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SubjectRe: Maybe Disk Problem.
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.

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