Debian-Stable:Modules are not loaded randomly & hdparm:set-dma error

Dear Debian-Users! I have started this as a bug report (Bug#426432) but I think that it actually deserves a broader discussion. To begin by stating the problem: I am using Debian/stable with a 2.6.18-kernel (self-made) and the offical 2.6.18-4-686-kernel-image (i.e. you may assume that all rele

Re: DMA error

On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 06:14:08PM -0400, Neil Conway wrote: > I've recently been encountering some HDA errors/warnings that might be > serious. I'm using the following hdparm script: > > hdparm -d1 -u1 -m16 -c3 /dev/hda > > This script is executed on startup. I see the following errors in >

Re: DMA error

On Wed, Jul 11, 2001 at 06:14:08PM -0400, Neil Conway wrote: > Hi, > > I've recently been encountering some HDA errors/warnings that might be > serious. I'm using the following hdparm script: > > hdparm -d1 -u1 -m16 -c3 /dev/hda > > This script is executed on startup. I see the following err

DMA error

Hi, I've recently been encountering some HDA errors/warnings that might be serious. I'm using the following hdparm script: hdparm -d1 -u1 -m16 -c3 /dev/hda This script is executed on startup. I see the following errors in `dmesg`: hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Err