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 ) id 1RLe3T-0008L5-5C for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:52:47 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4AFEB21C057; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 16:52:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-iy0-f181.google.com (mail-iy0-f181.google.com [209.85.210.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BB1121C032 for ; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 16:51:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by iahk25 with SMTP id k25so393273iah.40 for ; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:51:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=UESHlLfTPDgITpNWmADqIfnWbGpC0BS/pNguWTJCJeg=; b=aXUcITacCc1Hkv0RsoPC2z0ODmTvQwEwJaOxgZDCU3HvPHBj7JcXLVOPaumULCuPOp UEInKFcq/UcjdHnh7yqN+gbt1qP5SZsIWm1TCqnBz5BhiRykNMKzK1KGXWbZ0qRgmaFK YqBWyvZ2ad/exN6OAQQFgXHTH6PIQ9lPuMDWY= Received: by 10.42.202.17 with SMTP id fc17mr3895851icb.15.1320252683195; Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:51:23 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.42.179.7 with HTTP; Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:51:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4EB09A16.4050608@gmail.com> References: <4EB04146.8030207@gmail.com> <4EB09A16.4050608@gmail.com> From: James Broadhead Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 16:51:02 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Does this drive need a funeral? To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: aca88f53-d646-4df3-9f83-1602e1d6ba24 X-Archives-Hash: 92c558b384a22d63cb8a65f810cc46af On 2 November 2011 01:17, Dale wrote: > Dale wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> For the first time in my life, I think I have a drive failing on me. =C2= =A0Here >> is the info: >> >> <<<< SNIP >>>> >> >> What you folks think? =C2=A0Can I fix it somehow? =C2=A0I got a good sho= vel handy >> just in case. >> >> Dale >> >> :-) =C2=A0:-) >> > Nov =C2=A01 19:08:09 localhost kernel: ata4.01: status: { DRDY } > Nov =C2=A01 19:08:14 localhost kernel: ata4: link is slow to respond, ple= ase be > patient (ready=3D0) > Nov =C2=A01 19:08:19 localhost kernel: ata4: device not ready (errno=3D-1= 6), > forcing hardreset > Nov =C2=A01 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. :-/