Hi, Andy Whitcroft: > > > echo 63 > /sys/block/<disk>/queue/max_sectors_kb > > > > > Thank you, I'll do that tonight. > > How did this one work out for you? I don't think I saw a reply either > way? > Bah. Thanks for the reminder; I totally forgot to send that email. (Too much other stuff in my life right now. (Mostly good, fortunately.)) Short version: It didn't. The controller now seems dead. It times out all the time, and is unable to find any disks. Unfortunately the thing is built-in and can't easily be replaced; I don't have any warranty info for this machine either, so ... -- Matthias Urlichs | {M:U} IT Design @ m-u-it.de | smurf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Disclaimer: The quote was selected randomly. Really. | http://smurf.noris.de v4sw7$Yhw6+8ln7ma7u7L!wl7DUi2e6t3TMWb8HAGen6g3a4s6Mr1p-3/-6 hackerkey.com - - Sex is a misdemeanor -- the more I miss, de meaner I get. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html