Probable error with the HDD partition

[srikk]

I recently installed Manjaro Plasma 23.

Linux srikanth-pc 6.6.25-1-MANJARO #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Apr  4 20:32:38 UTC 2024 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Since then the computer has been slow to respond, particularly the HDD.

I have installed the root on SSD and the data is on a HDD partition.
These are the last few lines of the journalctl output:

Apr 13 22:17:43 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: soft resetting link
Apr 13 22:17:43 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: found unknown device (class 0)
Apr 13 22:17:43 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4.01: configured for UDMA/33
Apr 13 22:17:43 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: EH complete
Apr 13 22:17:44 srikanth-pc plasmashell[18478]: file:///usr/share/plasma/plasmoids/org.kde.plasma.taskmanager/contents/ui/Task.qml:286: Unable to assign [unde>
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: lost interrupt (Status 0x50)
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4.01: failed command: WRITE DMA EXT
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4.01: cmd 35/00:08:18:c5:45/00:00:55:00:00/f0 tag 0 dma 4096 out
                                             res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/50 Emask 0x4 (timeout)
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4.01: status: { DRDY }
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: soft resetting link
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: found unknown device (class 0)
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4.01: configured for UDMA/33
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: ata4: EH complete
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb2): Delayed block allocation failed for inode 16657381 at logical offset 0 with max blocks 6 with error 117
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb2): This should not happen!! Data will be lost
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb2): Delayed block allocation failed for inode 16650054 at logical offset 0 with max blocks 5 with error 117
Apr 13 22:18:16 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs (sdb2): This should not happen!! Data will be lost
Apr 13 22:18:17 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs error (device sdb2): ext4_lookup:1857: inode #16646145: comm gvim: deleted inode referenced: 16657332
Apr 13 22:18:17 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs error (device sdb2): ext4_lookup:1857: inode #16646145: comm gvim: deleted inode referenced: 16657332
Apr 13 22:18:17 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs error (device sdb2): ext4_lookup:1857: inode #16646145: comm gvim: deleted inode referenced: 16657332
Apr 13 22:18:17 srikanth-pc kernel: EXT4-fs error (device sdb2): ext4_lookup:1857: inode #16646145: comm gvim: deleted inode referenced: 16657332

It appears to be a major error, but I can’t figure out what it is or how to fix it.

Appreciate any help here.

Regards,
Srikk

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[linux-aarhus]

My first thought - failing device

@srikk

ata4.01: configured for UDMA/33

Device on ata bus and udma/33 - I looks suspiciously old to me - if that is so - backup data and replace the device.

[beermad]

It sounds like it may be a hardware problem. I suggest installing SMART (if you haven’t already got it installed) and running a full scan on the disc with it (I can’t remember the exact commands to do this, but a quick web search should find instructions).

[srikk]

It appears to be low space problem.
I made some space on the drive and this problem is gone

Regards,
Srikk