From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Jan 26 14: 6:43 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from krell.webweaver.net (krell.webweaver.net [64.124.90.11]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55F6C37B400; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:06:22 -0800 (PST) Received: from xwin.nmhtech.com (xwin.daemontech.net [208.135.51.161]) by krell.webweaver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D84720F04; Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:06:22 -0800 (PST) Content-Length: 2254 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.4.0 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <51420000.980546256@sambvca.torrentnet.com> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 14:06:21 -0800 (PST) From: Hodge Podge To: Matt White Subject: RE: Maxtor 80GB problems Cc: hardware@freebsd.org, questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Sounds like a bad drive to me. Can any OS read/write to it sucessfully? If FreeBSD And Windows seem unhappy... I woudl exchange it. Nicole On 26-Jan-01 Matt White wrote: > Hello: > > I recently installed a Maxtor 80GB on a freebsd 4.2-stable box to serve as > a sort of dumping ground for random files. This drive is not very happy. > > During newfs, the kernel complains repeatedly of write timeouts. > Occaisionally, the kernel loses contact with the disk entirely (in those > instances I am forced to give up and restart the system). During a fsck > operation, I get repeated HARD READ errors, along with a prompt as to > whether I want to continue. Of course, it does me no good to continue > because fsck still sees the drive as dirty and thus won't mark it clean. > > I've tried this drive on two different 4.2-stable boxes with different > controllers and cabling. Occaisionally the drive makes unhappy noises. > Under windows the drive appears to be fine, but I haven't really stressed > this beyond the initial format and some time spent in scandisk. Windows is > not amazingly forthcoming about errors. > > I know this isn't the best problem description, but I'm hoping that it will > trigger someone's memory such that they may remember a similar problem. If > I don't get a response, I'll file a formal PR with as much information as I > can gather later. > > Please cc an responses to this email address. > > Thanks in advance. > > > -Matt > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message nicole@unixgirl.com |\ __ /| (`\ http://www.unixgirl.com/ webmistress@dangermouse.org | o_o |__ ) ) http://www.dangermouse.org/ nicole@deviantimages.com // \\ http://www.deviantimages.com/ ---------------------------(((---(((---------------------------------------- -- Powered by Coka-Cola and FreeBSD -- -- I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble -- -- Back Up My Hard Drive? I Can't Find The Reverse Switch! -- - One Nation Under Fraud Singing Hail to the Thief - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message