search the archives for "DriveReady SeekComplete". this has been discussed to some extent before ;-)
&rw On Tue, 05 Dec 2000 14:38:13 +0100, Jiri Klouda writes: >Hi, >I have some strange error when I try to read my HD (kernel-2.4.0test11) > >Dec 5 13:54:39 zaya kernel: hdc: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComp >lete DataRequest Error } >Dec 5 13:54:39 zaya kernel: hdc: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError } >, LBAsect=26564179, sector=6553363 >Dec 5 13:54:39 zaya kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 16:03 (hdc), sector 6 >553363 > >Any idea what might cause this error? How to get rid of it? How to check my HD > for more >errors. Its relatively new IBM HD, I don't think it would be physical error... > >Jirka -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533 \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | KPNQwest/AT | Diefenbachg. 35, A-1150 /