FBSD 2.5.1-p11 | Promise SATA150 TX2plus | Seagate B 200GB -
BAD SUPERBLK / Machine freezes up etc
Sebastian Holmqvist
sebastian.holmqvist at gmail.com
Thu Nov 18 04:24:08 PST 2004
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:52:49 +0100, Sebastian Holmqvist
<sebastian.holmqvist at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:04:47 -0500, Louis LeBlanc
>
>
> <freebsd at keyslapper.org> wrote:
> > Well Sebastian, it looks like 5.3 has solved all my problems.
> >
> > I put my drive under extreme duress last night with a sustained load
> > of about 22M/s with spikes up to 24 (according to the gkrellm
> > monitor). This went on for about 20 minutes. Not even a flinch. I'm
> > pretty well convinced that whatever problem I was having in 5.2.1 is
> > gone.
> >
> > Excellent job by the FreeBSD dev group! (ROUSING APPLAUSE).
> >
> > I hope you are able to solve your Promise SATA issues soon. Sorry I
> > can't help with specifics, but here's what I have:
> >
> > Intel ICH5 SATA150 controller
> > Western Digital WD1600JD-75HBB0/08.02D08 drive (160G)
> > The motherboard is the Dell Dimension 8300.
> >
> > The kernel is smp with much of the cruft ripped out (watch that when
> > you recycle a 5.2.1 kernel config - there are some new devices that
> > are needed in 5.3 :)
> >
> > I updated to RELENG_5_3 (5.3 with security updates) and rebuilt and
> > installed world and kernel (with smp). After this, there were only
> > the usual configuration tweaks to work out.
> >
> > Good luck.
> > Lou
> > --
> > Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD at keyslapper.org
> > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :)
> > http://www.keyslapper.org Ô¿Ô¬
> >
> > Nothing is faster than the speed of light ...
> > To prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the
> > light comes on.
> >
> >
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>
> I'm happy for you.
>
> Well my patience went out last night. Grabbed a nearby computer and
> ripped it apart, moved all the hardware to the server, gonna test it
> tomorrow.
> Wish me luck!
>
>
> --
>
> Sebastian Holmqvist
> Webprogrammer / HL2 modder
> http://cae.hl2files.com
>
Gah!
Same error, though it lasts a few more hours.
I've talked with both Seagate support and Promise.
Most likely to be the controller card.
--
Sebastian Holmqvist
Webprogrammer / HL2 modder
http://cae.hl2files.com
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