From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 27 15:28:50 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 770C016A403 for ; Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:28:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from srw@udor.net) Received: from mail.udor.net (mail.udor.net [64.34.95.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17DFE43D68 for ; Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:28:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from srw@udor.net) Received: from localhost (cpe-66-65-63-179.nyc.res.rr.com [66.65.63.179]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.udor.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3DE478A8B for ; Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:31:34 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:28:46 -0400 From: srwadleigh To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061027112846.224d6dee@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20061027012611.71089229@localhost> References: <20061027012611.71089229@localhost> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.2 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: gmirror + usb problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:28:50 -0000 On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 01:26:11 -0400 srwadleigh wrote: > Thinkpad T41 > 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE #20: Thu Oct 26 05:15:07 EDT > > Two usb attached WD myBook 500gb external drives. The first drive is > setup as a gmirror provider, and mounts/functions fine, when I attempt > to add the second external drive it detects but will not rebuild, it > simply remains at 0%, no drive activity. > > Following the attempt to rebuild any attempt to stop the providers or > remove the stale drive causes the system to lockup or rather become > almost entirely unresponsive. Responds to pings, moused input works, > existing ssh sessions still function, but cannot login, execute new > commands, or get output without serious delays, sometimes--eventually > the system snaps back and everything is fine but it can take a very > long time. Nothing seems to entice the second provider to sync up. > > I have tried setting gmirror to auto rebuild and manual, both yield > the same result. I have also tries each drive as the first provider, > again with the same results either way. Also tried gmirror compiled > in and as a mo > > I'm not sure if this is gmirror, usb, or the combo of the two > elements, or maybe even something with the mybook. > An addition, the second provider does rebuild, just extremely slowly, according to the activity lights moving data only in short bursts spaced by long periods of inactivity. In the last eight hours the provider has reached 2%. thank you