This has begun to annoy me...

[Kurt Buff]

On Feb 1, 2008 11:46 AM, Bill Moran <wmoran at potentialtech.com> wrote:
> In response to "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff at gmail.com>:
>
>
> > I've been getting this in my daily security email from one of my boxes
> > for quite a while, and have been ignoring it, because of workload.
> >
> > However, it's finally annoyed me enough to pursue it.
> >
> > What would the significance of the following section be?
> >
> > zsquid.mycompany.com kernel log messages:
> > +++ /tmp/security.4blejPLW    Fri Feb  1 03:02:08 2008
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=4662143
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=113995359
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=112970015
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=4668319
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=4849151
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=115527359
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=113714335
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=113715199
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=4570911
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=42958719
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=113343327
> > +ad6: TIMEOUT - WRITE_DMA retrying (1 retry left) LBA=117315327
> >
> > It looks like disk write errors to me, but I'm not sure.
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
> Looks like a failing disk to me.
>
> Depending on the importance of the data on that drive, make sure you're
> getting backups and get a new drive on order.
>
> If it's always done this, it could also be faulty or non-standard hardware
> (such as the SATA controller).

That's pretty much what I expected.

It's done this since I've been running the machine, about six months
now. Given your comment, I expect it's an issue with the controller.

Thanks,

Kurt