Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread owens
> > > > Original Message >From: longwind2...@gmail.com >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: Re: need advice on scsi disk failure >Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:33:10 -0800 > >>On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM, wrote: >>>> >>> The c

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 7:34 AM, wrote: >> > The conventional approach is first to clean the contacts on the > connector and the card (some alcohol on a cotton swab for the > connector and a pencil eraser for the card contacts) and try again. > If that doesn't work go to "plan B" (run a complete d

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:34 AM, wrote: > The conventional approach is first to clean the contacts on the > connector and the card (some alcohol on a cotton swab for the > connector and a pencil eraser for the card contacts) and try again. > If that doesn't work go to "plan B" (run a complete dis

RE: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread owens
> > > > Original Message >From: longwind2...@gmail.com >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >Subject: RE: need advice on scsi disk failure >Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:50:21 -0400 > >>I bought a scsi 50G disk a few years ago >>The seller said it had be

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread mitch
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:35:25 -0400 Long Wind wrote: > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:56 AM, mitch > wrote: > > > > I had the same problem, scsi drives failing to start, shutting down > > while running. > > > > Bad power connector. The pins were not making proper contact at all > > times. > > > > Chang

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 8:56 AM, mitch wrote: > > I had the same problem, scsi drives failing to start, shutting down > while running. > > Bad power connector. The pins were not making proper contact at all > times. > > Changed the connectors and the problem stopped. > Really? I always think scsi

Re: need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread mitch
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:50:21 -0400 Long Wind wrote: > It's no surprise because the light on scsi disk isn't on > I reconnect the power cable to scsi disk again and again > and then with some luck the disk works normally. > It seems that the power connection becomes loose I had the same problem,

need advice on scsi disk failure

2009-08-21 Thread Long Wind
It's no surprise because the light on scsi disk isn't on I reconnect the power cable to scsi disk again and again and then with some luck the disk works normally. It seems that the power connection becomes loose but I am afraid the disk is failing My question is "Is that symptoms of scsi

Re: SCSI disk failure

2000-03-07 Thread kmself
On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 11:07:47AM +0100, Anton Emmerfors wrote: > Hi, > > This is not strictly Debian related, but lots of competent people > dwell on this list so... > > Yesterday I came home to find that my Quantum Fireball SCSI-disk had > produced an "Unrecoverable read error". From kern.log:

SCSI disk failure

2000-03-07 Thread Anton Emmerfors
Hi, This is not strictly Debian related, but lots of competent people dwell on this list so... Yesterday I came home to find that my Quantum Fireball SCSI-disk had produced an "Unrecoverable read error". From kern.log: --8<-- kernel: scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 0, lun 0, CDB: Read (10)