hard error reading fsbn

[Stefan Knoblauch]

 no, i use the same cable, now i disconnect the drive ( ad2 )
 and get the same errors for ad1. ad1 is on the primary controller.
 ad2 was on the secondary controller. ad1 is a brand new drive.

 regards Stefan


On 23 Nov 2003 17:13:47 -0500
Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-stable-local at be-well.ilk.org> wrote:

> Stefan Knoblauch <mail at stefan-knoblauch.de> writes:
> 
> > after upgrading from 4.8 to 4.9 i got mane "hard error reading fsbn"
> > errors. ok i thougt that is a problem of the 2 years old 80 GB
> > harddisk so i get a new 80 GB drive. after restoring the system to
> > to the new drive, i get the same errors. the next step was to reformat
> > the disk on a windows box. this works fine and the harddisk lokks
> > good. i put the disk into my freebsd 4.9 system and do not have this
> > read errors. after 1 week re errors come back. more than before.
> > i do not have any errors with the 4.8 version, so i make a complete
> > new installation with 4.9. yaeh, no errors. one week later the
> > systemlog shows me the errors again. in my ear's the system is not
> > stable. i use 1 maxtor and one IBM disk. does anyone know what the
> > problem is ?
> 
> No, but did you replace the drive cable 
> when you replaced the drive itself?