Re: repeatable IDE errors when using SMART

[Ross Vandegrift]

On Wed, Nov 13, 2002 at 08:39:30PM +0100, Jakob Oestergaard wrote:
> > I have a Maxtor and an IBM; unfortuantely I don't recall which one was
> > bokning out on smartctl...
> > 
> > If it's interesting (and resonably safe) I could do some testing on my
> > system.
> 
> Do you use Promise controllers?
> 
> If so, do you use anything newer than the Ultra33 or Ultra66
> controllers?

Sure do - one controller is the integrated VIA KT133, the second is an
on-board Promise PDC20265.  The Maxtor drive is on the VIA, IBM on
Promise.

It must've been running smartctl on the IBM drive that would bonk my
system - I just tried 'cat /proc/ide/hde/identity' and my machine froze
solid - no numlock, no sysrq, no ping.  The disk access light was on.

I hadn't even considered the different controllers.

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