On Tuesday 22 September 2009, Mark Knecht wrote: > What's with Linux support of external drives? Is it just not reliable > enough to depend on? This was not a drive failure but just a bunch of > sense code message problems and everything quit. I probably could have > spent time removing drivers, etc, and then restarting it but I just > rebooted and everything came back. > > I used to use this drive for weeks at a time on one of my Windows > boxes. No problems at that time so I have no strong reason to suspect > the drive when this is the second drive issue in a few days wit this > system. > > I wonder how I determine if it's a drive problem or a kernel/driver > problem?
I wonder if you have a memory problem with that box? I don't know what errors you've been getting in the logs, but it is a thought when the common denominator is the box. Have you tried running memtest86+ overnight to see what gives? Another reason might be the physical location. If the drives in question are submitted to physical vibration (e.g. next to a door; staircase, etc) then the failures could be due to mechanical reasons. HTH. -- Regards, Mick
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