31 Aug
2004
31 Aug
'04
11:22 a.m.
Hi Al,
On Tue, 31 Aug 2004, Alex wrote:
Since SuSE 8.2, I have trouble with the IDE drivers.
If the kernel tries to
reach the drives, I got a message:
kernel: hdd: packet command error: error =0x51 {Drive Ready SeekComplete
Error)
kernel:hdd: packet command error: error = 0x54
Hmm... and after several such messages, the whole bus gets resetted?
I've seen the same sort of trouble on other machines, with other
distros.
I'd guess at a hardware problem - not sure if it's the controller,
the drive, or simply the IDE cable.
That slowss down the system!
Indeed...
Go SCSI? :-)
Seriously though, I don't have a decent solution for this.
I hope you keep good backups?
Greets Eric