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