ATA error messages

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Hello,

On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 03:41:40AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote:
> Please install ports/sysutils/smartmontools (version 5.40) and provide
> the output from "smartctl -a /dev/ad8".  We'll start there.

Thanks for the hints, but it looks like the drive just died ...
Case closed, I think. Time to apply for an RMA/warranty form.

> Also, you might be interested in using ahci.ko (not ataachi.ko) since
> your controller supports AHCI.  You'd gain NCQ capability and be given
> some of the perks of using CAM.  Your disks would be renamed from things
> like ad4 to ada0 and ad6 to ada1, however.  Just FYI.  This is unrelated
> to your problem though.

I'll give that a try once I find out how to do that in FreeNAS.
I know about the renaming - no problem. The system is running from
flash and the hard disks contain one raidz2 pool.

Best regards,
Patrick
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