Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (Alan Cox) | | Subject | Re: multi-mode error | | Date | Tue, 4 May 1999 00:44:51 +0100 (BST) |
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> > I just compiled 2.2.6, and got the following error on boot: > > hda:hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > > hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } > > I've been getting this same error ever since I installed a 4.3GB > Seagate IDE drive. The drive supports UDMA-33, but my motherboard > (MS-5128 AKA TR4) doesn't. I think this has something to do with the > error. Compiling the kernel without DMA support doesn't seem to have > any effect.
A small number of drives don't like Linux asking them to turn off the multimode on boot. Its harmless if that is what you are seeing (and I think it is)
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