[plug] Just what's broken here?

[John Summerfield]

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How serious are these messages, what should I do?
Sep 29 11:07:59 emu kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Sep 29 11:07:59 emu kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
Sep 29 11:07:59 emu kernel: ide0: reset: success
Sep 29 11:08:19 emu kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Sep 29 11:08:19 emu kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
Sep 29 11:08:20 emu kernel: ide0: reset: success
Sep 29 11:23:25 emu kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Sep 29 11:23:25 emu kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
Sep 29 11:23:25 emu kernel: ide0: reset: success
Sep 29 11:24:18 emu kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Sep 29 11:24:18 emu kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
Sep 29 11:24:18 emu kernel: ide0: reset: success
Sep 29 11:24:19 emu kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
Sep 29 11:24:19 emu kernel: hda: no DRQ after issuing WRITE
Sep 29 11:24:20 emu kernel: ide0: reset: success
[summer at emu src]$ 

No error seems to be getting reported back to the programs reading/writing 
to the disk (I'm building kernels).

Here are the drives that are installed in the system:

/dev/hda:

 Model=ST38421A, FwRev=8.01, SerialNo=5BD070J3
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% }
 RawCHS=16368/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
 BuffType=0(?), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
 DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=2(fast)
 CurCHS=8184/32/63, CurSects=16498944, LBA=yes, LBAsects=16498944
 tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2 
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4 


/dev/hdb:

 Model=WDC AC32100H, FwRev=23.07N06, SerialNo=WD-WT335
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
 RawCHS=4092/16/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=22
 BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=128kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
 DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=0(slow)
 CurCHS=1023/64/63, CurSects=4124736, LBA=yes, LBAsects=4124736
 tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 *mword2 
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:160,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4 


/dev/hdc:

 Model=Maxtor 88400D8, FwRev=NAVX171F, SerialNo=L80FLY3A
 Config={ Fixed }
 RawCHS=16278/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=20
 BuffType=3(DualPortCache), BuffSize=256kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off
 DblWordIO=no, maxPIO=2(fast), DMA=yes, maxDMA=2(fast)
 CurCHS=16278/16/63, CurSects=16408224, LBA=yes, LBAsects=16408224
 tDMA={min:120,rec:120}, DMA modes: mword0 mword1 mword2 
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, PIO modes: mode3 mode4 

[root at emu /root]# 

The Western Digital (same EIDE connexion) and Maxtor (about the same size) 
have no problems.

Oh, this misght be useful too:
[root at emu /root]# uname -a
Linux emu.os2.ami.com.au 2.2.10 #2 Wed Jun 16 18:20:49 WST 1999 i586 
unknown
[root at emu /root]# 

and this:[root at emu /root]# lspci 
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems 5597 [SiS5582] (rev 02)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems 85C503 (rev 01)
00:01.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems 5513 (rev d0)
00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Standard Microsystems 9432 TX (rev 06)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21041 
[Tulip Pass 3] (rev 11)
00:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. 86C764_1 [Trio 32/64 vers 1]
00:13.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems 5597/5598 
VGA (rev 65)
[root at emu /root]# 


-- 
Cheers
John Summerfield
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