On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 04:17:21PM +0100, Adam Funk wrote:
> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>
> > You also want the output of 'hdparm /dev/hda' and 'hdparm -i /dev/hda'.
>
> OK (I don't know what most of this means):
>
> # hdparm /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
> IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
> unmaskirq = 0 (off)
> using_dma = 0 (off)
> keepsettings = 0 (off)
> readonly = 0 (off)
> readahead = 256 (on)
> HDIO_GETGEO failed: Invalid argument
>
> # hdparm -i /dev/hda
>
> /dev/hda:
>
> Model=_NEC DVD_RW ND-3520A, FwRev=1.04, SerialNo=
> Config={ Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
> RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
> BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0
> (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
> IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
> UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
> AdvancedPM=no
>
> * signifies the current active mode
You almost certainly have a loose or faulty cable. Shutdown, make sure
the cable is properly seated in all the connectors. If that does not
fix it, get a new ribbon cable.
-Roberto
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Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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