Re: ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-04-10 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:38:46 -0400, dave boland wrote: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:06 +, "Camaleón" wrote: (...) >> > But once again, it needs to be pointed out that Debian 5, and its >> > derivatives, have no problem with the hard drives. So something has >> > changed, and not for the good.

Re: ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-04-09 Thread dave boland
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 15:06 +, "Camaleón" wrote: > On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:07:06 -0400, dave boland wrote: > > > On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:11 +, "Camaleón" wrote: > > >> Hum... you seem to have many IDE devices attached to that box with > >> almost all channels occupied (1 hdd and 2 DVD/CD uni

Re: ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-03-30 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:07:06 -0400, dave boland wrote: > On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:11 +, "Camaleón" wrote: >> Hum... you seem to have many IDE devices attached to that box with >> almost all channels occupied (1 hdd and 2 DVD/CD units, if I read it >> correctly...) so Ben's suggestions also make

Re: ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-03-29 Thread dave boland
On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:11 +, "Camaleón" wrote: > On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:19:55 -0400, dave boland wrote: > > > I have been trying out the new Debian live cd (as well as Mepis 11, > > Ubuntu 10, and Mint 10 -- all Debian derivatives) and all are now giving > > me this error. The computer does

Re: ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-03-29 Thread Camaleón
On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:19:55 -0400, dave boland wrote: > I have been trying out the new Debian live cd (as well as Mepis 11, > Ubuntu 10, and Mint 10 -- all Debian derivatives) and all are now giving > me this error. The computer does not have a second hard drive, and when > it boots the BIOS look

ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-03-20 Thread dave boland
Debian User, I have been trying out the new Debian live cd (as well as Mepis 11, Ubuntu 10, and Mint 10 -- all Debian derivatives) and all are now giving me this error. The computer does not have a second hard drive, and when it boots the BIOS looks for a slave, finds none, and moves on. This err

Re: ata2: STST failed (error -5)

2011-03-20 Thread dave boland
Oops! The error should be "ata2: SRST failed (error -5) and (error -16) On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:19 -0400, "dave boland" wrote: > Debian User, > > I have been trying out the new Debian live cd (as well as Mepis 11, > Ubuntu 10, and Mint 10 -- all Debian derivatives) and all are now giving > me th