Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[DervishD <raul@pleyades.net>]

    Hi Dave :)

 * Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> dixit:
>  > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>  > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>  > <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA(33)
> 51/04 is the drive saying "I don't understand what you asked me to do".

    OK. The codes are very self-explanatory XDD Thanks for the
explanation :)

> Ie, a command that was added to a later revision of the ATA standard
> than your drive conforms to.  Judging by the size of the drive,
> I'd guess it's quite old 8-)

    Not very old, but maybe from a 'difficult time' when the
manufacturer switched from one standard to another. BTW, my entire
Linux box with all my data, fills perfectly in 4GB ;)) Fortunately,
with Linux, you don't need a monster HD for doing everyday job :) Y
use a 40GB main disk drive to store a mirror for my favourite
distros.

    Again, thanks a lot for your explanation :)

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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