A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... > I get this error when the kernel starts > > > Partition check: > hda: hda1 > hdb:hdb: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } > hdb: set_multmode: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } > hdb1 hdb2 > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. > > Linux is in /dev/hdb1 and works fine. I have made a check of the > hard disk and everything is OK. Linux works fine. I have deleted the > partition table several times, but I get that error again. Could someone > tell me what is wrong with the hard disk hdb.
It looks like your hard disk doesn't support multimode - reading/writing multiple disk blocks at once. What kernel version are you using? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein