[ltp] Re: Hard drive messages on syslog

[Tom Allison]

I think the problem is with your hdparm settings.
>From the output - you have DMA enabled, which makes things mad.  The OS
then disabled your DMA settings.

This is my guess, since I saw the same problems before on my A21.  When you
run hdparm, don't set the DMA = ON.

Then watch your syslog files.  You should get a 1:1 correllation between
the DMA settings and your errors.

D. Sen writes:

> Does anyone know whats causing this? Is it a faulty drive? The drive is
> only a couple of weeks old.....so I am suspecting its something else.
> 
> kernel: hda: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete }
> kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> kernel: hda: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete }
> kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> kernel: hda: lost interrupt
> kernel: hda: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete }
> kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> kernel: hda: status error: status=0x50 { DriveReady SeekComplete }
> kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
> kernel: hda: DMA disabled
> kernel: ide0: reset: success
> 
> Its a 32 G drive on a TP 21. I see the messages on kernels 2.2.17,
> 2.2.18 and 2.4.1
> 
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