[CLUE-Tech] kernel drivers

[Mike Staver]

I'm getting this kind of message on a Suse 9.1 box when running dmesg:

hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }

I've seen the exact same thing under RH 7.x - 9.x, and Suse 9.0.  I 
figured I had a bad drive... so I bought a new one.  Then I reinstalled, 
and it's still happening.  So I swapped cables, and it's still 
happening.  Here are the specs:

timmy:/home/staver # /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hda

/dev/hda:

  Model=Maxtor 6Y080L0, FwRev=YAR41BW0, SerialNo=Y2TMF0WE
  Config={ Fixed }
  RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=57
  BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=2048kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
  CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=160086528
  IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
  PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
  DMA modes:  mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
  UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 udma6
  AdvancedPM=yes: disabled (255) WriteCache=enabled
  Drive conforms to: (null):

  * signifies the current active mode

Has anybody seen this before, and if so, could you fix it?  I'm guessing 
it's either an old bios, defective ide controller, or the kernel needs 
tweaking.
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                                 -Mike Staver
                                  staver at fimble.com
                                  mstaver at globaltaxnetwork.com