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

[Shams Fantar <sfantar@snurf.info>]

Frank McCormick wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2007 22:06:34 +0200
> Shams Fantar <sfantar@snurf.info> wrote:
>
>   
> > Shams Fantar wrote:
> >     
> > > Frank McCormick wrote:
> > >       
> > > >    As I recall: fsck -n -c -v /dev/hda1    
> > > >         
> > > Ok.
> > >
> > >
> > >       
> > After a "fsck", I have still the problem.
> >
> > What do you think about it after some tests ?
> >     
>
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>     What do I think about what? I have already said it appears to be
> a minor bug somewhere----unless of course you are running hdparm and setting DMA
> with it.
>
>   

There is always the same problem, even if the DMA option is activated 
via "hdparm -d1 /dev/hda".

I conclude after some tests :

- Either it is a bug which is not reported. (Why not report it?)
- Either it is a hardware problem and so the hard disk (hda) shows weakness.
- Either this problem can't be resolved via fsck, badblocks, hdparm, etc.

> Cheers
>
> Frank
>
>   

Do you have any others ideas?

Regards,

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Shams Fantar (http://snurf.info)