From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758253AbYLDViM (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:38:12 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1755458AbYLDVhz (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:37:55 -0500 Received: from earthlight.etchedpixels.co.uk ([81.2.110.250]:42919 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755196AbYLDVhy (ORCPT ); Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:37:54 -0500 Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:37:49 +0000 From: Alan Cox To: Ondrej Zary Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Random host bus errors with pata_it821x, filesystem corruption Message-ID: <20081204213749.78dd2eaf@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <200812042101.08613.linux@rainbow-software.org> References: <200812042101.08613.linux@rainbow-software.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.12; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Organization: Red Hat UK Cyf., Amberley Place, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SL4 1TE, Y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Cofrestrwyd yng Nghymru a Lloegr o'r rhif cofrestru 3798903 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Dec 3 21:30:42 pentium kernel: ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } > Dec 3 21:30:42 pentium kernel: ata3.00: error: { IDNF } The drive firmware is reporting an unreadable block (or invalid block number) > I wonder what might cause these errors? I switched the controller into non-RAID mode and read SMART - both drives > are 100% OK (no pending or reallocated sectors, no errors logged). I would keep the controller in that mode anyway to be honest - the RAID mode firmware is a bit variable and some versions blow up for reasons I've never figured. Alan