Re: ide drives - revisited

[Ben Dugdale <turtlendog@xxxxxxxxx>]

> I installed, formatted etc, this drive in the RH8 install program. This
> using the old cable (UDMA 33 Style). When I put the new style cable in
> and booted, my initial problems disappeared but boot failed to swapon,
> as it could not find hda3. I used the second drive connector on the new
> cable and swapon was fine on all consecutive boots. Do the newer IDE
> cables have A and B ends like a floppy? Or is it just coincidence?
I find this a little interesting since I have a similar set-up and symptom.

AMD 1800+
ABIT KR7
Western Digital WDC200BB-75CLB0

I was getting this message and removed the drive from service.  This 
all happened after I installed RH 8.0 from 7.2 but I called a coincidence.

 Journalled Block Device driver loaded
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 ide1: reset: success
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 hdc: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 hdc: dma_intr: error=0x84 { DriveStatusError BadCRC }
 ide1: reset: success
 kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k block-major-8, errno = 2
 kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
 EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.

I guess I'm going to have to take a closer look at my cable setup before 
writing that drive off.




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