May 5, 201214 yr Hi I'm using 5.0-beta14 on a HP Microserver for a good while now, I've had no real problems and have been able to setup the server to download media automatically using sick beard and Sabnzbd. Seeing the new RC2 was out I was going to upgrade I had my server powered down and file downloaded but just before doing so I gave my syslog the once over and seen some errors. I'm too much or a noob to know what the errors are saying. Could anyone advise what these errors relate to ? May 5 20:41:06 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 5 20:41:06 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 5 20:41:30 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/Services_JSON/Services_JSON_Error.html (Errors) May 5 20:41:30 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/Services_JSON/Services_JSON_ErrorSuppression_TestCase.html (Errors) May 5 20:41:30 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/errors.html (Errors) May 5 20:41:41 Skynet logger: --> Deleting /usr/doc/python-2.6.6/Documentation/library/email.errors.txt (Errors) May 5 20:41:42 Skynet logger: --> Deleting /usr/doc/python-2.6.6/Documentation/tutorial/errors.txt (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.0=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.1=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.2=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.3=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.4=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.5=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:44:01 Skynet kernel: crond[16904]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:46:01 Skynet kernel: crond[17432]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:47:01 Skynet kernel: crond[18015]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:48:01 Skynet kernel: crond[18521]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:50:01 Skynet kernel: crond[19389]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:52:01 Skynet kernel: crond[20050]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:54:01 Skynet kernel: crond[20711]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:56:01 Skynet kernel: crond[21374]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:58:01 Skynet kernel: crond[21640]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:00:01 Skynet kernel: crond[22013]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:02:01 Skynet kernel: crond[22386]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:04:01 Skynet kernel: crond[22784]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:06:01 Skynet kernel: crond[23157]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:08:01 Skynet kernel: crond[23530]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:10:01 Skynet kernel: crond[23904]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:12:01 Skynet kernel: crond[24700]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:14:02 Skynet kernel: crond[25074]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:16:01 Skynet kernel: crond[25514]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:18:01 Skynet kernel: crond[25825]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:20:01 Skynet kernel: crond[26106]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:22:01 Skynet kernel: crond[26479]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:24:01 Skynet kernel: crond[26854]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:26:01 Skynet kernel: crond[27227]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:28:01 Skynet kernel: crond[27808]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:30:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28099]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:32:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28157]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:34:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28287]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:36:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28543]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:38:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28608]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:40:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28671]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:42:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28734]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:44:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28797]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:46:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28863]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:47:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28895]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:48:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28927]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:50:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28991]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:52:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29054]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:54:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29117]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:56:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29342]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:58:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29673]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:00:01 Skynet kernel: crond[30974]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:02:01 Skynet kernel: crond[32255]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:04:01 Skynet kernel: crond[1093]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:06:01 Skynet kernel: crond[2402]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:08:01 Skynet kernel: crond[2871]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:10:01 Skynet kernel: crond[3222]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors)
May 5, 201214 yr Hi I'm using 5.0-beta14 on a HP Microserver for a good while now, I've had no real problems and have been able to setup the server to download media automatically using sick beard and Sabnzbd. Seeing the new RC2 was out I was going to upgrade I had my server powered down and file downloaded but just before doing so I gave my syslog the once over and seen some errors. I'm too much or a noob to know what the errors are saying. Could anyone advise what these errors relate to ? May 5 20:41:06 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 5 20:41:06 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 5 20:41:30 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/Services_JSON/Services_JSON_Error.html (Errors) May 5 20:41:30 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/Services_JSON/Services_JSON_ErrorSuppression_TestCase.html (Errors) May 5 20:41:30 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/errors.html (Errors) May 5 20:41:41 Skynet logger: --> Deleting /usr/doc/python-2.6.6/Documentation/library/email.errors.txt (Errors) May 5 20:41:42 Skynet logger: --> Deleting /usr/doc/python-2.6.6/Documentation/tutorial/errors.txt (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.0=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.1=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.2=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.3=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.4=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:42:26 Skynet sSMTP[14837]: rdevNumErrors.5=0^M (Errors) May 5 20:44:01 Skynet kernel: crond[16904]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:46:01 Skynet kernel: crond[17432]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:47:01 Skynet kernel: crond[18015]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:48:01 Skynet kernel: crond[18521]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:50:01 Skynet kernel: crond[19389]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:52:01 Skynet kernel: crond[20050]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:54:01 Skynet kernel: crond[20711]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:56:01 Skynet kernel: crond[21374]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 20:58:01 Skynet kernel: crond[21640]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:00:01 Skynet kernel: crond[22013]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:02:01 Skynet kernel: crond[22386]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:04:01 Skynet kernel: crond[22784]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:06:01 Skynet kernel: crond[23157]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:08:01 Skynet kernel: crond[23530]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:10:01 Skynet kernel: crond[23904]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:12:01 Skynet kernel: crond[24700]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:14:02 Skynet kernel: crond[25074]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:16:01 Skynet kernel: crond[25514]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:18:01 Skynet kernel: crond[25825]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:20:01 Skynet kernel: crond[26106]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:22:01 Skynet kernel: crond[26479]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:24:01 Skynet kernel: crond[26854]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:26:01 Skynet kernel: crond[27227]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:28:01 Skynet kernel: crond[27808]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:30:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28099]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:32:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28157]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:34:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28287]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:36:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28543]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:38:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28608]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:40:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28671]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:42:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28734]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:44:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28797]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:46:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28863]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:47:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28895]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:48:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28927]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:50:01 Skynet kernel: crond[28991]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:52:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29054]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:54:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29117]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:56:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29342]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 21:58:01 Skynet kernel: crond[29673]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:00:01 Skynet kernel: crond[30974]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:02:01 Skynet kernel: crond[32255]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:04:01 Skynet kernel: crond[1093]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:06:01 Skynet kernel: crond[2402]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:08:01 Skynet kernel: crond[2871]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) May 5 22:10:01 Skynet kernel: crond[3222]: segfault at b77b351c ip b77b351c sp bff2fb24 error 15 in ld-2.11.1.so[b77b3000+1000] (Errors) The cron scheduler is aborting, probably because of a mal-formed "crontab" entry made by one of your add-ons. figure out which one, and the errors will stop. Then report it to whoever wrote that add-on/plugin. Joe L. Joe L.
May 6, 201214 yr Author Thanks Joe L, Am I right in thinking that just disabling each add on one by one and checking the outcome would be enough to find the culprit ?
May 7, 201214 yr Thanks Joe L, Am I right in thinking that just disabling each add on one by one and checking the outcome would be enough to find the culprit ? No, you probably need to reboot for each... Or at least delete the errant crontab entry so the problems stop and then re-install each in turn. Joe L.
May 8, 201214 yr Author Right I cleared out some add-on's I wasn't using and have now removed 99% of the errors. I have now been left with the following : May 8 13:42:34 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 8 13:42:34 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 8 13:42:36 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/Services_JSON/Services_JSON_Error.html (Errors) May 8 13:42:36 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/Services_JSON/Services_JSON_ErrorSuppression_TestCase.html (Errors) May 8 13:42:36 Skynet logger: snap/JSON/doc/errors.html (Errors) I was gonna post the snap related errors within the snap topic ? but the others I'm not sure where to start, are they drive related ?
May 10, 201214 yr I have now been left with the following : May 8 13:42:34 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 8 13:42:34 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) the others I'm not sure where to start, are they drive related ? Yes, they're drive related, in this case, related to the drive associated with ata4. I have only seen this 2 other times, and they have always seemed harmless. They always seem to occur in pairs. I would ignore them.
May 11, 201214 yr Author Well if its nothing serious then I'm not too worried, cheers RobJ. Do you know how I can check to see what drive that it's actually pointing to ? I know dmesg|grep SATA|grep link but that just lists ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) I'm a beginner when it comes to command line stuff...
May 12, 201214 yr Do you know how I can check to see what drive that it's actually pointing to ? I know dmesg|grep SATA|grep link but that just lists ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) I'm a beginner when it comes to command line stuff... It's unfortunately a tough question, and getting tougher with each kernel version and with each added supported disk controller. The identification and assignment of device ID's and symbols happens relatively simultaneous, so each boot of your system can often be quite different, as to which device is handled first, then which is next, etc. The ata numbers and device symbols (scsi#, sd#, and sdX) are assigned in order, ata from ata1 and up, scsi and sd from scsi 0:0:0:0 and sd 0:0:0:0, and sdX from sda sdb etc. But as you can see in the syslog, their log messages are intermingled. With practice you can almost always figure out which ata# goes with which scsi# and sd# and sdX, but it's not easy. And of course, it will probably change on the next boot!
May 15, 201214 yr Author Do you know how I can check to see what drive that it's actually pointing to ? I know dmesg|grep SATA|grep link but that just lists ata1: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) ata3: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) I'm a beginner when it comes to command line stuff... It's unfortunately a tough question, and getting tougher with each kernel version and with each added supported disk controller. The identification and assignment of device ID's and symbols happens relatively simultaneous, so each boot of your system can often be quite different, as to which device is handled first, then which is next, etc. The ata numbers and device symbols (scsi#, sd#, and sdX) are assigned in order, ata from ata1 and up, scsi and sd from scsi 0:0:0:0 and sd 0:0:0:0, and sdX from sda sdb etc. But as you can see in the syslog, their log messages are intermingled. With practice you can almost always figure out which ata# goes with which scsi# and sd# and sdX, but it's not easy. And of course, it will probably change on the next boot! Thanks for the great information RobJ, I think I've cracked it after looking through the syslog again and searching for anything else with ata4 in the name. Low and behold I saw it pointed towards a 250gb with nothing on it. I removed it as per the wiki and now the error is gone, happy days. May 14 18:25:27 Skynet kernel: ata4: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) (Drive related) May 14 18:25:27 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 14 18:25:27 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: ATA-8: VB0250EAVER, HPG0, max UDMA/100 (Drive related) May 14 18:25:27 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: 488397168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) (Drive related) May 14 18:25:27 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: failed to enable AA (error_mask=0x1) (Errors) May 14 18:25:27 Skynet kernel: ata4.00: configured for UDMA/100 (Drive related) I might try and re introduce the drive in another port on the micro server just to see the outcome. Thanks again RobJ
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