From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org)
	by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60)
	(envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-130529-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>)
	id 1RLeR6-0004kM-OA
	for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:17:15 +0000
Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9239121C084;
	Wed,  2 Nov 2011 17:17:03 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from mail-gx0-f181.google.com (mail-gx0-f181.google.com [209.85.161.181])
	by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28D9B21C049
	for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed,  2 Nov 2011 17:16:04 +0000 (UTC)
Received: by ggnp2 with SMTP id p2so439643ggn.40
        for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:16:04 -0700 (PDT)
DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed;
        d=gmail.com; s=gamma;
        h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references
         :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding;
        bh=laLl9qHUQIBLOnXqL/4wwH/Zw3quwshzbAOMtIgZW74=;
        b=mqHqTa/U4hFAc+qnXeExH8DYNWdJw1OqBvfBOm88LnNsNSytXDY5U0mfLGAsmtKj44
         pR9BBxvPmwlW1SscbiU1o1yuoe4LlYWtchJOK6Q3gfLWy0VlKoIkJs354j7eFedbpWk/
         nvGvHN3xU84lsEiBd8CpVeHIX0fYkuYDGBzCc=
Received: by 10.236.124.76 with SMTP id w52mr8555688yhh.51.1320254164590;
        Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:16:04 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from [192.168.2.5] (adsl-65-0-89-228.jan.bellsouth.net. [65.0.89.228])
        by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i50sm4999454yhk.11.2011.11.02.10.16.03
        (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER);
        Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:16:03 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <4EB17AD2.1090208@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:16:02 -0500
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20111022 Firefox/7.0.1 SeaMonkey/2.4.1
Precedence: bulk
List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org>
List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org>
X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Does this drive need a funeral?
References: <4EB04146.8030207@gmail.com> <4EB09A16.4050608@gmail.com> <CA+hid6EusU1_uObW9Usb9b-CJd88bLnoa23yq9xve7pH1xe+nA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CA+hid6EusU1_uObW9Usb9b-CJd88bLnoa23yq9xve7pH1xe+nA@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Archives-Salt: 172185fc-bc7f-43ee-b69e-ae095a19d7c8
X-Archives-Hash: fa098d2a81a612d65d15e6c3b88416b3

James Broadhead wrote:
> On 2 November 2011 01:17, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  wrote:
>> Dale wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> For the first time in my life, I think I have a drive failing on me.  Here
>>> is the info:
>>>
>>> <<<<  SNIP>>>>
>>>
>>> What you folks think?  Can I fix it somehow?  I got a good shovel handy
>>> just in case.
>>>
>>> Dale
>>>
>>> :-)  :-)
>>>
>> Nov  1 19:08:09 localhost kernel: ata4.01: status: { DRDY }
>> Nov  1 19:08:14 localhost kernel: ata4: link is slow to respond, please be
>> patient (ready=0)
>> Nov  1 19:08:19 localhost kernel: ata4: device not ready (errno=-16),
>> forcing hardreset
>> Nov  1 19:08:19 localhost kernel: ata4: soft resetting link
> I have RMA'd many drives upon seeing errors like this. I eventually
> tracked it down to a faulty SATA cable. :-/
>
>

Well, this one does it with two different cables and it is IDE.  I have 
to admit tho, I was hoping it would work fine after I brought it down 
here and put it in my rig where it used to be.  I even checked the 
jumper to make sure it was set right.

I love grasping at straws tho.

Dale

:-)  :-)