By any chance, you don't happen to have IDE power down set in bios.. if so turn it off.. might fix your problem
-----Original Message----- From: Andrew Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Date: Friday, 13 August 1999 11:09 Subject: Re: hard drive error > > >Patrick Olson wrote: > >> > > hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } >> > > ide0: reset: success >> > > >> > 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. >> >> For what it's worth, I had this error back in the days of Debian 1.3 (I >> don't remember the kernel version, probably 2.0.something). It finally >> got to the point that the computer wouldn't do anything, not even root >> login or shutdown. >> >> I turned the computer completely off for about 5 minutes, checked all the >> IDE cables for loose connections, and haven't had the problem since. If >> your system is on all the time, it MIGHT be worth a try, although I fear >> that it was probably just something weird that the computer did. >> >> -- >> Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >I wish that would solve my problem.... my harddrive is on it's way to Quantum :( > > >-- >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >