[ale] Wierd error in syslog

[Bob Toxen]

Your syslog looks a lot like mine when my Western Digital Caviar 31000
1.2GB disk decided to go bad.  I experienced very slow throughput (due to many
retries).  Every few hours a reboot was needed to get anything done.  (What
was done was to back up to tape prior to getting a new disk).

(My friend's disk (same one) purchased at the same time went bad a month
later.  YMMV.)

Bob Toxen
bob at cavu.com