From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 8 03:17:17 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FEEC16A4DD for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 03:17:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from multiplay.co.uk (core6.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F06B143D46 for ; Sat, 8 Jul 2006 03:17:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from vader ([212.135.219.179]) by multiplay.co.uk (multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) (MDaemon PRO v9.0.1) with ESMTP id md50002742676.msg for ; Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:17:02 +0100 Message-ID: <065801c6a23c$e6fd8670$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: References: <064a01c6a239$e5e2a7f0$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2006 04:16:21 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Spam-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:17:02 +0100 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 212.135.219.179 X-Return-Path: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-MDAV-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:17:03 +0100 Subject: Re: Promise PDC20267 / ide bug? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 03:17:17 -0000 I believe this is also causing random crashes such as "more" core dumping after the machine has done signigicant disk access. After more IO I then start getting the following errors on the console such as the follow: g_vfs_done():ar0s1f[READ(offset=-33834299286175744, lenght=16384)] error5 handle_workitme_freeblocks: block count ad7: FAILURE - WRITE_DMA status=51 I've just reinstalled a box with 6.1-RELEASE on a > Promise PDC20267 RAID 0+1 ARRAY. > On boot the BIOS says the array is "functional" > but FreeBSD claims its running in DEGRADED mode. > > [dmesg] > ad4: 190782MB at ata2-master UDMA100 > ad5: 114473MB at ata2-slave UDMA100 > ad6: 114473MB at ata3-master UDMA100 > ad7: 114473MB at ata3-slave UDMA100 > ar0: WARNING - mirror protection lost. RAID0+1 array in DEGRADED mode > ar0: 228946MB status: > DEGRADED > ar0: disk0 DOWN no device found for this subdisk > ar0: disk1 READY (master) using ad5 at ata2-slave > ar0: disk2 READY (mirror) using ad6 at ata3-master > ar0: disk3 READY (mirror) using ad7 at ata3-slave > [/dmesg] > > atacontrol status ar0 > ar0: ATA RAID0+1 stripesize=128 subdisks: DOWN ad5 ad6 ad7 status: > DEGRADED > > I believe the problem is due to the size of ad4 which > is a 200Gb disk as I had no spare 120's to replace > the failed disk for this install. I think this is > causing BSD to error as the RAID bios only listed it > as a ~120GB i.e. only slightly bigger than other > 120's. > > Has anyone see this before? Is it a bug with the ide > driver? > > Steve > > > ================================================ > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. > and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of > misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, > printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained > in it. > > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission > please telephone +44 845 868 1337 > or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.