Re: hard disk error

["Mark M" <macma@my-Deja.com>]

>> hdb:hdb: set_multmode: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>> hdb: set_multmode: error=0x04 {DriveStatusError }
>> hdb1 hdb2
>> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly.
>It looks like your hard disk doesn't support multimode - reading/writing
>multiple disk blocks at once.  What kernel version are you using?

Almost... the disk doesn't support turning multimode _off_.

It will not affect operation of the disk.

If it gives you the heebie jeebies, you can change linux/drivers/block/ide.h from

#define INITIAL_MULT_COUNT      0

to

#define INITIAL_MULT_COUNT      32

Regards,
Mark.


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