SMART Diagnostics Report Hardware Failure

Hello all. I'm the owner of a Powermac G5 tower, which has been recently acting up and pausing. Yesterday, out of the blue Techtool Pro told me that my system drive had reported a hardware failure. I immediately turned the computer off and booted up from my installation disk. (10.4) Sure enough, the drive is reporting a "fatal hardware failure" and suggesting I back up as much of my data as I can. At the moment, I am unable to find my Techtool DVD so I can't really give much more information.
It looks like my only option is to boot from the drive and use Carbon Copy Cloner to back it up onto my external.
Just in case this could have something to do with it, my 500gb Seagate Freeagent drive that I usually backed up my HD onto failed a few weeks ago. Therefore, I only recently was able to get a new external, and therefore I have NO other backups of the disk available.
Also, two years ago a hard drive in the same machine failed completely. I don't know if these three failures are related. (I really doubt the Freeagent failing has anything to do with it.) But my current HD that failed could very well have failed for the same reason that the one two years ago did. I've been thinking about buying a new HD but I don't want this one to fail in a year as well. It is probably smart to note that both HDs that failed had the exact same symptoms, except for the fact that the first just slowly died... it never reported a hardware failure.
I'd like some advice on the best course of action. Should I just try to back up using CCC onto my other external and then buy a new internal HD? Or is there a better way to back up the data.

Hi-
Sounds like you have had some bad luck.
Except for the FreeAgent, the other drives should be chalked up to that.
With the FreeAgent, well, that should be chalked up to "expected sooner or later"....
Best course of action is to get your data as fast as is possible.
User files are the most important, as OS and applications may be reinstalled.
The fewer total files that you pull, the better your chances are with a failing drive.
Use whatever method that you have at hand.
Not sure if a cloning operation will work with a failing drive.
In the end, if it doesn't work, use Data Rescue (II or III).

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Power Efficiency Diagnostics Report
Computer Name
SONY-VAIO
Scan Time
2014-04-12T15:29:55Z
Scan Duration
60 seconds
System Manufacturer
Sony Corporation
System Product Name
VPCEH25EN
BIOS Date
04/19/2012
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R0200Z9
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7601
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PlatformRoleMobile
Plugged In
false
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134
Thread Count
1477
Report GUID
{bd655715-c758-4329-9f37-029a6c41aa27}
Analysis Results
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USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Suspend
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Device Name
USB Composite Device
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C26
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID
USB\VID_12D1&PID_14DB
Port Path
1,1
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Suspend
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Device Name
USB Mass Storage Device
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C26
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
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USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0001
Port Path
1,3
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Suspend
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USB Root Hub
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C26
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID
USB\VID_8086&PID_1C26
Port Path
USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Suspend
The USB device did not enter the Suspend state. Processor power management may be prevented if a USB device does not enter the Suspend state when not in use.
Device Name
Generic USB Hub
Host Controller ID
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_1C26
Host Controller Location
PCI bus 0, device 29, function 0
Device ID
USB\VID_8087&PID_0024
Port Path
1
CPU Utilization:Processor utilization is high
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Average Utilization (%)
10.44
Platform Power Management Capabilities:PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) Disabled
PCI Express Active-State Power Management (ASPM) has been disabled due to a known incompatibility with the hardware in this computer.
Warnings
Platform Timer Resolution:Platform Timer Resolution
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multimedia playback or graphical animations.
Current Timer Resolution (100ns units)
10000
Maximum Timer Period (100ns units)
156001
Platform Timer Resolution:Outstanding Timer Request
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Requested Period
10000
Requesting Process ID
2768
Requesting Process Path
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\sony\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
Platform Timer Resolution:Outstanding Timer Request
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10000
Requesting Process ID
7268
Requesting Process Path
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Power Policy:802.11 Radio Power Policy is Maximum Performance (Plugged In)
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CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
This process is responsible for a significant portion of the total processor utilization recorded during the trace.
Process Name
SRService.exe
PID
2632
Average Utilization (%)
1.61
Module
Average Module Utilization (%)
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
1.34
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\kernel32.dll
0.04
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\System32\wow64.dll
0.04
CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
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Process Name
chrome.exe
PID
1728
Average Utilization (%)
1.40
Module
Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\sony\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\34.0.1847.116\chrome_child.dll
1.21
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
0.10
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
0.01
CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
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Process Name
chrome.exe
PID
5264
Average Utilization (%)
0.87
Module
Average Module Utilization (%)
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\sony\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\34.0.1847.116\chrome.dll
0.33
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
0.27
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
0.04
CPU Utilization:Individual process with significant processor utilization.
