Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 14:22:13 +0100 (MET) From: Michael Beckmann <petzi@zit.th-darmstadt.de> To: Stefan Esser <se@zpr.uni-koeln.de> Cc: hardware@FreeBSD.org, scsi@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Disk or controller or driver failure ? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960116141610.1133A-100000@zit1.zit.th-darmstadt.de> In-Reply-To: <199601161259.AA00719@Sysiphos>
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> } Are these signs of a dying disk or is it the controller ? Or might it be > } a driver problem ? Has anyone seen this before ? > > Well, I'd take those messages to mean what they say: > > HARDWARE FAILURE: Random positioning error. > > This is an extended error code, returned by the hard disk, > and printed by the generic SCSI code. > > Make backups ! Every day ! > PS: You may want to check the power supply, too. This > could be caused by an out of spec 12V supply ... All I have is a digital voltmeter. I could only check if the voltage is correct; not if there are "brownouts" or something. But thanks a lot for this hint. You might be right. Maybe I'll have to change the power supply (build my machine into another housing). Michael
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