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Date:      Sat, 02 Feb 2008 00:43:53 +0100
From:      "Michael Ross" <michael.ross@gmx.net>
To:        "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com>, "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Fwd: This has begun to annoy me...
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In-Reply-To: <a9f4a3860802011414h77de20dv5c80d5f0a5d2fcb7@mail.gmail.com>
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Am 01.02.2008, 23:14 Uhr, schrieb Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com>:


> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=3D4570911
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=3D42958719
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=3D113343327
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=3D117315327


Sooner or later. this messages will be followed by something along the  =

line of
ad6: WRITE_DMA failed

and you'll get READ_DMA failures as well.

As others have suggested, do not trust this drive.
You may command
	atacontrol mode ad6 pio
or put
	hw.ata.ata_dma=3D0
in loader.conf.

The errors will disappear. Use this if you can't backup because the read=
s  =

fail.
Worked for me. YMMV.

> I've installed the port, and started the daemon. We'll see what tomorr=
ow  =

> brings.

Even if smart does not find anything -- use the drive for junk purposes =
at  =

max.




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