Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:00:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: fsck infinite loop Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980612115728.24463G-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980612092703.22156A-100000@keaggy.canonware.com>
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On Fri, 12 Jun 1998, Jason Evans wrote: > wd0s2e: soft error reading fsbn 132033 of 132032-132143 (wd0s2 bn 787393; > cn 97 tn 82 sn 19) wd0; status 58<rdy,seekdone,drq> error 1<no_dam> > > So, questions: > > 1) Is this a hardware or a software (logical disk corruption) error? Hardware. > 2) If it's a software error, what could cause fsck to loop infinitely? fsck is not looping. The wd driver is looping because it is retrying again and again. > 3) Is there anything I can do to fix this short of re-installing, possibly > on a new disk? Try a couple of extended power cycles. You may get lucky and the disk may decide to behave, but you should plan a reinstall on a new disk. > Thanks, > Jason > > Jason Evans > Email: [jasone@canonware.com] > Web: [http://www.canonware.com/~jasone] > Home phone: [(650) 856-8204] > Work phone: [(408) 774-8007] > Quote: ["Invention is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration" - Thomas Edison] Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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