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From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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To: malcolm.kay@internode.on.net (Malcolm Kay)
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> 
> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 23:51, Jerry McAllister wrote:
> > > I wanted to clear the dmesg -a output because i had this problem with
> > > a IDE disk, wich give this message all over
> > >
> > > ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn 133851519 of 65253984-65254015 (ad0s1 bn
> > > 133851519; cn 8331 tn 222 sn 18) status=59 error=40 ad0s1g: hard error
> > > reading fsbn 133851519 of 65253984-65254015 (ad0s1 bn 133851519; cn 8331
> > > tn 222 sn 18) status=59 error=40 ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn
> > > 133851519 of 65253984-65254015 (ad0s1 bn 133851519; cn 8331 tn 222 sn 18)
> > > status=59 error=40 ... and so one
> > >
> > > i mirrored the disk and change with other, and now is dificult to see
> > > if that is ok...unless i clear the buffer to see if the messages keep on
> >
> > I don't understand.   Mirroring a failing disk will not stop it from
> > failing or eliminate/reduce disk errors from it.   Even if it suppresses
> > some of the error messages, the disk would still be failing.
> >
> 
> I don't believe he is talking about RAID.
> 
> I think he means he has copied the disk to another and then substituted the 
> copy for the original.
> 
> Malcolm

Oh.  You may be right.   Sorry.

////jerry