From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 31 08:41:44 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4DA216A4CE for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:41:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail3.panix.com (mail3.panix.com [166.84.1.74]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C35543D3F for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 08:41:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from panix.com (brillig.panix.com [166.84.1.76]) by mail3.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CA91982CC for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:41:41 -0500 (EST) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp01010374pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.176.69]) by panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 14C582AA48 for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:41:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1AbjPf-00011z-00 for ; Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:41:39 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:41:39 -0500 From: stan To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031231164139.GA3824@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20031230201750.E5627@asu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031230201750.E5627@asu.edu> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 11:37:26 up 5 days, 18:28, 1 user, load average: 0.20, 0.11, 0.03 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Subject: Re: hard drive test X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 16:41:44 -0000 On Tue, Dec 30, 2003 at 08:17:50PM -0700, David Bear wrote: > i just installed 4.9-rel. after having the system on for about two > hours I got a console message that device ad0 had timed out. then the > system froze. > > after a reboot (power off then on) the systems has been working fine. > > The HD is standard seagate barracuda ATA drive (30 gig). I am using > an ata100 cable. > > now I'm nervous. don't know why the drive would have had the error. > Are there any freebsd utils that I can use to test the drive? You can download a test utility from the (Formely iBM) Hitchi Global Storage site. I t works on all the SMART compatible drives (pretty much all the drives sold in the last year or 2) that I;ve tried it on. I did have one drive that FreebSD was complaining about that repeatedly passed the tests from this, but I finally got it to show errorson teh excersiser in it. SMART monitoring tools are a HUGE help, but AFAIK only supported in 5.x for FreeBSD. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin