[debian-knoppix] Problems with IDE HD after knx-hdinstall, that looks like a DMA problem
Hi folks,
after installing knoppix 3.1 2003-03-28 on hd with knx-hdinstall at a friends computer, he SOMETIMES gets read errors and the filesystem gets corrupted, when booting. It is an ext3 FS. It looks like a damaged hd or problems with dma.
These errrors occure only sometimes, not always. My friend is using an IDE drive in a removable frame. In my opinion contact problems are the course for this disaster.
So my question is:
Is it possible that the already reportes DMA-Problems occure only every 5th reboot? Can anybody think of different reasons? The computer runs fine with M$, Knoppix CD, and an old SuSE-Distro and had been shutdown properly. The HD has already been substituted, but not the frame. Could removing DMA support with hdparm -d 0 avoid these problems?
BTW, during the last 12 to 15 month I often had to repair a corrupted filesystem by hand. Prior to that it repairs itself quite well. As I have heard the IDE code has been altered a lot since 2.4.16. Is it only me who has made this experience?
Thanks a lot
Achim
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eMail : Achim.Unger@web.de
Homepage : www.Ing-Buero-Unger.de
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