Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Feb 1999 11:33:47 +0000 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: Maybe Disk Problem. |
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Hi,
On Tue, Feb 23, 1999 at 09:59:54AM +0200, Pavel Ravits wrote:
> Hello, ( I'm sorry for the length )
One of the shorter posts to l-k, actually :)
> sig11 with kernel compiling, > crc error on opening archives > error on casual copying of files.
The knee-jerk reaction here is 'memory problems', but maybe not. If you restart make after a sig11 kernel compile problem, does it blow up again straight away at the same place, or does it run on for a bit then blow up somewhere else?
> My guess all the time was that the new kernels support UDMA and my > disk don't like it, and today I proved it > when installed the 35 kernel on old disk and everything was fine.
Was the old disk in the same machine? (If so, I guess that eliminates the idea of memory problems).
2.2.x allow you to specify if (U)DMA should be used in the kernel config; I don't know off-hand how 2.0.x decides whether to enable DMA on boot up or not. You're not forcing DMA on with hdparm, are you?
> What do you think - how can I prove that this is a disk problem > so I can exchange it?
Well, I reckon if toggling DMA on using hdparm brings the problems straight back, that's a pretty clear indicator. More important than getting your disk exchanged though, is reporting the model type here (hdparm -i, hdparm -I) so it can be added to the DMA black list if necessary.
Oh, what motherboard do you have? (VIA?)
S.
-- "His mind is like a steel trap -- full of mice"
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