On Thu, Aug 12, 1999 at 06:23:37PM -0400, Paul Miller wrote:
>
> I want to be able to catch hard drive errors and email the administrator
> about the errors. Below is a sample message from the console:
>
> hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
> ide0: reset: success
>
> Of course, all errors aren't reported the same; I want all information
> concerning the hard drive devices and ide channels.
>
> Can anyone help?
>
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I don't really know what causes this error, but I receive it also. The only
cure I've found was to recompile the kernel with "Use DMA by default when
available" /disabled/.
I've been told that this can be fixed with the hdparms package, but it's
never worked correctly for me.
Regards,
Steve
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