peter karlsson wrote:
> B. Szyszka:
>
> > I've reinstalled Debian to try to get a cleaner setup going, but am
> > running into some error messages:
> > hdb: write_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > hdb: write_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>
> That's *usually*ยน a sign that your hard disk is about to die on you. Do a
> backup, buy a new drive, and copy the stuff over to that one.
>
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Hrmm.. Maybe "usually", but on my system (with a buggy mobo) it was DMA
support that was the culprit. Try compiling a kernel with "Use DMA when
available" disabled.
Alternatively, read the kernel helps and docs to see if your chipset is
mentioned as having problems. I was eventually able to use DMA with a
specific chipset fix and the hdparm package.
--
Regards,
Steve
Debian GNU/Linux Because software support is free, timely,
useful, technically accurate, and friendly.
Reboots are for kernel and hardware upgrades.
