84 -- 51 00 41 00 00 55 59 7c 9e 40 00 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FEATR COUNT LBA_48 LH LM LL DV DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- == -- == -- == == == -- -- -- -- -- --------------- -------------------- 61 00 00 00 a0 00 00 55 59 7c 9f 40 08 00:00:41.611 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED 61 00 00 01 00 00 00 55 59 7c 3f 40 08 00:00:41.613 WRITE FPDMA QUEUED 60 00 00 03 00 00 00 55 59 7d 3f 40 08 00:00:41.613 READ FPDMA QUEUED 60 00 00 04 00 00 00 55 59 79 3f 40 08 00:00:41.613 READ FPDMA QUEUED 60 00 00 01 00 00 00 55 59 78 3f 40 08 00:00:41.613 READ FPDMA QUEUED