Check that your SATA cable is properly seated at both ends and check the connector ends for cracks, particularly the end that plugs into the hard drive. Also Check the SMART status of your hard drive for possible faults.
cheers Darrin On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 1:17 PM, Peter Chubb <peter.ch...@nicta.com.au>wrote: > >>>>> "Ken" == Ken Wilson <kenwi...@ozemail.com.au> writes: > > > Ken> Output of dmesg after a restart contains many repeats of below > Ken> sequence, as does dmesg command output done at other times. Is > Ken> this a clue to something? Are their other places that I should > Ken> be looking? > > You appear to have a duff disc or SATA cable. > > -- > Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT > gelato.unsw.edu.au > http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT > Australia > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html