+++ krishna [linux-india] [17/06/01 00:08 +0530]:
> I am getting this strange error every now and then
> ide0:reset timed-out, status=0x80
> hda:status timed-out :status=0x80 {Busy}
> hda:drive not ready for command
DMA hang? I thought the workaround for that came way back with the earlier
2.2 kernels.
> this just comes over.sometimes this happens for the cdrom also.
> what do i do?.this keeps on repeating and i have reboot my machine.My
> kernel is 2.2.17-19(is it consequential??).
> PS:I fiddled with hdparm a couple of days ago but i swear i set the
> setting to the original state namley no DMA, 16 bit access etc.,.
Weird. Is your HDD lba mode? IIRC that having something to do with it.
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