On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 04:17:21PM +0100, Adam Funk wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > You also want the output of 'hdparm /dev/hda' and 'hdparm -i /dev/hda'. > > OK (I don't know what most of this means): > > # hdparm /dev/hda > > /dev/hda: > IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit) > unmaskirq = 0 (off) > using_dma = 0 (off) > keepsettings = 0 (off) > readonly = 0 (off) > readahead = 256 (on) > HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument > > # hdparm -i /dev/hda > > /dev/hda: > > Model=_NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A, FwRev=1.04, SerialNo= > Config={ Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } > RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 > BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0 > (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0 > IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} > PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 > UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 > AdvancedPM=no > > * signifies the current active mode
You almost certainly have a loose or faulty cable. Shutdown, make sure the cable is properly seated in all the connectors. If that does not fix it, get a new ribbon cable. -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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