"Charles M. Hannum" <root@ihack.net> writes:
> > cd0(aha0:4:0): medium error, data = 00 00 00 25 09 02 00 00 00 00
> > Input/output error
> 
> You didn't specify which version of NetBSD this occured with, though
> the message would tend to indicate 1.3.x or earlier.

Sorry; it was on NetBSD 1.3.3, the released version.

> Assuming you transcribed it correctly, that message translates to
> `FOCUS SERVO FAILED' according to the SCSI 2 spec, which honestly
> doesn't sound like an OS issue.

The message is correct; I just double-checked it.

Thanks for the translation, at least it's a clue.

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