On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Chris Karakas wrote:
>Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 14:37:51 +0100
>From: Chris Karakas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Olaf Seidel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Cc: amanda-users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: hardware errors on disk
>
>>
>> hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
>> hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=259647, sector=259584
>> end_request: I/O error, dev 03:01 (hda), sector 259584
>>
[snip]
>
>These errors have to alarm you, not just concern you! They mean
>"physical error in your hard drive sectors, cannot read!". Read - and
>print! you will not have it when you boot from floppy - the manual on
>fsck and make sure you understand the options. Then go on as above - and
>good luck!
Run, don't walk, to your local Best Buy and purchase a replacemet for
/dev/hda. Every time I see these errors, they herald the start of much angst
and file lossage.
--
Joi Ellis
[EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.visi.com/~gyles19/
