Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2001 11:04:09 -0800 From: John Mitchell <john@mj.com> To: Marco Rodrigues <drkangel@drkangel.org>, <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: IBM DeskStar READ timeout errors Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20010225104740.0276ed60@mail.mj.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.31.0102251102210.33636-100000@spike.snickers.or g>
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At 11:07 02/25/2001 -0500, you wrote: >Greetings List, > > I recently bought a 45 GB IBM Deskstar. As with all new HD's I ran >some tests on it. Bonnie for example. The problem I keep getting is the >following, and it only happens when I try reading from the disk. > >ad5: READ command timeout - resetting >ata2: resetting devices.. > > >The machine locks up and I have to run FSCK on the disk. The disk works >fine in Windows 2000 on the same machine. Does anyone know of any issues >is FreeBSD or configuration options I should have enabled/disabled? I'm >using FreeBSD 4.2 - STABLE with the basic kernel added, with the >exception of some options but those only deal with firewall/network >options. I would strongly suggest downloading the Drive Fitness Test application available from the IBM tech support site at http://www.storage.ibm.com/techsup/hddtech/welcome.htm to ensure you don't have some obscure drive hardware problem. This download creates a self booting diskette to run the utility. Good luck. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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