From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Feb 16 0:19:31 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by builder.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65BE843A9 for ; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:19:30 -0800 (PST) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id AAA57066; Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:20:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:20:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200002160820.AAA57066@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Sheldon Hearn Subject: Re: i386/16495: Period soft disk errors Reply-To: Sheldon Hearn Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR i386/16495; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Sheldon Hearn To: rhughes@lilikoi.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/16495: Period soft disk errors Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 10:13:25 +0200 On Mon, 31 Jan 2000 11:07:11 PST, rhughes@lilikoi.com wrote: > Periodically, like every 3-4 days, reports of a "soft disk error" start > to show up on the console. These have been repairable using "fsck -p" > but something is wrong and I don't know what that something is. Yup, your disk is failing. First, bolstser your backup regimen. Next, if it's under warranty, get it to your vendor ASAP; otherwise, replace it ASAP. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message