From owner-freebsd-stable Sat Mar 8 23: 5: 9 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1206C37B40A for ; Sat, 8 Mar 2003 23:05:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from steeltoe.niceboots.com (steeltoe.niceboots.com [66.117.154.154]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E076442A3 for ; Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:30:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tenebrae_BSD@niceboots.com) Received: from steeltoe.niceboots.com (tenebrae@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by steeltoe.niceboots.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h295UChY006866; Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:30:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tenebrae_BSD@niceboots.com) Received: from localhost (tenebrae@localhost) by steeltoe.niceboots.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with ESMTP id h295UArZ006863; Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:30:11 -0800 (PST) X-Authentication-Warning: steeltoe.niceboots.com: tenebrae owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2003 21:30:09 -0800 (PST) From: Tenebrae X-X-Sender: tenebrae@steeltoe.niceboots.com To: Olivier Saut Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bad hardware? (WRITE command timeout) In-Reply-To: <20030307144914.51918ca8.Olivier.Saut@gmm.insa-tlse.fr> Message-ID: <20030308212640.G5975-100000@steeltoe.niceboots.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 7 Mar 2003, Olivier Saut wrote: > Hello, > > for several days, I am starting to see the following errors in my log > > Mar 6 20:17:54 banquo /kernel: ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting > Mar 6 20:17:54 banquo /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. ad0: DMA limited to UDMA33, non-ATA66 cable or device > Mar 6 20:17:54 banquo /kernel: done > > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ad0: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. ad0: timeout sending > command=ec s=d0 e=00 > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ad0: ATA identify failed > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ad0: timeout sending command=c6 s=d0 e=00 > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ad0: timeout sending command=ef s=d0 e=00 > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo last message repeated 4 times > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: done > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ad0: timeout sending command=c5 s=d0 e=00 > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ad0: error executing command - resetting > Mar 7 12:26:15 banquo /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. done > > My computer is running a recent 4-STABLE > > banquo% uname -a > FreeBSD banquo 4.8-RC FreeBSD 4.8-RC #1: Thu Mar 6 18:43:38 CET 2003 > root@banquo:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/banquo i386 > > with the relevant lines of dmesg > /kernel: atapci0: port 0xf000-0xf00f,0-0x3,0-0x7,0-0x3,0-0x7 irq 0 at device 31.1 on pci0 > /kernel: ata0: at 0x1f0 irq 14 on atapci0 > /kernel: ad0: 29314MB [59560/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA100 > > Should I worry for my hard drive and save for a new one? Yes. Please search the archives for my own experience. Mine was, er, WERE (there have been more than one that have failed in this manner) also a "newer" IBM drive. Try a different cable like someone else suggested, but... Back it up if you haven't been already. Save for a new one. Get ready for an RMA. -Tenebrae. --- The sending of any unsolicited email advertising messages to this domain may result in the imposition of civil liability against you in accordance with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Section 17538.45. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message