Re: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }

On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:13:13AM +0100, Daniel Stodden wrote:
> over the last few days, i've been experiencing lengthy syslog
> complaints like the following:
> 
> Dec  6 06:33:42 bitch kernel: hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady
> SeekComplete Error }
> Dec  6 06:33:42 bitch kernel: hdc: dma_intr: error=0x40 {
> UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=1753708, sector=188216
> Dec  6 06:33:42 bitch kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:06 (hdc),
> sector 188216

Looks like your disk is trying to read defective sectors. I.e. the disk
is dying. Since you're using DTLA's I'd run the drive fitness test, and
if that finds any bad sectors contact IBM for exchange _without_ doing a
lowlevel format as the drive fitness test will suggest to you.

Sorry :)

Regs,
Sven

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