Subject: Re: Soft error on disk write corrupted drive
To: None <port-i386@NetBSD.org>
From: John Nemeth <jnemeth@victoria.tc.ca>
List: port-i386
Date: 08/30/2007 13:42:47
On Jan 20, 4:03pm, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
} On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 10:36:35AM +0200, Stuart Brooks wrote:
} >
} > I have picked up a very concerning problem on NetBSD 3.1_RC2 involving a
} > corrected soft error following an "error writing fsbn".
} >
} > Aug 18 14:56:00 Connswater1 /netbsd: wd0: (id not found)
} > Aug 18 14:56:00 Connswater1 /netbsd: wd0g: error writing fsbn 216369084 of
} > 216369084-216369211 (wd0 bn 268435451; cn 266305 tn 0 sn 11), retrying
} > Aug 18 14:56:00 Connswater1 /netbsd: wd0: (id not found)
} > Aug 18 14:56:01 Connswater1 /netbsd: wd0: soft error (corrected)
}
} Hum, 268435451 = 0xffffffb. This looks like LBA48 lossage.
} Maybe this drive doesn't handle properly LBA48 PIO transfers.
}
} What kind of controller is it ?
The "id not found" is a dead giveaway. The disk electronics are
having trouble reading the disk. The disk is toast. Replace it.
}-- End of excerpt from Manuel Bouyer