Jim Faulkner <jfaulkne@ccs.neu.edu> writes:

> > Occasionally I get "soft errors" on the hard drive, which causes the IDE

> Jan 19 18:32:58 nonplus /bsd: wd0a: device timeout writing fsbn 29843072 of 29843072-29843103 (wd0 bn 29846096; cn 29609 tn 3 sn 35), retrying
> Jan 19 18:32:58 nonplus /bsd: wd0a: device timeout writing fsbn 29843072 of 29843072-29843103 (wd0 bn 29846096; cn 29609 tn 3 sn 35), retrying
> Jan 19 18:32:58 nonplus /bsd: wd0: soft error (corrected)
> Jan 19 18:32:58 nonplus /bsd: wd0: soft error (corrected)

Ignore the "soft" aspects. fsbn (file system block number) 29843072
is bad. Don't use it. How? See badsect(8). Follow the instructions
there. Then think about about getting a new disk :-)

// marc