Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 14:52:10 +0200 From: "Andrew V. Stesin" <stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with new drive (Connor CFP1060S 1.05GD 243F) Message-ID: <199602051252.OAA05742@office.elvisti.kiev.ua>
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Michael Smith wrote: : Marc G. Fournier stands accused of saying: : > : > When I tried to install, it newfs'd 3 partitions, then got the above error : > on the 4th (you could hear the drive powerdown) and then when it went to : > the 5th, you could hear it power up again, and it newfs'd it and the 6th : > properly again. : Aiee! Unless you have a faulty power connector, _send_it_back_ right now. : If it's spinning down the drive is sure it has a _serious_ problem. I STRONGLY second this. We had this same drive model died recently. Two last days before final death it was stinking with the messages "not ready" to the console... : > (aha0:0:0): "CONNER CFP1060S 1.05GB 243F" type 0 fixed SCSI 2 : > sd0(aha0:0:0): Direct-Access 1013MB (2074880 512 byte sectors) : Some firmware revisions of this drive have problems with large read/write : operations. I'd suggest searching the list archives... That's not the issue. Faulty drives were _before_ 203C firmware revision, this one is 243F; and two older drives which were upgraded to 203C are still Ok here. -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560 "You may delegate authority, but not responsibility." Frank's Management Rule #1.
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