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Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!umn.edu!noc.msc.net!uc.msc.edu!shamash!runyon.cim.cdc.com!pbd From: pbd@runyon.cim.cdc.com (Paul Dokas) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Input/Output Errors (with Julian's SCSI drivers) Message-ID: <49224@shamash.cdc.com> Date: 3 Nov 92 15:30:41 GMT Sender: usenet@shamash.cdc.com Organization: ICEM Systems, Inc. Lines: 16 I'm having mysterious problems with my hard drives. About once every day or so, my machine starts giving the message "Input/Output Error" when ever I try to read/write to disk. This error is also usually accompanied with "sdX: Unit attention" errors (where X is either 0 or 1). The net result of these errors is that I have to hit the reset button :-( So far, I've been lucky and haven't had any catastrophic disk failures, but I'm afraid that it will eventually happen. My machine is a 386-40, 1542B, with CDC wren IV (330MB) internal and an IMPRIMIS 1.0GB external. I also have an Archive VP 150e tape drive. BTW, I'm using Julian's SCSI driver (3rd alpha release). -- #include <std.disclaimer> #define FULL_NAME "Paul Dokas" #define EMAIL "pbd@runyon.cim.cdc.com" /* we are realizing infinite possibilities in exchange for our soul */