From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 5 16:49:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA12761 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 16:49:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA12756 for ; Mon, 5 Feb 1996 16:49:01 -0800 (PST) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id LAA09981; Tue, 6 Feb 1996 11:33:14 +1030 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199602060103.LAA09981@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Problem with new drive (Connor CFP1060S 1.05GD 243F) To: lehey.pad@sni.de (Greg Lehey) Date: Tue, 6 Feb 1996 11:33:13 +1030 (CST) Cc: stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua, hackers@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199602051556.QAA07474@nixpbe.pdb.sni.de> from "Greg Lehey" at Feb 5, 96 04:52:07 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk Greg Lehey stands accused of saying: > >:> When I tried to install, it newfs'd 3 partitions, then got the above error > >:> on the 4th (you could hear the drive powerdown) and then when it went to > >:> the 5th, you could hear it power up again, and it newfs'd it and the 6th > >:> properly again. > > > >: Aiee! Unless you have a faulty power connector, _send_it_back_ right now. > >: If it's spinning down the drive is sure it has a _serious_ problem. > > > > I STRONGLY second this. We had this same drive model died recently. > > Two last days before final death it was stinking with the > > messages "not ready" to the console... > > I've missed the beginning of this story, but can't spinning down also > mean that the drive is overheating? I recently bought a Maxtor 1.2 GB Certainly; but if it's only been running long enough to get to the newfs stage of an install, it's unlikely to be that hot. > Greg -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] "wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Banzai [[