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----- Original Message -----
From: "COMPUSERVE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Thomas Seng" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Error on Flash Disk]
>
> Hi Malcolm,
> thanks for your answer!
>
> We use Sundisk Compact-Flashs, too.
>
> How can i get the version number of a sundisk flashdisk?
> On the Front Side i only have the size of the disk and the name SunDisk
> CompactFlash
> On the backside I have a PAT Number.
>
> Perhaps you can say how i get the version number, i try to get
> the information from our distributor,too.
>
> Thanks
> Clemens
>
>
> >
>
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> >
> > Subject: Re: Error on Flash Disk
> > Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2001 13:24:48 +0100
> > From: Malcolm Dodds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Clemens Kühnle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > CC: Linux Embedded Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > What compact flash / flash disk are you using?
>
> > We had problems with the uncorrectable errors with a Sandisk compact
flash.
> > It turned out to be a bug in the Sandisk compact flash silicon. We now
use
> > Sandisk compact flashes which have a fix in for this, and have seen no
> > problems since.(Version 1.10).
> >
> > Cheers,
> > malcolm.
> >
> > Clemens Kühnle wrote:
> >
> > > Hi everybody
> > >
> > > I Have a Linux Embedded System running on a Flash Disk with two
> > > partitions
> > > ( got it running with the help of this mailing list, many thanks ).
> > > One partition is read only, and a second partion is writable.
> > > The Linux Kernel is 2.2.16, the file system is ext2.
> > > The second, writeable partiton is mounted with the sync Flag.
> > >
> > > The system was running quit good.
> > > I have a database running on it storing some information.
> > >
> > > I have done some duration tests and now i got following errors on the
> > > flash disk:
> > > When the system is not rebooting nothing is going wrong and the system
> > > can store many data withot a problem.
> > > The problem comes up when i'm rebooting the Linux after i have done a
> > > lot of
> > > changes in the database and so have written a lot to the Flash Disk.
> > > The Database application doesn't start correct.
> > >
> > > dmesg shows the following error:
> > >
> > > hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest
Error
> > > }
> > > hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=10248,
> > > sector=8
> > > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:02 (hda), sector 8
> > > EXT2-fs error (device ide0(3,2)): read_inode_bitmap: Cannot read inode
> > > bitmap -
> > > block_group = 0, inode_bitmap = 4
> > >
> > > e2fsck shows now error!
> > >
> > > I think the problem is the duration of life of the flash disk bits?
> > > But why is the problem occuring only after a reboot?
> > > Can anybody say what i can do to avoid this problem?
> > > How can i find the wrong datafile with the information dmesg gives me?
> > > Should i try an other partition type?
> > >
> > > Many thanks for your help
> > >
> > > Clemens Kühnle
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