Hello Everyone, I started seeing some ata errors on a server running FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE that I've never seen before. This probably has something to do with it but we just upgraded the RAM on the server from 1 GB to 2 GB (DDR 400), perhaps a cable got slightly loose. I'm pretty certain the hard drives are good since the server ran fine prior to the memory upgrade.
What do the errors below mean? Should I be worried? Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167635, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167711, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167715, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167719, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167723, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167727, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167731, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432167999, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=c8, lba=432168003, count=4, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=13040031, count=32, feature=0 Apr 11 17:17:12 freebsd kernel: ad4: ata_command: addr=c000, command=ca, lba=17221247, count=32, feature=0 The dmesg output for this server is: Copyright (c) 1992-2006 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #0: Mon Feb 20 07:56:57 AST 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/FREEBSD Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (2992.52-MHz 686-class CPU) Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0xf41 Stepping = 1 Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> Hyperthreading: 2 logical CPUs real memory = 2080309248 (1983 MB) avail memory = 2034221056 (1939 MB) ACPI APIC Table: <PM880 AWRDACPI> ioapic0: Changing APIC ID to 2 ioapic0 <Version 0.3> irqs 0-23 on motherboard acpi0: <PM880 AWRDACPI> on motherboard acpi0: Power Button (fixed) Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000 acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x408-0x40b on acpi0 cpu0: <ACPI CPU (3 Cx states)> on acpi0 acpi_button0: <Power Button> on acpi0 acpi_button1: <Sleep Button> on acpi0 pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0 pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0 pcib1: <PCI-PCI bridge> at device 1.0 on pci0 pci1: <PCI bus> on pcib1 pci1: <display, VGA> at device 0.0 (no driver attached) atapci0: <VIA 6420 SATA150 controller> port 0xd400-0xd4ff,0xd000-0xd00f,0xcc00-0xcc03,0xc800-0xc807,0xc400-0xc403,0xc000-0xc007 irq 20 at device 15.0 on pci0 ata2: channel #0 on atapci0 ata3: channel #1 on atapci0 isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 17.0 on pci0 isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0 vr0: <VIA VT6102 Rhine II 10/100BaseTX> port 0xe800-0xe8ff mem 0xde001000-0xde0010ff irq 23 at device 18.0 on pci0 miibus0: <MII bus> on vr0 ukphy0: <Generic IEEE 802.3u media interface> on miibus0 ukphy0: 10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, auto vr0: Ethernet address: 00:11:5b:03:24:5a acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0 npx0: <math processor> on motherboard npx0: INT 16 interface ata0 at port 0x3f6,0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa0 ata1 at port 0x376,0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa0 atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> at port 0x64,0x60 on isa0 atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0 sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0 sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300> vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0 Timecounter "TSC" frequency 2992519762 Hz quality 800 Timecounters tick every 10.000 msec ipfw2 initialized, divert disabled, rule-based forwarding disabled, default to accept, logging limited to 10000 packets/entry by default ad4: 238475MB <WDC WD2500JD-50FYB0/02.05D02> [484521/16/63] at ata2-master SATA150 ad6: 76324MB <WDC WD800JD-23JNA1/06.01C06> [155072/16/63] at ata3-master SATA150 Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad4s1a I've been trying to upgrade to the latest RELENG_5 but I can't get the buildworld to finish cleanly -- gcc keeps crashing at random places probably due to the errors above. Any help or advice would be appreciated. This server is remotely hosted so it's not as easy to fiddle with the hardware inside. Thank You, Holt G. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"