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Date:      Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:06:08 -0500
From:      "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net>
To:        tonerboy <geoffrey@reptiles.org>
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Server lockups/crashes
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20020918110608.00e8d428@mail.sage-one.net>
In-Reply-To: <20020918111627.S76715-100000@iguana.reptiles.org>
References:  <1032296346.399.11.camel@owen1492.it.oot>

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At 11:26 AM 9.18.2002 -0400, tonerboy wrote:
>On 17 Sep 2002, Craig Boston wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2002-09-17 at 15:14, Jack L. Stone wrote:
>> > ERROR LOG
>> > ####################################################################
>> > Sep 16 10:38:23 sage-one /kernel: ad1: WRITE command timeout tag=0
>> > serv=0 - resetting
>> <----snip--->
>> > Sep 16 10:40:07 sage-one /kernel: ad1s1f: hard error writing fsbn
>> > 23516351 of 5466688-5466943 (ad1s1 bn 23516351; cn 1463 tn 210 sn
>> > 26)ata0-slave: timeout waiting for command=ef s=01 e=04
>> <----snip--->
>> > Sep 16 10:40:07 sage-one /kernel: swap_pager: indefinite wait buffer:
>> > device: #ad/0x20001, blkno: 392, size: 4096
>> > ####################################################################
>> > LOCKED UP FROM HERE ON......
>> > ====================================================================
>>
>> Could possibly be a dying hard drive or bad connection; especially if
>> even the BIOS intermittently doesn't detect it.  If possible, check the
>> cables or try swapping this disk with another.
>>
>	Yes.  And if all else fails, it wouldn't hurt to try another
>(beefier?) power supply.  Had this happen to me twice in one week (once
>with scsi, second with ide).
>

Power supply is pretty ample at 400W.... but have got it figured out now I
hope.

Removing the two (new) Quantum Fireball HDs in this server and replacing
with two new Seagate HDs may have done the trick! On original install, I
had noticed that the jumpering of the Quantums did not make sense and were
not according to the diagrams sent with the drives in order for the BIOS to
see them properly. Had to reverse the placement and make 'em both the same
-- otherwise the BIOS could not see the 2nd HD..!! (BIOS is current) That
had made me suspicious as a top contender as being the cuplrit.

The Seagates are running fine now as two Masters. Have yet to run the big
test of dump/restore, but want the busy server to settle in before trying
again. (incantations now under way though!)

Funny though, the Quantums are now recognized properly in the BIOS of
another machine and are doing fine and did the dump/restore without a
hitch. Jumpers work were they should Strange! Makes me think the BIOS on
the server with the problem is a little flaky... Fairly new 1.6GHz AMD
Athlon GA-7DX AMD 761 Chipset 1GB RAM.

Thanks to everyone who responded. At least helped me eliminate some
possibles.

Best regards,
Jack L. Stone,
Administrator

SageOne Net
http://www.sage-one.net
jackstone@sage-one.net

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