Installation S.M.A.R.T

[dex3]

Hey guys long story short I was formatting my drive.. and now when I boot my computer I get a s.m.a.r.t error.. I' have installed Ubuntu onto the drive.. I boot the computer I get the screen with S.M.A.R.T.. I press enter.. Ubuntu boots up.. it comes up with an error saying "Ubuntu 14.04 Has experienced an internal error, executablepath /usr/bin/signon-ui.. As well as more errors keep popping up (internal error).. I am unable to access firefox.. it seems as if Ubuntu isn't properly installed to the drive.. Is there anyway I can fix my S.M.A.R.T error.. I've done some googling and it suggests that my drive has failed.. but this didn't happen until I started formatting/partitioning my drive.

[Bashing-om]

dex3; Yuk ...

Tough call, one must isolate to either a hardware problem or a software issue.

If it were me I would run the full barrage of SMART's tests. Making sure it is not hardware.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2192335
https://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki...e_Test_Results
http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/badblockhowto.html

If the hard drive is good, then the next is to wipe that drive ... 'dd' will do that .
Verify the .iso download file:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HowToMD5SUM
And once the .iso is burned, verify that burn:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/In...IntegrityCheck

Then I would next partition the hard drive for my use case and

RE-install 'buntu .

been there

done that

[Bashing-om]

dex3; Hey ;

Check that you have the tool installed:
issue terminal command:

dpkg -l smartmontools

Then I will walk you through using the tool to examine the hard drive(s).

Show us what we are working with:
Post back the outputs - Between Code Tags - the outputs of terminal commands:

sudo fdisk -lu
sudo parted -l

code tag tutorial:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...8#post12776168

We will see what

tale gets told

[dex3]

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ dpkg -l smartmontools
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
un smartmontools <none> <none> (no description available)
ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -lu

Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0005f220

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 968517631 484257792 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 968519678 976771071 4125697 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 968519680 976771071 4125696 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 31.4 GB, 31379685376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3815 cylinders, total 61288448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x02a68386

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 2048 61288447 30643200 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)


ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo parted -l
Model: ATA TOSHIBA MK5061GS (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 500GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 496GB 496GB primary ext4 boot
2 496GB 500GB 4225MB extended
5 496GB 500GB 4225MB logical linux-swap(v1)


Model: Lexar USB Flash Drive (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 31.4GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 31.4GB 31.4GB primary fat32 boot, lba

[Bashing-om]

dex3; Hey, yeah ..

We can do this .. code tags help a bunch .. please read and heed and use:
code tag tutorial:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.p...8#post12776168

Retaining formatting promotes readability . When you read as much "code" on a day as we do ... sure does help !

OK .. moving on along.. the tool is presently not installed.
Install the tool:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install smartmontools

Once installed now we look.
execute in terminal:

sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda

post the command and it's output here and we get a quick summary of what the hard drive's condition is.

ain't no step for a stepper

[Bashing-om]

dex3; Hey ...

I have outside chores to get done. I will return and check your progress in about 3 hours .

see ya

[oldos2er]

Backup your data now if you haven't already.

[dex3]

Hey so remember I am on ubuntu because of the flash drive.. so is installing stuff even possible? As I said above when I boot onto ubuntu from the HDD I cannot access the web browser.. I'm am on ubuntu through the flash drive.. at any rate I tried installing the tools that you suggested.. it gave me an error, I tried installing again and now it says

  dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

[Bashing-om]

dex3; Yeah ..

I did not realize you were on a USB thumb drive. But one can still be able to install the application. However, if you do not have persistence enabled the install will not persist a reboot. The update/upgrade/install process may have run you our of memory causing the error ??

But less hassle to work from the install .
What results if you boot to grub's boot menu -> advanced options -> recovery -> resume normal boot ?

Does this get you a usable desktop ( degraded graphics is expected) ?

There are other options we can try ... either from the recovery console or from terminal, in order to get the tool installed and post the requested output.

it is a thing

[dex3]

When I boot Ubuntu from HDD it no longer gives me other options for booting.. it instead automatically boots to Ubuntu.. in which case I cannot access the web browser.. I have restarted my computer booted Ubuntu from my USB Drive.. ran the terminal again sudo apt-get install smartmontools.. asks me if its ok to install i say y.. then it says this..

 ────────────────────────┤ Postfix Configuration ├────────────────────────┐   
  │                                                                         │   
  │ Please select the mail server configuration type that best meets your       
  │ needs.                                                                      
  │                                                                             
  │  No configuration:                                                          
  │   Should be chosen to leave the current configuration unchanged.            
  │  Internet site:                                                             
  │   Mail is sent and received directly using SMTP.                            
  │  Internet with smarthost:                                                   
  │   Mail is received directly using SMTP or by running a utility such         
  │   as fetchmail. Outgoing mail is sent using a smarthost.                    
  │  Satellite system:                                                          
  │   All mail is sent to another machine, called a 'smarthost', for            
  │ delivery.                                                                   
  │  Local only:                                                                
  │                                                                             
  │                                 <Ok>