> While I agree that IDE errors are typically a sign of a near future death,
> but in this case, I note that it is a "dma_intr". If you are running a
> 2.0.x kernel, there might be another reason. Here is a quote from Mark
> Lord taken from a previous linux-kernel message:
>
> ------
> [UltraDMA "reused" a status bit that used to mean "bad block",
> but now means "CRC error, retry transfer". Linux 2.0.xx just
> gives up when it sees "bad block", since it "knows" that it
> cannot do anything about a bad block.. very painful. ]
> ------
>
> I think Mark was going to (or has) sent Alan a patch for the 2.0.34-preX
> that Alan is currently putting together, but I'd have to check.
>
> Paul.
In the "for what its worth" department, I started seeing such errors as
soon as I installed an UltraDMA drive in my machine so I am assuming that
this bit is generated by the drive and not the controller, yes?
George Bonser
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