Server Locking up...please help! {Scanned}

[Jean-Christophe Valiere]

Selon SW <wppiphoto at wppi.com>:

> Hello,
>
> My Redhat Enterprise 3 just started to freeze and I'm trying to find out
> what is the cause. I've looked at my server logs and it appears there seems
> to be a few problems which I don't know how to correct. Here are the few
> items I've noticed:
>
> 1. The kernel complains about an unknown partition table in my 1 and only
> IDE
> HD:
>      Aug 21 11:15:49 server22 kernel: Partition check:
>      Aug 21 11:15:49 server22 kernel:  hde: unknown partition table
> Not sure how to fix this but I know I had a lot of diffucilties trying to
> install this drive about a month ago. The problem was me...I'm a newbie in
> the linux world and couldn't figure out how to add a new HD to the system.
> ;-)
If you got only one hdd it should be at /dev/hda. Error should come from
/etc/fstab. What gives the mount command ??

>
> 2. Server complains about modprobe, not sure if this is a serious problem:
>      Aug 21 11:17:55 server22 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> char-major-10-134
>
Google gives me:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2002-Jan/2836.html
BTW you should simply unactivate this feature I believe like this:
$> echo "alias char-major-10-134 off" >> /etc/modules.conf

> 3. MTRR error about write-combining not supported:
>
>      Aug 21 11:17:56 server22 kernel: mtrr: Serverworks LE detected.
> Write-combining disabled.
>      Aug 21 11:17:56 server22 kernel: mtrr: your processor doesn't support
> write-combining
>
Again Google:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=kernel:+mtrr:+Serverworks+LE+detected.&spell=1
It seems to be an X issue ...
> 4. My Plextor CD/DVD R/RW errors:
>
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel: hda: packet command error: status=0x51 {
> DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel: hda: packet command error: error=0x44
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel: ATAPI device hda:
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel:   Error: Hardware error -- (Sense key=0x04)
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel: Tracking servo failure -- (asc=0x09,
> ascq=0x01)
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel: The failed "Test Unit Ready" packet command
> was:
> Aug 21 11:18:08 server22 kernel:   "00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 "
>
> 5. Also, my IDE hard drive keeps giving me this error message:
>
> Aug 22 02:57:50 server22 kernel: hde: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x21
> Aug 22 02:58:00 server22 kernel: hde: error waiting for DMA
>
> The IDE drive is installed in a mixed system of IDE and SCSI HDs. I also
> keep getting this error message anytime I try to run fdisk on the drive:
>
> # fdisk -l /dev/hde
>
> Disk /dev/hde: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Disk /dev/hde doesn't contain a valid partition table
>
> Can anyone please help with any of the above items?
>
> Thank you,
>
> SW
>
>
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