Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:52:49 +0100 From: Sebastian Holmqvist <sebastian.holmqvist@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 2.5.1-p11 | Promise SATA150 TX2plus | Seagate B 200GB - BAD SUPERBLK / Machine freezes up etc Message-ID: <52aaba240411131152495beb5e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20041113170447.GA61338@keyslapper.org> References: <52aaba2404111010133dbd0d5f@mail.gmail.com> <52aaba2404111010297570f1a3@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>
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On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:04:47 -0500, Louis LeBlanc <freebsd@keyslapper.org> wrote: > Well Sebastian, it looks like 5.3 has solved all my problems. >=20 > 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. >=20 > Excellent job by the FreeBSD dev group! (ROUSING APPLAUSE). >=20 > 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: >=20 > Intel ICH5 SATA150 controller > Western Digital WD1600JD-75HBB0/08.02D08 drive (160G) > The motherboard is the Dell Dimension 8300. >=20 > 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 :) >=20 > 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. >=20 > Good luck. > Lou > -- > Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD@keyslapper.org > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > http://www.keyslapper.org =D4=BF=D4=AC >=20 > Nothing is faster than the speed of light ... > To prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the > light comes on. >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >=20 I'm happy for you. 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 Sebastian Holmqvist Webprogrammer / HL2 modder http://cae.hl2files.com
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