On 9/16/05, Christoph Fritz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > I have two harddisks: > > wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <Maxtor 91360U4> > wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 12982MB, 26588016 sectors > wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 > wd1 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 0: <IC35L080AVVA07-0> > wd1: 16-sector PIO, LBA, 78533MB, 160836480 sectors > wd1(pciide0:1:0): using PIO mode 4, DMA mode 2 > > and as I copied some large files from wd0 to wd1 I get the following > errors. Do I need a new harddrive? > > wd0(pciide0:0:0): timeout > (snip)
Since the errors are only appearing on wd0 and not wd1, which are both attached to the same controller (as per your full dmesg), I would strongly suspect the hard disk is at fault, rather than the controller or pciide drivers. Back up important data immediately, then run the manufacturer's diagnostics (usually these run from a DOS boot floppy, although they may require a Windows box to create this floppy) and see if the diagnostic software finds any errors. Every time I have seen this or similar kernel error messages it has been the drive at fault.
