From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Aug 19 15:43:57 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 5037B16A4ED for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:43:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB09C43D6E for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:43:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.22]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 19 Aug 2006 11:43:43 -0400 Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.7.5a-GA) with ESMTP id MDC81634; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:43:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 207-172-209-180.c3-0.bkl-ubr2.sbo-bkl.ma.cable.rcn.com (HELO skepsi.net) ([207.172.209.180]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with SMTP; 19 Aug 2006 11:43:40 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.08,147,1154923200"; d="scan'208"; a="261156271:sNHT3631692144" Received: (qmail 32405 invoked from network); 18 Aug 2006 18:59:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crichton.skepsi.net) (10.0.0.101) by aeryn.skepsi.net with SMTP; 18 Aug 2006 18:59:03 -0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 32402 invoked by uid 1000); Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:59:03 -0000 Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 18:59:03 +0000 From: Jason Morgan To: FreeBSD Questions Message-ID: <20060818185903.GB29553@sentinelchicken.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr02.lnh.mail.rcn.net X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A0B0201.44E730B9.0035,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=207.172.4.11, so=2006-05-09 23:27:51, dmn=5.2.113/2006-07-26 Subject: Drive Failure or User Error? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 15:43:57 -0000 I was setting up a new server (6.1 i386 STABLE) - more specifically, I was mirroring the functioning server drive - when I suddenly got this: ad0 FAILURE - READ_DMA48 status=51 error=40 LBA=611703808 GEOM_MIRROR: Request failed (error=5). ad0[READ(offset=313192349696, length=131072)] Along with several more errors, which were very similar. At this point, the server pretty much froze and would repeat the error at reboot, and as gmirror began resyncing the drive, the server would crash. I've tried disabling the mirror, fscking (multiple times), removing disks, and I just got done reinstalling (which went just fine) and resyncing. I still get the error and the system becomes unusable. So, my question is - and I suspect this is the case - is this a drive failure or some issue with the mirroring process? I followed the ONLamp instructions here: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/11/10/FreeBSD_Basics.html which I've used in the past with success. Thanks in advance for your replies. Jason Morgan