Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 13:21:48 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> Cc: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>, Karl Denninger <karl@mcs.net>, scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: timeout when formatting 9GB Barracuda, scsi errors is missing time Message-ID: <199803012121.NAA09745@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 01 Mar 1998 21:43:34 %2B0100." <19980301214334.35736@klemm.gtn.com>
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> > > > DO NOT let this go. If you do, that soft (ECC recoverable) error will > > likely turn into a hard error and you will lose the data. > > Ok, thanks ! But what's strange for me is, that I preformatted the > disk 12 hours ago ... And then this, hmmm ... Er, rule 1: Do not perform a SCSI format on a disk unless you absolutely *MUST*. Disks are formatted at the factory under optimal conditions. You can't reproduce those anywhere else. rule 2: If you have to perform a format, run the disk (properly cooled and mounted) for at least an hour before starting the format. Failure to do this will almost certainly result in a poor format. Also, your error is not uncommon; if the media has lost some retention it will be OK during the format, but hours later the data will be gone. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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