From: bryan@pi.eai.iastate.edu (Bryan Manske)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Crimson disk problems... again...
Date: 11 Sep 92 19:29:57 GMT
Reply-To: bryan@pi.eai.iastate.edu (Bryan Manske)
Organization: EAI, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Originator: bryan@IRIX



Actually folks, its been rumored that I'm just trying to build up name
recognition with the (wonderous) folks at the TAC.  Soon they'll be
reserving an entire line of call ID numbers just for me.  Or they could
just shoot me instead. ( :)  rotten little smiley face here for the
humor impared.)

Here's the deal.  SYSLOG says things like:

Sep 10 15:57:22 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,. Block #337704 (341700)
Sep 10 15:57:22 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:57:43 kovacs last message repeated 16 times
Sep 10 15:58:08 kovacs unix: dks0d2s6: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:58:08 kovacs unix: dks0d2s6: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:58:29 kovacs unix: dks0d2s0: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:58:29 kovacs unix: dks0d2s0: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:59:00 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:59:00 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 15:59:34 kovacs unix: dks0d2s10: Unrecoverable device error: Internal controller error,.
Sep 10 16:02:07 kovacs rshd[444]: root@nome.eai.iastate.edu as root: permission denied. cmd='/bin/ps -p 23518'
Sep 10 16:02:46 kovacs unix: dks0d2s10: Unrecoverable device error: Defect list error, ASQ=0x1,.
Sep 10 16:02:46 kovacs unix: dks0d2s10: Unrecoverable device error: Defect list error, ASQ=0x1,.

...and...

Sep 10 19:38:41 kovacs unix: sc0,2,0: cmd=0x2A timeout after 30 sec.  Resetting SCSI bus
Sep 10 19:38:42 kovacs unix: dks0d1s6 (/usr): retrying request
Sep 10 19:38:42 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7 (/usr/kovacs2): retrying request
Sep 10 19:48:36 kovacs unix: sc0,2,0: cmd=0x2A timeout after 30 sec.  Resetting SCSI bus
Sep 10 19:48:37 kovacs unix: dks0d1s6 (/usr): retrying request
Sep 10 19:48:37 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7 (/usr/kovacs2): retrying request
Sep 10 21:00:45 kovacs unix: NFS getattr failed for server kenai: Timed out
Sep 10 21:32:06 kovacs unix: sc0,2,0: cmd=0x2A timeout after 30 sec.  Resetting SCSI bus
Sep 10 21:32:08 kovacs unix: dks0d1s0 (/): retrying request
Sep 10 21:32:08 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7 (/usr/kovacs2): retrying request

fx and fsck both do their jobs but no joy:

Sep 11 13:54:32 kovacs syslogd: restart
Sep 11 13:54:32 kovacs unix: IRIX Release 4.0.4 IP17 Version 03241739 System V
Sep 11 13:54:32 kovacs unix: Copyright 1987-1992 Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Sep 11 13:54:32 kovacs unix: All Rights Reserved.
Sep 11 13:54:32 kovacs unix: 
Sep 11 13:54:32 kovacs unix: root on dev 0x1620, swap on dev 0x1621
Sep 11 13:54:42 kovacs syslogd: restart
Sep 11 13:54:58 kovacs inetd[125]: /usr/etc/rpc.snoopd: No such file or directory
Sep 11 13:55:12 kovacs sendmail: starting
Sep 11 13:55:24 kovacs unix: gm3.u - Sat Mar 7 03:26:06 PST 1992
Sep 11 13:56:15 kovacs Xsession: root: login
Sep 11 13:56:19 kovacs Xsession: root: all hosts being allowed (access control disabled)
Sep 11 14:01:31 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7 (/usr/kovacs2): Unrecoverable device error: No index/sector signal,. Block #96743 (100739)
Sep 11 14:03:13 kovacs unix: sc0,2,0: cmd=0x28 Unexpected info phase 46, state 49.  Resetting SCSI bus
Sep 11 14:03:15 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7: retrying request
Sep 11 14:03:15 kovacs unix: dks0d1s0 (/): retrying request
Sep 11 14:03:47 kovacs unix: sc0,2,0: cmd=0x28 timeout after 30 sec.  Resetting SCSI bus
Sep 11 14:03:48 kovacs unix: dks0d1s6 (/usr): retrying request
Sep 11 14:03:50 kovacs unix: dks0d2s7: retrying request


Sound like a drive controller problem?  This particular mechanism has been
a problem child before.  "Hello, TAC, system serial number is..."



Thanks.

Bryan.


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