kernel hdd error msg

[Jeff Vian]

david walcroft wrote:

> Is this error saying the disks are dying.
>
> Feb 24 16:03:50 reddwarf kernel: hdb: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { 
> DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>
> Feb 24 16:03:50 reddwarf kernel: hdb: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { 
> DriveStatusError }
>
> Feb 24 16:14:50 reddwarf kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { 
> DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>
> Feb 24 16:14:50 reddwarf kernel: hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { 
> DriveStatusError }

I thought so about a drive on my machine when I began getting a lot of 
those messages after running RH9 for about a year with no errors of that 
sort noted.  The machine began freezing (hanging) randomely as well.

After trying a different drive with no problems, and reconnecting the 
one with the problems and they continued I then did a full reformat with 
the destructinve bad block check (using knoppix) and had no problems found.

This had me puzzled because the drive was still giving problems on that 
board and would not install FC1 at all, yet knoppix was not able to find 
any problems when using/formatting it.  As a last resort I upgradedd the 
mobo bios and the problems are gone.

What really still has me scratching my head in puzzlement is why the 
drive ran for over a year with no problems, then it began giving those 
errors.  AND, the only thing I did to fix it was upgrade the bios.


I don't know about yours, but it may be simple.  It would not hurt to do 
extensive testing with read/write for analysis of the situation.  Try to 
find out what conditions trigger this.