On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 21:05 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > Sven Arvidsson on 11/04/07 20:51, wrote: > > On Wed, 2007-04-11 at 20:37 +0100, Adam Hardy wrote: > >> hda: lost interrupt > >> hda: lost interrupt > >> hda: lost interrupt > >> > >> At least the error message was easy enough to remember! > >> > >> I just ran netinst with the latest stable iso and all went well. Then while > >> booting, I get this steady stream of error msgs. > > > > This seems to be one of those hard to diagnose error messages. Google > > gives lots of hits, but nothing really concrete. Make sure the disk and > > the cable is okay. Checking SMART data for the drive might be a good > > idea. > > > >> Curiously, I installed this etch install over the top of a lenny install, the > >> iso for which I'd downloaded by mistake. I reformatted the drives so lenny was > >> completely wiped, but the lenny install worked fine and there were no hard disk > >> problems. > > > > Weird, I don't think there's any difference between the kernel of etch > > and lenny at this point? > > How do I check SMART data? In fact, what is SMART data? SMART == Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology IOW, the hard drive keeps tabs on itself. Some implementations don't work so well. > The only difference between the initial lenny install and the second etch > install is that I choose lvm for the partitioning. I think. Could that make a > difference? What motherboard are you using? There is a a couple of obscure hitches that may be brought out under certain conditions. "iommu" is a one of them. So... Motherboard Model? -- greg, greg@gregfolkert.net Novell's Directory Services is a competitive product to Microsoft's Active Directory in much the same way that the Saturn V is a competitive product to those dinky little model rockets that kids light off down at the playfield. -- Thane Walkup
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