Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 11:24:40 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Updated on SATA drive problem Message-ID: <42459AD8.90802@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <239528826.20050326182122@wanadoo.fr> References: <239528826.20050326182122@wanadoo.fr>
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Anthony Atkielski wrote: > Today I ran offline diagnostics against the SATA drive that I suspected > of causing DMA errors and two system crashes. These offline diagnostics > confirmed a problem with the drive and eliminated FreeBSD as a source of > the problem. I replaced the drive and I'm watching to see if any of the > mystery errors in FreeBSD return (at this point I don't expect them to, > since it seems to have been a defective drive). > > It took a tremendously long time for me to figure out how to fix up the > new drive for use. I'm still not sure what I finally did that > apparently was in the right order and formatted everything correctly. > That's good news - I'm glad to hear that you are progressing with your issues. Once you have these items under control - you ought to have a more enjoyable experiance with whatever OS you wish to use. -- Best regards, Chris Keep emotionally active, cater to your favorite neurosis.
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