I would format the /dev/sda over and recreate you raids again. after that, if it happens again, replace either the controller or /dev/sda and repeat creating the raids. My guess is the drive is going (just a guess) So maybe do some extended testing on the drive to find out how bad it is. > -----Original Message----- > From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On > Behalf Of Matt Graham > Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:08 PM > To: Main PLUG discussion list > Subject: Re: need help troubleshooting software raid failures > > From: Alex Dean > > 09:24:29 ata3.00: status: { Busy } > > 09:24:29 ata3.00: error: { ICRC UNC IDNF } > > 09:24:29 ata3: hard resetting link > > 09:24:35 ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps > > 09:24:35 ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100 Jul 14 09:24:35 > > end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 58604927 > > This would make me think that there might be something wrong > with /dev/sda somewhere. > > > Jul 16 09:38:22 end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 58604927 > > How 'bout that? Same sector number as before. Time to > replace /dev/sda , or at the very least run an extensive > badblocks on the disk. The same bad sector reported 48 hours > apart is probably not a coincidence, regardless of how the > SATA controller is working. > I wish I could be more help, but the onboard nVidia SATA > controller I have at home has Just Worked. And the one time > I ran into softRAID problems at a friend's house, it was a > disk that was dying and had similar symptoms, though the bad > sector numbers didn't match exactly the way they do in this report. > > -- > Matt G / Dances With Crows > The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ There is no > Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss