From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 15 22:49:18 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B804616A4CF for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:49:18 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (bgo1smout1.broadpark.no [217.13.4.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62F5543D2F for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:49:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no ([217.13.4.93]) by bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IDF00CSL0H20910@bgo1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:43:50 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.203.21.150]) by bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0IDF000MF0T54E10@bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:51:06 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:49:15 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq;m"_0v;~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH In-reply-to: <20050314220135.C8240@carver.gumbysoft.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <20050315234915.5a86114d.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.0beta3 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <20050312215400.08a664a7.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> <20050314220135.C8240@carver.gumbysoft.com> Subject: Re: Diagnostic tools for external hard drives? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 22:49:18 -0000 On Mon, 14 Mar 2005 22:03:37 -0800 (PST) Doug White wrote: > Firewire enclosures typically just have an ATA-FW bridge, so you may > get better diagnostics and accessibility if you take the disk out of > the FW box and plug it into an ATA channel. I know, but Maxtor support have warned me that I will void my warranty if I do that. You are right, neither firewire nor USB (2.0) connection give any useful smart info. See my other reply in this thread. > >From first glance at the errors I'd say the drive has problems. If > >its > under warranty I'd just replace it :) That is my plan, but I was trying to deduce if it is the drive or the controller (firewire, usb) that is broken. if both interfaces was broken, but the drive itself ok, I could still get the data off it, and that would be useful. -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway