Re: [PLUG] Does this sound like a lemon?

[epike@isinet.com]

> Further, I'm getting hostname kernel: hda: dma-intr status=0x51 { 
> DriveReady SeekCompleteError }
> hostname kernel: hda: dma-intr status=0x84 { DriveStatusErrror  
> BadCRC}  
> in syslog unless I turn of DMA with hdparm.  I googled and found this 
> could be due to cabling or a bad HD.  I welcome any thoughts on those 
> errors (keeping in mind the above behavior)
> 
> Lastly, I'm getting FAT errors in dmesg 
> FAT Bogus LogicalSector size 0
> FAT: Did not find valid FSINFO signature
> Directory 1 bad FAT (Along with File system Panic)
> 
> So, did I get a lemon, or am I missing something obvious...
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Rob Carlson  
> 
> 

maybe your hard disk / ide controller work only on some
udma modes ( the hdparm -X parameters).  could be worth
checking with -i and -I (for capabilities) and playing
around with -X since youre starting from scratch anyway..

Personally i have the following entries in rc.local,
but these are hand-tested to be correct and 
optimal for my hard disks (theyre ultra 100 on a promise 
100tx2 controller) (WARNING: they cause errors if used
incorrectly):

hdparm -d 1 -X69 /dev/hde
hdparm -c 1 /dev/hde
hdparm -W 1 /dev/hde
#hdparm -A 1 /dev/hde
#hdparm -m 16 /dev/hde
#hdparm -u 1 /dev/hde

hdparm -c 1 /dev/hdg
hdparm -d 1 /dev/hdg
hdparm -X69 /dev/hdg
hdparm -W 1 /dev/hdg
hdparm -A 1 /dev/hdg
#hdparm -u 1 /dev/hdg
# #hdparm -m 16 /dev/hdg


epike
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