Re: hd 160GB problem
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
| On Fri, 2006-02-10 at 12:59 -0800, Robert Kopp wrote:
| >
| > --- mess-mate <messmate@free.fr> wrote:
| >
| > > Hi,
| > > i don't know if i've to config something to have a
| > > normal accès to a
| > > HD of 160GB.
| > >
| > > I've setted 'hdparm -d0 /dev/hdb' = no DMA; without
| > > that couldn't
| > > accès the HD.
| > > I've also a message 'Warning: could not read block
| > > 0: Attempt to
| > > read block from filesystem resulted in short read'
| > > on a mkfs.ext3 ...
| > >
| > > And after mounting a partition on it, can't no more
| > > unmount it.
| > > The activity hd-led remains on.
| > >
| > > The hd is a western Digital with 2MB cache geometry
| > > 19457/255/63
| > >
| > > Any help would be very appreciated
| > >
| > I think most large-disk problems are due to BIOS
| > limitations. You need to have LBA48 support, or get a
| > controller that provides such support. I'm using a
| > 160GB drive right now, with no special precautions.
|
| You'd have to have a *really* old mobo for it not to have LBA48
| support in 2006.
|
| I wouldn't be surprised if you aren't having issues with the chipset
| driver.
|
| What mobo do you have, what chipset is in it, and what kernel and
| version are you running? kernel-image, kernel-sourse, kernel.org?
|
Thanks for the reply Ron,
Mobo asus P4 kernel-2.6.12.
Found the problem: the HD is dead :(
best regards
mess-mate
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