EXT3-fs error

Michael Kearey mutk at iprimus.com.au
Tue Jan 6 05:32:34 UTC 2004


Alexander Dalloz wrote:
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> 
> First I would check if it is just an error due to DMA activated. "hdparm
> -i /dev/hdX" where X is the drive a, b, c, d, ... You can switch DMA
> mode off and running that thing in PIO mode using "hdparm -d0 /dev/hdX".
> If after that the errors disappear you have luck. If not, I fear your
> drive is at end of lifetime.

I don't think you can turn off DMA on the fly anymore, only at boot time.

Look in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks , set  USE_DMA=0

Cheers,
Michael





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