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chrome.exe
PID
7268
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Module
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Average Module Utilization (%)
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\SystemRoot\System32\drivers\dxgmms1.sys
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\SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\nvlddmkm.sys
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\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\System32\rpcrt4.dll
0.04
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chrome.exe
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Module
Average Module Utilization (%)
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0.21
0.04
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
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Apoint.exe
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4420
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0.28
Module
Average Module Utilization (%)
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
0.14
\SystemRoot\System32\win32k.sys
0.06
\SystemRoot\system32\drivers\fltmgr.sys
0.02
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explorer.exe
PID
4056
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0.21
Module
Average Module Utilization (%)
\SystemRoot\System32\win32k.sys
0.09
\SystemRoot\system32\ntoskrnl.exe
0.07
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\winsxs\amd64_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_fa396087175ac9ac\comctl32.dll
0.00
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10000
Requesting Process ID
2768
Requesting Process Path
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Calling Module Stack
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
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\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\sony\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\34.0.1847.116\chrome_child.dll
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Platform Timer Resolution:Timer Request Stack
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Requested Period
10000
Requesting Process ID
7268
Requesting Process Path
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\sony\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
Calling Module Stack
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\ntdll.dll
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\winmm.dll
\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Windows\SysWOW64\d3d9.dll
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Power Policy:Active Power Plan
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Plan Name
OEM Balanced
Plan GUID
{381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e}
Power Policy:Power Plan Personality (On Battery)
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Personality
Balanced
Power Policy:Video Quality (On Battery)
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Quality Mode
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Power Policy:Power Plan Personality (Plugged In)
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Personality
Balanced
Power Policy:Video quality (Plugged In)
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Quality Mode
Optimize for Video Quality
System Availability Requests:Analysis Success
Analysis was successful. No energy efficiency problems were found. No information was returned.
Battery:Battery Information
Battery ID
5950SONY Corp. VGP-BPS26
Manufacturer
SONY Corp.
Serial Number
5950
Chemistry
LION
Long Term
1
Design Capacity
45040
Last Full Charge
34940
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Sleep states allow the computer to enter low-power modes after a period of inactivity. The S3 sleep state is the default sleep state for Windows platforms. The S3 sleep state consumes only enough power to preserve memory contents and allow the computer
to resume working quickly. Very few platforms support the S1 or S2 Sleep states.
S1 Sleep Supported
false
S2 Sleep Supported
false
S3 Sleep Supported
true
S4 Sleep Supported
true
Platform Power Management Capabilities:Adaptive Display Brightness is supported.
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Platform Power Management Capabilities:Processor Power Management Capabilities
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Group
0
Index
0
Idle (C) State Count
3
Performance (P) State Count
14
Throttle (T) State Count
8
Platform Power Management Capabilities:Processor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.
Group
0
Index
1
Idle (C) State Count
3
Performance (P) State Count
14
Throttle (T) State Count
8
Platform Power Management Capabilities:Processor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.
Group
0
Index
2
Idle (C) State Count
3
Performance (P) State Count
14
Throttle (T) State Count
8
Platform Power Management Capabilities:Processor Power Management Capabilities
Effective processor power management enables the computer to automatically balance performance and energy consumption.
Group
0
Index
3
Idle (C) State Count
3
Performance (P) State Count
14
Throttle (T) State Count
8

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What is the symptom of the issue you encountered? The report shows there's a "known incompatibility with the hardware" and all "USB Suspend:USB Device not Entering Suspend" errors are caused by the prevention of Power Management (which is disabled due to
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LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
Picked latch-free SCN scheme 3
Using LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 parameter default value as USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Autotune of undo retention is turned on.
IMODE=BR
ILAT =19
LICENSE_MAX_USERS = 0
SYS auditing is disabled
Starting up:
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production.
