Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: IDE DMA problems on 2.4.0 with vt82c686a driver | From | Doug McNaught <> | Date | 11 Jan 2001 10:12:54 -0500 |
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James Brents <James@nistix.com> writes:
> Hello, > Since this looks like either a chipset, drive, or driver problem, I am > submitting this. > > I have recently started using DMA mode on my harddisk. However, I occasionally > (not often/constant, but sometimes) get CRC errors: > > hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
You might try testing with a different drive if you can get hold of one--if that works OK, that'll narrow it down to either a drive or drive-chipset interaction. The above error message could very well mean that you're starting to lose the drive, so keep backups!
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