> > read: i/o error
>
> i think i see the problem. we're off by one bit.
>
[...]
> /n/sources/plan9//sys/src/9/pc/sdata.c:1344,1350 - sdata.c:1344,1350
> };
>
> static int
> - atageniostart(Drive* drive, vlong lba)
> + atageniostart(Drive* drive, uvlong lba)
> {
> Ctlr *ctlr;
>
he OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@9fans.net>
> Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 00:19:00 +0800
> Subject: Re: [9fans] i/o error reading large sata disk
> On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:58 AM, erik quanstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > (a) setting lba48always on
> >
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:58 AM, erik quanstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (a) setting lba48always on
> ; echo llba48always on>/dev/sd??/ctl
> if this doesn't work, then i'm wrong.
Thanks erik, that does the trick. Didn't get around to trying the
patch yet, I'll be in touch.
-sqweek
> term% cat /dev/sdE0/ctl
> inquiry ST3300831AS
> config 0C5A capabilities 2F00 dma 00550020 dmactl rwm 16
> rwmctl 0 lba48always off
> geometry 586072368 512 16383 16 63
> part data 0 586072368
> part plan9 63 293025600
> part plan9.1 293041665 586067265
> term% dd -if /dev/sdE0/plan9 -of
I went to set up a file server the other day - installed w/
fossil+venti and the install went fine but after booting up it wasn't
long before venti started spamming i/o errors. Now I'm using second
hand disks, so I figure the one I installed to might be stuffed and
boot to the livecd to verify. I
