From owner-freebsd-scsi Wed Apr 29 10:26:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA17538 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:26:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pluto.plutotech.com (mail.plutotech.com [206.168.67.137]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA17520 for ; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 10:26:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gibbs@plutotech.com) Received: from narnia.plutotech.com (narnia.plutotech.com [206.168.67.130]) by pluto.plutotech.com (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA05528; Wed, 29 Apr 1998 11:25:56 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <199804291725.LAA05528@pluto.plutotech.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: Penisoara Adrian cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" , scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sd1: HARDWARE FAILURE - info ? In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 29 Apr 1998 19:58:10 +0300." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 11:22:08 -0600 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >> I don't see a specific entry in the asc, ascq table for 9,8, but 9,0, >> the generic entry for asc 9 errors says: "Track following error". A >> Quantum tech support engineer could probably tell you the exact hardware >> fault responsible. > > So, it has to do with a mechanical "error" ? > Could this message be the result of inadecvate cabling/termination and >use of Ultra speed ("sync. 20Mhz"), or is it surely a error from the >harddisk itself? The drive is attempting to tell you exactly what is going wrong. When it says "HARDARE ERROR", it usually means it. If you were having cabling or termination problems, you would likely see hangs or parity errors. -- Justin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message