From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 22 14:07:26 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46A5516A4B3 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:07:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (law11-f10.law11.hotmail.com [64.4.17.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1F1043FB1 for ; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:07:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ethanakins@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 14:07:25 -0700 Received: from 63.207.169.166 by lw11fd.law11.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:07:25 GMT X-Originating-IP: [63.207.169.166] X-Originating-Email: [ethanakins@hotmail.com] From: "Ethan Akins" To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:07:25 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Oct 2003 21:07:25.0644 (UTC) FILETIME=[7E5A28C0:01C398E0] Subject: Freebsd ( Raid1 / Mirror Lost ) 10-22-03 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 21:07:26 -0000 [ FreeBSD 4.6-RC2 ] Hello, I have been running Freebsd on several servers here for the past 7 years and just 1 month ago the Raid1 mirror broke for no apparent reason. After trying every possible method to fix this machine I went and purchased a brand new A7V333 Motherboard ( the exact same motherboard that was in it before ), 2 new hard drives, new power supply, CPU, etc... so the machine is now 100% brand new to weed out any additional questions of a hardware failure only to find that the same exact thing is happening. I can boot the machine and create the arrays as they should be created and everything runs just fine for approximately 10-15 hours and then whammo, the message below appears: ==================== ad4: WRITE command timeout tag=0 serv=0 - resetting ata2: resetting device ad4: removed from configuration ar0: WARNING - mirror lost ad4: deleted from ar0 disk0 done ==================== The machine continues to run, however it is only functioning on one drive and the mirror is lost! I have other machines running with the exact same hardware, etc.. from years ago that are still pumping away perfectly but the new motherboard / hardware is failing the system. Any ideas? Can someone possibly help out here... It would be greatly appreciated -- Thank you in advance! Ethan Akins ethanakins@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ Add MSN 8 Internet Software to your current Internet access and enjoy patented spam control and more. Get two months FREE! http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/byoa