Re: Hard disk errors?

mlord (mlord@pobox.com)
Mon, 24 Nov 1997 19:30:37 -0500


Pablo Bianucci wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I was connected to the Net, running one NCftp and one lftp, nothing else
> that I can remember and I got some errors.
...
> Western Digital (WDC AC21600H) IDE drive on a PCI IDE controller.
...
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0xf0 { Busy }
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: hdc: DMA disabled
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: ide1: reset: success
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: hdc: write_intr: status=0x70 { DriveReady
> DeviceFault SeekComplete }
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: ide1: reset: success
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: hdc: recal_intr: status=0xff { Busy }
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: ide1: reset: success
> Nov 21 22:12:51 atomic kernel: hdc: write_intr: status=0x78 { DriveReady
> DeviceFault SeekComplete DataRequest }

The meaning of "DeviceFault" is defined as "vendor specific".

In this case, I'd wonder if that WD drive is one of the buggy ones
that WD recalled last year..

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