On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 09:37:54 +0100 (BST), crisppy f
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> hi all
> these days there is one error in my system which keep on scrolling whenever i try to
> install any new rpm.
> error is something related to hdc on which my linux is installed.
> ###########
> hdc error {uncorrectable error} LBA 242674 error
> dma_intr device error etc...........
> #########
> even when i am trying to check rpm database using db_verify command its again giving
> errors that database error.
> now i don know its something wrong with disk or rpm database.
> can any of you please help me in recovering from this .
>
> thanku all,
> linux bee
try adding the following line in lilo.conf if you are using lilo.
append=" ide=nodma" and see if things improve.
This is passing a parameter to the kernel to turn DMA off.
or you can try hdparm -d 0 /dev/hdx where x depends on where
your HDD is connected. If these are crc errors this might mean your
drive is reaching end of life :(
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