Re: Problem creating filesystem

[Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>]

> Sep 1 19:32:59 localhost kernel: hdd: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x41
> Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel: hdd: DMA timeout error
> Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel: hdd: dma timeout error: status=0xf1 {Busy
> } Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel:
> Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel: hdd: DMA disabled
> Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel: ide1: reset: master: error (0x7f?)
> Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel: hdd: set_geometry_intr: status=0x71
> {DriveReady DeviceFault SeekComplete Error }
> Sep 1 19:33:09 localhost kernel: hdd: set_geometry_intr: error=0x04
> {DriveStatusError }

Have you tried swapping drives/jumpers round so that the problematic drive is 
the master? Possibly also try putting it on its own channel.

Misconfigured multiple-drive IDE setups will often appear to work, then give 
strange errors. 

I've seen problems when mixing master/slave drives with different 
capabilities, particularly when the master was a cdrom drive. AFAICT this is 
caused by buggy drive hardware/firmware, and the only solution is to move 
things about till you find a configuration that works.

Paul