From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 19 10:34:42 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F948106566C for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:34:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from vulpes.vvelox.net (vulpes.vvelox.NET [74.200.198.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C2B58FC08 for ; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:34:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from v.velox@vvelox.net) Received: from vixen42 (c-76-16-241-18.hsd1.il.comcast.net [76.16.241.18]) (Authenticated sender: v.velox) by vulpes.vvelox.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id EB38DB885; Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:25:54 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:16:29 -0500 From: "Zane C.B." To: "mac.tc" Message-ID: <20090419051629.662db7c6@vixen42> In-Reply-To: <3ac355210904180833j19a50c77wc3a5b0cc3c949936@mail.gmail.com> References: <3ac355210904180833j19a50c77wc3a5b0cc3c949936@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.1 (GTK+ 2.16.1; i386-portbld-freebsd6.4) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=PGP-SHA1; boundary="Sig_/KH1QIz7U2xR76L4fjofCwcr"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: write_dma error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:34:42 -0000 --Sig_/KH1QIz7U2xR76L4fjofCwcr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:33:45 +0200 "mac.tc" wrote: > hi, can anyone tell me what this message is related to? >=20 > WRITE_DMA UDMA ICRC error (retrying request) LBA=3D62939519 >=20 > drive/hardware failing? > i am seeing a lot of it lately on a particular disk where i have > tried a few different installs and don't always > get this problem. i have seen it disappear after some painstaking > before a reinstall this disk, like wiping the whole disk clean > before install, checking geometry is right, but maybe coincidence? > it is a sata300, 7.2 beta1 amd64 and i am thinking there is problem > with the disk, but the error varied a bit with different installs > (i.e. whether i see the error or not) I suggest installing 'sysutils/smartmontools', checking the health, -H, and if it shows up healthy, run a long self test. If the long self test completes with out issue, it is most likely a bad cable, some what odd for SATA, but I've had it happen several times back in the days of PATA. --Sig_/KH1QIz7U2xR76L4fjofCwcr Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.11 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAknq+gcACgkQqrJJy0yxYQBGnACfWOzxFPCsaRZREEgS1y4iI0Oe 2BoAnjyNVeRX9TWXRYyMKXUsqlb3dqsH =X3x+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/KH1QIz7U2xR76L4fjofCwcr--