Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Khalid Schofield
On 1 Sep 2008, at 22:41, johan beisser wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Khalid Schofield wrote: Hi, I'm running openbsd 4.0 (yeh old I know but it's a vital system that I'm replacing but it processes data that makes a lot of money). Better replace the disk tomorrow, then. Or, implement

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Jan Stary
I'm running openbsd 4.0 (yeh old I know but it's a vital system that I'm replacing but it processes data that makes a lot of money). Better replace the disk tomorrow, then. Or, implement the software on a new system, and take the hit on some downtime while it's being replaced.

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Stuart Henderson
On 2008-09-02, Khalid Schofield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If I want to clone the disk can I just cat /dev/sd0 /dev/sd1 if I boot off the install cd? dd if=/dev/rsd0c of=/dev/rsd1c This will limit you to the size of the smaller drive. It is better to (fdisk)/disklabel/newfs/mount partitions

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Nick Holland
Khalid Schofield wrote: On 1 Sep 2008, at 22:41, johan beisser wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Khalid Schofield wrote: Hi, I'm running openbsd 4.0 (yeh old I know but it's a vital system that I'm replacing but it processes data that makes a lot of money). Better replace the disk

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Travers Buda
* Khalid Schofield [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-09-02 11:02:21]: On 1 Sep 2008, at 22:41, johan beisser wrote: On Sep 1, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Khalid Schofield wrote: Hi, I'm running openbsd 4.0 (yeh old I know but it's a vital system that I'm replacing but it processes data that makes a lot of

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Ted Unangst
On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Travers Buda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If imaging a failing disk is what you really want, then I recommend ddrescue http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html gnu bleh. Not sure what ddresuce means by trying hard to read a device, but it really can't do

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-02 Thread Travers Buda
* Ted Unangst [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2008-09-02 22:56:49]: On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:31 PM, Travers Buda [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If imaging a failing disk is what you really want, then I recommend ddrescue http://www.gnu.org/software/ddrescue/ddrescue.html gnu bleh. Not sure what ddresuce

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-01 Thread Fred Crowson
Khalid Schofield wrote: Hi, I'm running openbsd 4.0 (yeh old I know but it's a vital system that I'm replacing but it processes data that makes a lot of money). I'm getting these errors in dmesg. Should I be freaked out that the disk is failing or is it something else? I have tar backups but

Re: wd0(wdc1:0:0): timeout on openbsd 4.0 macppc

2008-09-01 Thread johan beisser
On Sep 1, 2008, at 11:44 AM, Khalid Schofield wrote: Hi, I'm running openbsd 4.0 (yeh old I know but it's a vital system that I'm replacing but it processes data that makes a lot of money). Better replace the disk tomorrow, then. Or, implement the software on a new system, and take the