>> hdb:hdb: set_multmode: status=0x51 {DriveReady SeekComplete Error } >> hdb: set_multmode: error=0x04 {DriveStatusError } >> hdb1 hdb2 >> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. >It looks like your hard disk doesn't support multimode - reading/writing >multiple disk blocks at once. What kernel version are you using?
Almost... the disk doesn't support turning multimode _off_. It will not affect operation of the disk. If it gives you the heebie jeebies, you can change linux/drivers/block/ide.h from #define INITIAL_MULT_COUNT 0 to #define INITIAL_MULT_COUNT 32 Regards, Mark. --== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==-- Share what you know. Learn what you don't.