[Beds] Re: Beds Digest, Vol 41, Issue 1

[techweb at ntlworld.com]

Hi,

Thanks for the response. Like I say it's the first time I've seen it and my box is on 24/7/365 so I'm gonna keep an eye on it for a while. If I see it again I'll replace the drive.

I don't rekon these Maxtor drives are any good, anybody got any good ideas for a reliable replacement. I've seen so many Maxtors fail recently. I'm thinking Seagate or Western Digital next.

Thanks
Steve... 
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>    1. Strange IDE Problem (Stephen Elliott)
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> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:07:19 +0100
> From: "Stephen Elliott" <techweb at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: [Beds] Strange IDE Problem
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> I noticed this when I did a dmesg the other day. First time I've seen it on
> this box.
> 
> hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> hda: drive not ready for command
> ide0: reset: success
> blk: queue c031ec24, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
> 
> Anybody know the cause.
> 
> Thanks.
> Steve
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:39:39 +0100
> From: Neil Darlow <neil at darlow.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [Beds] Strange IDE Problem
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> Hi Steve,
> 
> On Wednesday 15 Jun 2005 21:07, Stephen Elliott wrote:
> > I noticed this when I did a dmesg the other day. First time I've seen it on
> > this box.
> >
> > hda: timeout waiting for DMA
> > ide_dmaproc: chipset supported ide_dma_timeout func only: 14
> > hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> > hda: drive not ready for command
> > ide0: reset: success
> > blk: queue c031ec24, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
> >
> > Anybody know the cause.
> 
> It could be many things ranging from support for your IDE chipset's
> quirks not being enabled in the kernel configuration, to dangerous hdparm 
> settings, to an imminent drive failure.
> 
> If this is happening for one IDE channel only, it might indicate a drive 
> problem but if it's happening for more then it could be a configuration 
> issue.
> 
> A Google on the ide_dmaproc error message might be illuminating but I'd 
> suggest that a backup of the drive's contents as a matter of urgency might
> be prudent.
> 
> Regards,
> Neil Darlow
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