From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 18 12:24:08 2004 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 EFEB416A537 for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:24:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from wproxy.gmail.com (wproxy.gmail.com [64.233.184.193]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94DEF43D1D for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:24:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from sebastian.holmqvist@gmail.com) Received: by wproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 68so1278798wri for ; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:24:07 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=ZWv5z89TT3xulIKTniTXwiOpcO1VEfkftzaoiFdIB8PjtE+dbR9Q3Ik/NwMrrGVc21LPc+eTYW4XP/1dyyJTx+KsYIzckezPCcKht6j2e6jwdJ+Y8hOQ/x19ZwUHymMSeypYQ8U1GITLyA1GlEORRbnQf6fEX4RU2QySd9E3MFQ= Received: by 10.54.15.18 with SMTP id 18mr82668wro; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:24:07 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.54.52.9 with HTTP; Thu, 18 Nov 2004 04:24:07 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <52aaba2404111804246861f2b4@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 13:24:07 +0100 From: Sebastian Holmqvist To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <52aaba240411131152495beb5e@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <52aaba2404111010133dbd0d5f@mail.gmail.com> <20041110191839.GD39219@keyslapper.org> <52aaba24041110114261444559@mail.gmail.com> <52aaba2404111013296a372453@mail.gmail.com> <20041110214013.GE39219@keyslapper.org> <52aaba240411101354402c4c86@mail.gmail.com> <20041110225421.GF39219@keyslapper.org> <52aaba2404111014574e5b9ba@mail.gmail.com> <20041113170447.GA61338@keyslapper.org> <52aaba240411131152495beb5e@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: FBSD 2.5.1-p11 | Promise SATA150 TX2plus | Seagate B 200GB - BAD SUPERBLK / Machine freezes up etc X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Sebastian Holmqvist List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:24:08 -0000 On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:52:49 +0100, Sebastian Holmqvist wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:04:47 -0500, Louis LeBlanc >=20 >=20 > wrote: > > Well Sebastian, it looks like 5.3 has solved all my problems. > > > > I put my drive under extreme duress last night with a sustained load > > of about 22M/s with spikes up to 24 (according to the gkrellm > > monitor). This went on for about 20 minutes. Not even a flinch. I'm > > pretty well convinced that whatever problem I was having in 5.2.1 is > > gone. > > > > Excellent job by the FreeBSD dev group! (ROUSING APPLAUSE). > > > > I hope you are able to solve your Promise SATA issues soon. Sorry I > > can't help with specifics, but here's what I have: > > > > Intel ICH5 SATA150 controller > > Western Digital WD1600JD-75HBB0/08.02D08 drive (160G) > > The motherboard is the Dell Dimension 8300. > > > > The kernel is smp with much of the cruft ripped out (watch that when > > you recycle a 5.2.1 kernel config - there are some new devices that > > are needed in 5.3 :) > > > > I updated to RELENG_5_3 (5.3 with security updates) and rebuilt and > > installed world and kernel (with smp). After this, there were only > > the usual configuration tweaks to work out. > > > > Good luck. > > Lou > > -- > > Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org > > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > > http://www.keyslapper.org =D4=BF=D4=AC > > > > Nothing is faster than the speed of light ... > > To prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the > > light comes on. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd= .org" > > >=20 > I'm happy for you. >=20 > Well my patience went out last night. Grabbed a nearby computer and > ripped it apart, moved all the hardware to the server, gonna test it > tomorrow. > Wish me luck! >=20 >=20 > -- >=20 > Sebastian Holmqvist > Webprogrammer / HL2 modder > http://cae.hl2files.com >=20 Gah! Same error, though it lasts a few more hours. I've talked with both Seagate support and Promise. Most likely to be the controller card. --=20 Sebastian Holmqvist Webprogrammer / HL2 modder http://cae.hl2files.com