Using parameter settings in server-side spfile /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/dbs/spfileXE.ora
System parameters with non-default values:
sessions                 = 180
memory_target            = 1G
control_files            = "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/XE/control.dbf"
compatible               = "11.2.0.0.0"
db_recovery_file_dest    = "/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area"
db_recovery_file_dest_size= 20G
undo_management          = "AUTO"
undo_tablespace          = "UNDOTBS1"
remote_login_passwordfile= "EXCLUSIVE"
dispatchers              = "(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=XEXDB)"
shared_servers           = 4
job_queue_processes      = 4
audit_file_dest          = "/u01/app/oracle/admin/XE/adump"
db_name                  = "XE"
open_cursors             = 300
diagnostic_dest          = "/u01/app/oracle"
Thu Sep 12 21:26:20 2013
PMON started with pid=2, OS id=21388
Thu Sep 12 21:26:20 2013
"alert_XE.log" 342L, 17231C
Thu Sep 12 21:26:20 2013
PSP0 started with pid=3, OS id=21390
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
VKTM started with pid=4, OS id=21392
VKTM running at (100ms) precision
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
GEN0 started with pid=5, OS id=21396
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
DIAG started with pid=6, OS id=21398
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
DBRM started with pid=7, OS id=21400
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
DIA0 started with pid=8, OS id=21402
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
MMAN started with pid=9, OS id=21404
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
DBW0 started with pid=10, OS id=21406
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
DBW1 started with pid=11, OS id=21408
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
DBW2 started with pid=12, OS id=21410
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
LGWR started with pid=13, OS id=21412
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
CKPT started with pid=14, OS id=21414
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
SMON started with pid=15, OS id=21416
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
RECO started with pid=16, OS id=21418
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
RECO started with pid=16, OS id=21418
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
MMON started with pid=17, OS id=21420
starting up 1 dispatcher(s) for network address '(ADDRESS=(PARTIAL=YES)(PROTOCOL=TCP))'...
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
MMNL started with pid=18, OS id=21422
starting up 4 shared server(s) ...
ORACLE_BASE not set in environment. It is recommended
that ORACLE_BASE be set in the environment
Reusing ORACLE_BASE from an earlier startup = /u01/app/oracle
Thu Sep 12 21:26:21 2013
ALTER DATABASE   MOUNT
Thu Sep 12 21:26:24 2013
Sweep [inc][21794]: completed
Sweep [inc][21793]: completed
Sweep [inc2][21794]: completed
Successful mount of redo thread 1, with mount id 2707110077
Database mounted in Exclusive Mode
Lost write protection disabled
Completed: ALTER DATABASE   MOUNT
Thu Sep 12 21:26:25 2013
ALTER DATABASE OPEN
Beginning crash recovery of 1 threads
Started redo scan
Completed redo scan
read 93 KB redo, 34 data blocks need recovery
Started redo application at
Thread 1: logseq 241, block 21190
Recovery of Online Redo Log: Thread 1 Group 1 Seq 241 Reading mem 0
Mem# 0: /u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area/XE/onlinelog/o1_mf_1_8kxhwjco_.log
Exception [type: SIGBUS, Non-existent physical address] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF8] [PC:0x319A88A1B8, _wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [flags: 0x0, count: 1]
Errors in file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/trace/XE_ora_21440.trc (incident=22593):
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [_wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [SIGBUS] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF8] [PC:0x319A88A1B8] [Non-existent physical address] []
Incident details in: /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/incident/incdir_22593/XE_ora_21440_i22593.trc
Use ADRCI or Support Workbench to package the incident.
See Note 411.1 at My Oracle Support for error and packaging details.
Exception [type: SIGSEGV, Address not mapped to object] [ADDR:0x7C7FD5E7FFEC] [PC:0x444FE70, kcbs_dump_adv_state()+946] [flags: 0x0, count: 2]
Errors in file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/trace/XE_ora_21440.trc (incident=22594):
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [kcbs_dump_adv_state()+946] [SIGSEGV] [ADDR:0x7C7FD5E7FFEC] [PC:0x444FE70] [Address not mapped to object] []
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [_wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [SIGBUS] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF8] [PC:0x319A88A1B8] [Non-existent physical address] []
Incident details in: /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/incident/incdir_22594/XE_ora_21440_i22594.trc
Use ADRCI or Support Workbench to package the incident.
See Note 411.1 at My Oracle Support for error and packaging details.
Dumping diagnostic data in directory=[cdmp_20130912212627], requested by (instance=1, osid=21440), summary=[incident=22593].
