Re: Bug#10147: kernel `bit already cleared' message (fwd)

Jon Lewis (jlewis@inorganic5.fdt.net)
Thu, 29 May 1997 00:53:35 -0400 (EDT)


On Wed, 28 May 1997, Leonard N. Zubkoff wrote:

> Date: Wed, 28 May 1997 10:51:00 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Roar Thronfs <roart@nvg.ntnu.no>
>
> > EXT2-fs warning (device 08:16): ext2_free_blocks: bit already cleared for
> > block 404354
> >
> > kernel=2.0.30, device = IBM DORS 2gb SCSI disk on an NCR 810 using the BSD
> > ported ncr8xx driver. I'm considering trying to swap the NCR out for a
> > Buslogic to see what happens.
>
> The same happened with 2.0.27 device=FIREBALL_TM3200S Rev: 300X on a
> BusLogic 948. In addition some files changed owner id to 3599.
>
> This may well be a problem with the Fireball TM firmware. I tested this drive
> (on loan from Mylex/BusLogic) a while back and was able to produce data
> corruption under heavy load. A subsequent firmware version, 301B, seemed to be
> reliable. I suggest you try contacting Quantum for a firmware update.

Seems not terribly likely as I've seen identical errors on IBM and
Micropolis SCSI drives, and I think a recent poster was getting it on IDE
disks. Seems more likely kernel related.

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