From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 13 20:30:39 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2859B1065673 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:30:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gpeel@thenetnow.com) Received: from constellation.thenetnow.com (constellation.thenetnow.com [207.112.4.14]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAB468FC0C for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:30:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from hpeel.ody.ca ([216.240.12.2] helo=GRANTPC) by constellation.thenetnow.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.69 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1OYm7h-0008cc-Ll for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:30:37 -0400 Message-ID: <283E1E509AB1496E93FA10385C1B745B@GRANTPC> From: "Grant Peel" To: Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:30:31 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Dell SAS5/IR 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: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:30:39 -0000 Hi all, I was attempiting to restage a server last night to no avail. It is a = Dell 860 with a LSI SAS (Dell SAS5/SI) controller.=20 This was happening when I was dumping the filesystems from a USB memory = stick (da1s1) to the hard drive (Seagate 76 GIG SAS - da0s1). Can anyone tell me if they have seen this before? or if it is a Hard = disk problem, or a problem with the SAS controller, or is it a FreeBSD = problem? I ahve donwloaded the latest SAS firmware and installed it, ran the Dell = 32 Bit diags, ran the drive diagnostics, etc etc and everything passes = with no errors. I simply cant install dumps, or install a fresh copy of freebsd. I have snapshots of what the console iis showing, but in a nutshell: (da0:mpt:0:0:0:0): Synchonize cahce failed, status =3D0x4a, scsi status = =3D 0x0 (da0:mpt:0:0:0:0): removing device entry Device /da0s1e went missing before all of the data could be written to = it, expect data loss I have snapshots if anyone wants me to send them off list. Any possible resalutions ? TIA, -Grant