Re: DriveReady SeekComplete Error and DriveStatusError

["Stephen R. Gore" <sgore@ev1.net>]

peter karlsson wrote:
> B. Szyszka:
> 
> > I've reinstalled Debian to try to get a cleaner setup going, but am
> > running into some error messages:
> > hdb: write_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > hdb: write_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> 
> That's *usually*¹ a sign that your hard disk is about to die on you. Do a
> backup, buy a new drive, and copy the stuff over to that one.
> 
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Hrmm.. Maybe "usually", but on my system (with a buggy mobo) it was DMA
support that was the culprit.  Try compiling a kernel with "Use DMA when
available" disabled.

Alternatively, read the kernel helps and docs to see if your chipset is
mentioned as having problems.  I was eventually able to use DMA with a
specific chipset fix and the hdparm package.

-- 
Regards,
Steve

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