Errors in file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/incident/incdir_22593/XE_ora_21440_i22593.trc:
ORA-00607: Internal error occurred while making a change to a data block
ORA-00602: internal programming exception
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [kcbs_dump_adv_state()+946] [SIGSEGV] [ADDR:0x7C7FD5E7FFEC] [PC:0x444FE70] [Address not mapped to object] []
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [_wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [SIGBUS] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF8] [PC:0x319A88A1B8] [Non-existent physical address] []
PMON (ospid: 21388): terminating the instance due to error 397
System state dump requested by (instance=1, osid=21388 (PMON)), summary=[abnormal instance termination].
System State dumped to trace file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/trace/XE_diag_21398.trc
Dumping diagnostic data in directory=[cdmp_20130912212628], requested by (instance=1, osid=21388 (PMON)), summary=[abnormal instance termination].
Instance terminated by PMON, pid = 21388
Thu Sep 12 21:39:03 2013
Starting ORACLE instance (normal)
LICENSE_MAX_SESSION = 0
LICENSE_SESSIONS_WARNING = 0
Picked latch-free SCN scheme 3
Using LOG_ARCHIVE_DEST_1 parameter default value as USE_DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST
Autotune of undo retention is turned on.
IMODE=BR
ILAT =19
LICENSE_MAX_USERS = 0
SYS auditing is disabled
Starting up:
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production.
Using parameter settings in server-side spfile /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe/dbs/spfileXE.ora
System parameters with non-default values:
sessions                 = 180
memory_target            = 1G
control_files            = "/u01/app/oracle/oradata/XE/control.dbf"
compatible               = "11.2.0.0.0"
db_recovery_file_dest    = "/u01/app/oracle/fast_recovery_area"
db_recovery_file_dest_size= 20G
undo_management          = "AUTO"
undo_tablespace          = "UNDOTBS1"
remote_login_passwordfile= "EXCLUSIVE"
dispatchers              = "(PROTOCOL=TCP) (SERVICE=XEXDB)"
shared_servers           = 4
job_queue_processes      = 4
audit_file_dest          = "/u01/app/oracle/admin/XE/adump"
db_name                  = "XE"
open_cursors             = 300
diagnostic_dest          = "/u01/app/oracle"
Thu Sep 12 21:39:05 2013
PMON started with pid=2, OS id=2483
Thu Sep 12 21:39:05 2013
PSP0 started with pid=3, OS id=2489
Thu Sep 12 21:39:06 2013
VKTM started with pid=4, OS id=2546
VKTM running at (100ms) precision
Thu Sep 12 21:39:06 2013
GEN0 started with pid=5, OS id=2550
Thu Sep 12 21:39:06 2013
DIAG started with pid=6, OS id=2552
Thu Sep 12 21:39:06 2013
DBRM started with pid=7, OS id=2554
Thu Sep 12 21:39:06 2013
DIA0 started with pid=8, OS id=2556
And the tracefile:
Trace file /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/trace/XE_ora_21440.trc
Oracle Database 11g Express Edition Release 11.2.0.2.0 - 64bit Production
ORACLE_HOME = /u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe
System name:    Linux
Node name:      <blah>
Release:        2.6.32-358.14.1.el6.x86_64
Version:        #1 SMP Tue Jul 16 23:51:20 UTC 2013
Machine:        x86_64
Instance name: XE
Redo thread mounted by this instance: 1
Oracle process number: 24
Unix process pid: 21440, image: <blah>(TNS V1-V3)
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:25.858
*** SESSION ID:(62.3) 2013-09-12 21:26:25.858
*** CLIENT ID:() 2013-09-12 21:26:25.858
*** SERVICE NAME:() 2013-09-12 21:26:25.858
*** MODULE NAME:(<Blah> (TNS V1-V3)) 2013-09-12 21:26:25.858
*** ACTION NAME:() 2013-09-12 21:26:25.858
Thread 1 checkpoint: logseq 241, block 2, scn 8960531
cache-low rba: logseq 241, block 21190
    on-disk rba: logseq 241, block 21377, scn 8979221
start recovery at logseq 241, block 21190, scn 0
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:25.869
Started writing zeroblks thread 1 seq 241 blocks 21377-21384
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:25.870
Completed writing zeroblks thread 1 seq 241
==== Redo read statistics for thread 1 ====
Total physical reads (from disk and memory): 4096Kb
-- Redo read_disk statistics --
Read rate (ASYNC): 93Kb in 0.01s => 9.13 Mb/sec
Longest record: 2Kb, moves: 0/242 (0%)
Change moves: 2/26 (7%), moved: 0Mb
Longest LWN: 8Kb, moves: 0/57 (0%), moved: 0Mb
Last redo scn: 0x0000.00890313 (8979219)
----- Recovery Hash Table Statistics ---------
Hash table buckets = 262144
Longest hash chain = 1
Average hash chain = 34/34 = 1.0
Max compares per lookup = 1
Avg compares per lookup = 377/542 = 0.7
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:25.872
KCRA: start recovery claims for 34 data blocks
