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From: Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
To: Patrick O'Reilly <patrick_oreilly@mweb.co.za>
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Subject: Re: Disk Errors on ad0 & ata0 ?!?
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In-Reply-To: <CMEKLCBLMIJBADIJEKFAOEIACBAA.patrick_oreilly@mweb.co.za>; from patrick_oreilly@mweb.co.za on Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 09:40:58PM +0200
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On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 09:40:58PM +0200, Patrick O'Reilly wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> I've been getting errors on an IDE disk lately.  See this
> from /var/log/messages:
> 
> ---------
> Dec  4 01:07:46 asterix /kernel: ad0: READ command timeout tag=0
> serv=0 - resetting
> Dec  4 01:07:54 asterix /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. done
> Dec  4 01:07:54 asterix /kernel: ad0: read interrupt arrived earlyad0:
> read error detected (too) late
> Dec  4 01:07:54 asterix /kernel: ad0: READ command timeout tag=0
> serv=0 - resetting
> Dec  4 01:07:54 asterix /kernel: ata0: resetting devices .. done
> Dec  4 01:07:54 asterix /kernel: ad0: read interrupt arrived earlyad0:
> read error detected (too) late
> ---------
> 
> The disk in question is a rather old 2 Gb Seagate unit.
> 
> Does this mean I should go buy a new disk, or is there something I can
> do to deal with it?
> 
> Regards,
> Patrick O'Reilly
> www.perimeter.co.za

The disk is bad.  Replace it.
Josh


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