Hi, my 16.04 is suffering from this bug even though a fix has been released (apparently) 3 years ago. Here's a (slightly sanitized) snippet of the syslog: =============================================== Jul 19 15:06:48 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 13 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:06:57 udisksd[2434]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:07:18 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:08:20 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 2 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:09:21 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:12:25 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 6 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:12:32 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 38 to 40 Jul 19 15:12:32 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], Read SMART Self-Test Log worked again, warning condition reset after 1 email Jul 19 15:12:32 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sda [SAT], Read Summary SMART Error Log failed Jul 19 15:12:32 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sdb [SAT], SMART Usage Attribute: 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel changed from 68 to 66 Jul 19 15:12:32 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sdb [SAT], SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 32 to 34 Jul 19 15:12:33 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sdc [SAT], SMART Prefailure Attribute: 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate changed from 120 to 99 Jul 19 15:12:33 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sdc [SAT], SMART Usage Attribute: 194 Temperature_Celsius changed from 36 to 38 Jul 19 15:12:33 smartd[1034]: Device: /dev/sdc [SAT], SMART Usage Attribute: 195 ECC_Uncorr_Error_Count changed from 120 to 99 Jul 19 15:12:56 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:14:59 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 4 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:15:29 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:16:31 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 2 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:16:57 udisksd[2434]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:17:01 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:17:32 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:21:07 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 7 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:21:37 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:22:08 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:26:44 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 9 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:26:57 udisksd[2434]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:27:15 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:29:48 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 4 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:30:18 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:34:52 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 9 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:35:23 udisksd[2434]: Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) Jul 19 15:36:55 udisksd[2434]: message repeated 3 times: [ Error updating ATA smart for /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0)] Jul 19 15:36:57 udisksd[2434]: Error performing housekeeping for drive /org/freedesktop/UDisks2/drives/KINGSTON_SUV400S37480G_50026B72650C5002: Error updating SMART data: sk_disk_smart_status: Input/output error (udisks-error-quark, 0) =============================================== I have 3 drives in this computer: the affected Kingston SSD (sda) an unaffected mechanical HDD (sdb) an older and unaffected Corsair SSD (sdc) The Kingston is brand-new (a recent upgrade to an old computer originally built at the end of 2010) Here's smartctl's output for this drive: =============================================== smartctl 6.5 2016-01-24 r4214 [x86_64-linux-4.4.0-31-generic] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-16, Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, www.smartmontools.org === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Device Model: KINGSTON SUV400S37480G Serial Number: 50026B72650C5002 LU WWN Device Id: 0 550380 440010000 Firmware Version: 0C3FD6SD User Capacity: 480,103,981,056 bytes [480 GB] Sector Sizes: 512 bytes logical, 4096 bytes physical Rotation Rate: Solid State Device Form Factor: M.2 Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall] ATA Version is: Unknown(0x0ffe), ATA8-ACS T13/1699-D revision 6 SATA Version is: SATA 3.1, 6.0 Gb/s (current: 3.0 Gb/s) Local Time is: Tue Jul 19 15:48:44 2016 CEST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled Read SMART Thresholds failed: scsi error badly formed scsi parameters === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART Status command failed: scsi error badly formed scsi parameters SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: UNKNOWN! SMART Status, Attributes and Thresholds cannot be read. General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity was never started. Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed without error or no self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ( 5) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x71) SMART execute Offline immediate. No Auto Offline data collection support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. No Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. Conveyance Self-test supported. Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 5) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 0) minutes. SCT capabilities: (0x003d) SCT Status supported. SCT Error Recovery Control supported. SCT Feature Control supported. SCT Data Table supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 48 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 100 --- Pre-fail Always - 0 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 --- Pre-fail Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 38 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 12 100 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 146240 101 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 115136 170 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 171 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 172 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 174 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 1 175 Program_Fail_Count_Chip 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 176 Erase_Fail_Count_Chip 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 177 Wear_Leveling_Count 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 21 178 Used_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Chip 0x0002 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 180 Unused_Rsvd_Blk_Cnt_Tot 0x0002 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 2633 183 Runtime_Bad_Block 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 1 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0033 100 100 --- Pre-fail Always - 0 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 042 100 --- Old_age Always - 42 (Min/Max 22/46) 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0012 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 201 Unknown_SSD_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 204 Soft_ECC_Correction 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 231 Temperature_Celsius 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 233 Media_Wearout_Indicator 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 260 234 Unknown_Attribute 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 180 241 Total_LBAs_Written 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 238 242 Total_LBAs_Read 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 118 250 Read_Error_Retry_Rate 0x0032 100 100 --- Old_age Always - 0 Read SMART Log Directory failed: scsi error badly formed scsi parameters Read SMART Error Log failed: scsi error badly formed scsi parameters Read SMART Self-test Log failed: scsi error badly formed scsi parameters Read SMART Selective Self-test Log failed: scsi error badly formed scsi parameters =============================================== I don't really mind the fact that a new SSD isn't supported completely right out-of-the-box, but I do mind the syslog-spamming. Is there a way to turn off the warning messages? Alternatively, a fix would be very much appreciated ;-) BTW, I don't know if this is a regression when compared to earlier Ubuntu releases. I reinstalled the system from scratch when I got the Kingston SSD.