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:25.873
KCRA: blocks processed = 34/34, claimed = 34, eliminated = 0
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:25.874
Recovery of Online Redo Log: Thread 1 Group 1 Seq 241 Reading mem 0
*** 2013-09-12 21:26:26.055
Exception [type: SIGBUS, Non-existent physical address] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF8] [PC:0x319A88A1B8, _wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [flags: 0x0, count: 1]
Incident 22593 created, dump file: /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/incident/incdir_22593/XE_ora_21440_i22593.trc
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [_wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [SIGBUS] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF8] [PC:0x319A88A1B8] [Non-existent physical address] []
Incident 22594 created, dump file: /u01/app/oracle/diag/rdbms/xe/XE/incident/incdir_22594/XE_ora_21440_i22594.trc
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [kcbs_dump_adv_state()+946] [SIGSEGV] [ADDR:0x7C7FD5E7FFEC] [PC:0x444FE70] [Address not mapped to object] []
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [_wordcopy_bwd_dest_aligned()+280] [SIGBUS] [ADDR:0x76FFFFF

Hi Guys,
I have copied a backup script below that it turns out has been running every night at midnight. Where does this go, how do I know if it has worked and how can I use it to restore?
#!/bin/sh
# The script assumes that user can connect using "/ as sysdba" and Flash
# Recovery Area is enabled.
# =================
# Backup procedure
# =================
#    For database in NoArchiveLog mode, database is shutdown and an offline
#    backup is done;
#    For database in Archive log mode, online backup is done.
#    During the backup procedure, the script stores flash recovery area
#    location by saving complete initialization parameter to
#    ?/dbs/spfile2init.ora file. This will be used during restore operation
#    to find Flash Recovery Area location. If this file is lost, then user must
#    enter Flash Recovery Area location during restore operation.
#    Two backups are maintained in Flash Recovery Area and the corresponding
#    log files for last two backup job are saved in
#    $HOME/oxe_backup_current.log and $HOME/oxe_backup_previous.log
user=`/usr/bin/whoami`
group=`/usr/bin/groups $user | grep dba`
if test -z "$group"; then
   if [ -f /usr/bin/zenity ]
   then
        /usr/bin/zenity --error --text="$user must be in the DBA OS group to backup the database."
   elif [ -f /usr/bin/kdialog ]
   then
        /usr/bin/kdialog --error "$user must be in the DBA OS group to backup the database."
   elif [ -f /usr/bin/xterm ]
   then
       echo "Operation failed. $user must be in the DBA OS group to backup the database."
       echo -n "Press any key to exit"
       read userinp
   fi
   exit 0
fi
export ORACLE_HOME=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/xe
export ORACLE_SID=XE
export PATH=$ORACLE_HOME/bin:$PATH
TMPDIR=/tmp
rman_normlog=${TMPDIR}/rman_normlog$$.log
#Fix a logfile for current, previous run and spfile2init.ora
sqlplus /nolog > $rman_normlog << EOF
   connect / as sysdba;
   set echo off;
   set head off;
   set serveroutput on;
   set linesize 515;
   declare
      l1 varchar2(512);
   begin
      l1 := dbms_backup_restore.normalizeFilename('spfile2init.ora');
      dbms_output.put_line('-----------------');
      dbms_output.put_line(l1);
      dbms_output.put_line('-----------------');
   end;
EOF
rman_spfile2init=`grep "spfile2init.ora$" $rman_normlog`
rm -f $rman_normlog
rman_backup_current=$HOME/oxe_backup_current.log
rman_backup_prev=$HOME/oxe_backup_previous.log
#Choose a temporary log for this run
rman_backup=${TMPDIR}/rman_backup$$.log
echo XE Backup Log > $rman_backup
#Check if flash recovery area is enabled
rman_fra=${TMPDIR}/rman_fra$$.log
sqlplus /nolog > $rman_fra << EOF
   connect / as sysdba;
   set head off;
   set echo off;
   set trimspool on;
   set linesize 512;
   select '$' || count(*) || '$' from v\$parameter
    where upper(name)='DB_RECOVERY_FILE_DEST'
      and value is not null;
EOF
fra=`grep "^$.*$" $rman_fra`
rm -f $rman_fra
if [ X$fra = X\$1\$ ]; then
   failed=false;
else
   failed=true
   errstr="flash recovery area is not enabled"
fi;
if [ $failed = 'false' ] ; then
   #Check the mode of database
   rman_log_mode=${TMPDIR}/rman_log_mode$$.log
   sqlplus /nolog > $rman_log_mode << EOF
      connect / as sysdba;
      set head off;
      set echo off;
      set trimspool on;
      set linesize 512;
      select '$' || log_mode || '$' from v\$database;
EOF
   mode=`grep "^$.*$" $rman_log_mode`
   rm -f $rman_log_mode
   case $mode in
      \$ARCHIVELOG\$)
      echo "Doing online backup of the database."
