HD Errors

[Tamouh H.]

> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm seeing the following messages in /var/log/messages and am 
> concerned about the integrity of the hard drive:
> 
> > ad0: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > cd9660: RockRidge Extension
> > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > cd9660: RockRidge Extension
> > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > cd9660: RockRidge Extension
> > ad0: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > ata0: resetting devices .. done
> > ad0: READ command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> > ata0: resetting devices .. done
> > swap_pager: indefinite wait buffer: device: #ad/0x20001, 
> blkno: 5488, 
> > size: 4096
> > ad0: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting
> 
> Are the ad0 messages showing the hard drive is having 
> hardware problems?
> 
> Many thanks,
> Robert

Very likely, backup your important date, grab a HD manufacturer disk and test out the drive then post results here with the hard drive manufacture name/model.

Tamouh