Re: hda: DMA timeout error, is it a problem ?

[Shams Fantar <sfantar@snurf.info>]

Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 08:12:28PM +0200, Shams Fantar wrote:
>   
> > Douglas A. Tutty wrote:
> >
> >     
> > > Try shutdown, disable DMA in the bios, and reboot into single-user mode
> > > (avoids mounting the drive rw).  See if the messages show up in dmesg.
> > > Then reboot into normal mode and check syslog for that boot (ignore
> > > previous boots).  
> > >       
> > There are the same messages.
> >
> >     
> > > The thing about S.M.A.R.T.  If it says the drive is failing, then it is.
> > > If it says the drive is OK then it may be, or not.
> > >
> > > Try booting either the install disk in rescue mode or a live CD so that
> > > the drive is totally unmounted.  Run a full filesystem check with
> > > read/write badblocks check.  I'm not thinking you'll find bad blocks,
> > > but it forces the drive firmware to verify each block of the disk
> > > platter.  Check the syslog of the live or install CD to see if you have
> > > the same errors.  
> > >       
> > Yes, there are still the same messages.
> >
> >     
> > > Then reboot the normal system and check syslog again.  Then start
> > > another S.M.A.R.T. long test and wait its recommended time and review
> > > the result.
> > >       
> > The new long test available at http://jumble.snurf.info/desktop/hard-disk
> >
> > So is it dead?
> >
> >     
>
> According to SMART, the drive is fine.  If the filesystem badblocks
> check was OK then that seems to be OK too.
>
> So I don't know why you're having DMA errors.  Hopefully someone who
> knows more about SMART and the ide driver can shed some light.  Perhaps
> its a driver issue.
>
> Doug.
>
>
>   

Okay.

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