      rman target / >> $rman_backup << EOF
         set echo on;
         configure retention policy to redundancy 2;
         configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk clear;
         configure controlfile autobackup on;
         sql "create pfile=''$rman_spfile2init'' from spfile";
         backup as backupset device type disk database;
         configure controlfile autobackup off;
         delete noprompt obsolete;
EOF
      if [ $? = 0 ]; then
         failed=false;
      else
         failed=true
         errstr="RMAN error: See log for details"
      fi;
      rman target / >> $rman_backup << EOF
         sql 'alter system archive log current';
EOF
      \$NOARCHIVELOG\$)
      echo "Warning: Log archiving (ARCHIVELOG mode) is currently disabled. If"
      echo "you restore the database from this backup, any transactions that take"
      echo "place between this backup and the next backup will be lost. It is"
      echo "recommended that you enable ARCHIVELOG mode before proceeding so "
      echo "that all transactions can be recovered upon restore. See the section"
      echo "'Enabling ARCHIVELOG Mode...' in the online help for instructions."
      echo "Backup with log archiving disabled will shut down and restart the"
      echo -n "database. Are you sure [Y/N]?"
      gotit=false
      while ! $gotit; do
        read userinp
        if [ "$userinp" = "Y" -o "$userinp" = "y" -o \
             "$userinp" = "n" -o "$userinp" = "N" ]; then
          gotit=true
        fi
      done
      if [ "$userinp" = "n" -o "$userinp" = "N" ]; then
         rm -f $rman_backup
         exit -1;
      fi
      echo "Backup in progress..."
      rman target / >> $rman_backup << EOF
         set echo on;
         shutdown immediate;
         startup mount;
         configure retention policy to redundancy 2;
         configure controlfile autobackup format for device type disk clear;
         configure controlfile autobackup on;
         sql "create pfile=''$rman_spfile2init'' from spfile";
         backup as backupset device type disk database;
         configure controlfile autobackup off;
         alter database open;
         delete noprompt obsolete;
EOF
      if [ $? = 0 ]; then
         failed=false;
      else
         failed=true
         errstr="RMAN error: See log for details"
      fi;
      errstr="Unknown database mode $mode"
      failed=true;
   esac;
fi;
#Save the error string in the log
if [ $failed = 'true' ]; then
   echo ${errstr}. >> $rman_backup
fi;
#Save the last run as previous
if [ -f $rman_backup_current ]; then
   mv -f $rman_backup_current $rman_backup_prev
fi;
#Save the current run
mv -f $rman_backup $rman_backup_current
#Display the result to user
if [ $failed = 'true' ] ; then
   echo '==================== ERROR ========================='
   echo '             Backup of the database failed          '
   echo '==================== ERROR ========================='
   echo ${errstr}.
   echo Log file is at $rman_backup_current.
else
   echo Backup of the database succeeded.
   echo Log file is at $rman_backup_current.
fi
#Wait for user to press any key
echo -n "Press ENTER key to exit"
read userinp

I was directed to adobe to download CS4 on my new iMAC after hardware failure on PC. The valid CS4 serial number for the PC is not recognized by Adobe, even though I downloaded all the software successfully. They gave me a free 30 day trial.........Does

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