From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 30 07:09:06 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68A6B16A400 for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:09:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from russell.wood@rac.com.au) Received: from maserati.rac.com.au (maserati.rac.com.au [61.88.37.66]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A143513C46E for ; Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:09:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from russell.wood@rac.com.au) Received: from mazda.rac.com.au ([172.16.5.50]) by audi.rac.com.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:09:02 +0800 Received: from mercury.rac.com.au ([172.16.5.42]) by mazda.rac.com.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:09:02 +0800 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.3790.2826 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:09:02 +0800 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: Importance: normal Priority: normal X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: ad0: TIMEOUT - Is my disk dying? thread-index: AcdymVPk7H+K4qOkTzSC0M70o+XbQAAAJL4g References: <14989d6e0703291420y1ed229dej7e2808a859f6efa6@mail.gmail.com> From: "Wood, Russell" To: "FreeBSD Users Questions" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Mar 2007 07:09:02.0204 (UTC) FILETIME=[4B969BC0:01C7729A] X-imss-version: 2.046 X-imss-result: Passed X-imss-scanInfo: M:P L:E SM:0 X-imss-tmaseResult: TT:0 TS:0.0000 TC:00 TRN:0 TV:3.6.1039(15084.002) X-imss-scores: Clean:99.90000 C:2 M:3 S:5 R:5 X-imss-settings: Baseline:2 C:1 M:1 S:1 R:1 (0.1500 0.1500) Subject: RE: ad0: TIMEOUT - Is my disk dying? 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: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:09:06 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- > questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Guido Demmenie > Sent: Friday, 30 March 2007 3:00 PM > To: Christian Walther > Cc: FreeBSD Users Questions > Subject: Re: ad0: TIMEOUT - Is my disk dying? >=20 >=20 > On Mar 29, 2007, at 11:20 PM, Christian Walther wrote: >=20 > > Hi, > > > > I'm seeing a lot of the following messages lately: > > > > Mar 29 21:02:01 pixie kernel: ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 > > retry left) LBA=3D13554983 > > Mar 29 21:02:34 pixie kernel: ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1 > > retry left) LBA=3D35376691 > > >=20 > You also might want to give smartmontools a try. This can be found > in the portscollection (sysutils/smartmontools). This will query > the SMART tool built in most IDE drives. You can let the harddrive > do a selfcheck. And gather some statistics from your drive. >=20 > -- > Guido When you have a suspected faulty hard drive, the last thing you want to do is use it. If you want additional confirmation (which I doubt you need as what you have printed is ample) then try Seatools from Seagate. It's free and runs of a CDROM. - Russell DISCLAIMER: Disclaimer. This e-mail is private and confidential. If you are not the = intended recipient, please advise us by return e-mail immediately, and = delete the e-mail and any attachments without using or disclosing the = contents in any way. The views expressed in this e-mail are those of the = author, and do not represent those of this company unless this is = clearly indicated. You should scan this e-mail and any attachments for = viruses. This company accepts no liability for any direct or indirect = damage or loss resulting from the use of any attachments to this e-mail.