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Date:      Fri, 14 Feb 2003 13:11:56 -0500
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Henrik W Lund <laksefiskerbsd@hotmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Hard error??
Message-ID:  <3E4D316C.5040706@potentialtech.com>
References:  <F139rpyKHeIhoROq7VB00017f4e@hotmail.com>

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Henrik W Lund wrote:
> I'm running 4.7-STABLE on a Compaq Evo1000v, and am generally quite 
> satisfied. During the last couple of hours, however, I have been getting 
> the weirdest messages whenever I try to do anything:
> 
> ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn 70863167 of 34268000-34268031 (ad0s1 bn 
> 70863167; cn 4686 tn 172 sn 11) trying PIO mode
> ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn 70863183 of 34268000-34268031 (ad0s1 bn 
> 70863183; cn 4686 tn 172 sn 27) status=59 error=01
> ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn 70863183 of 34268000-34268031 (ad0s1 bn 
> 70863183; cn 4686 tn 172 sn 27) status=59 error=01
> ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn 70863183 of 34268000-34268031 (ad0s1 bn 
> 70863183; cn 4686 tn 172 sn 27) status=59 error=01
> ad0s1g: hard error reading fsbn 70863183 of 34268000-34268031 (ad0s1 bn 
> 70863183; cn 4686 tn 172 sn 27) status=59 error=01
> ...
> ... (repeat to fade)
> 
> What is this? Please, don't tell me my hard drive is about to go ape. 
> What do I do?

Yes, barring dirty power or loose cables, it's either your HDD or the
controller that's on the fritz.  In my experience, it's usually the
HDD, although I've seen controllers act up as well.

Whatever you attempt to do to fix this, make sure you have backups
right away.  Data could already be lost.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com


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