From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Dec 5 13:52:15 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from monkeys.com (i180.value.net [206.14.136.180]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7627515428 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 13:52:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rfg@monkeys.com) Received: from monkeys.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by monkeys.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA22339 for ; Sun, 5 Dec 1999 13:52:10 -0800 (PST) To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Strange SCSI sickness In-reply-to: Your message of Sun, 05 Dec 1999 12:59:39 -0800. <44943.944427579@zippy.cdrom.com> Date: Sun, 05 Dec 1999 13:52:10 -0800 Message-ID: <22337.944430730@monkeys.com> From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In message <44943.944427579@zippy.cdrom.com>, "Jordan K. Hubbard" wrote: >> "... even though I used it on Linux for several months." >> >> I read that as meaning "the drive worked despite the fact that it was on >> Linux". > >Well, just to inject a note of reality into this discussion: > >1. It's quite possible that the drive and/or the cabling in this > system has been defective all along. I suspect not, based upon the history. I think that the drive and/or controler has just developed this sickness within the past 24 hours. >2. It's equally possible that the linux driver simply doesn't report > the errors but, as FreeBSD does, retries the failing operations. > This would result in a system which appeared to work just fine, > just more slowly at times (which would probably not even be > noticed). FreeBSD was also perfectly happy with this drive (and controller) for weeks... up until last night. >3. Any system I saw spitting out errors like this would get the following > treatment, in roughly this order: (I now think that my first order of business should be to start making backup tapes as quick as I can. :-) > 3a) Complete check of all cables and the seating of connectors. > > 3b) Examination of the drive(s) in question for any cooling or ^^^^^^^ The drive is mounted in a crappy external box with perfectly lousy ventilation. I just touched the drive and guess what... It's hot as Hades. I think I found my answer. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message