On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 20:52:49 +0100, Sebastian Holmqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 12:04:47 -0500, Louis LeBlanc > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) > > http://www.keyslapper.org ԿԬ > > > > Nothing is faster than the speed of light ... > > To prove this to yourself, try opening the refrigerator door before the > > light comes on. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > 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! > > > -- > > Sebastian Holmqvist > Webprogrammer / HL2 modder > http://cae.hl2files.com >
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. -- Sebastian Holmqvist Webprogrammer / HL2 modder http://cae.hl2files.com _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"