Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262430AbTFKPho (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:44 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262437AbTFKPho (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:44 -0400 Received: from pc2-cwma1-4-cust86.swan.cable.ntl.com ([213.105.254.86]:1708 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262430AbTFKPhi (ORCPT ); Wed, 11 Jun 2003 11:37:38 -0400 Subject: Re: WESTERN DIGITAL 200GB IDE DRIVES GO OFFLINE - HOW TO FIX From: Alan Cox To: war Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , apiszcz@solarrain.com In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1055346538.2420.3.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 11 Jun 2003 16:48:58 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 863 Lines: 23 On Mer, 2003-06-11 at 16:36, war wrote: > I've searched the archives, google and so on, many questions relating to > why the Western Digital drives go offline exist but with no answers. > > PROBLEM: After extended periods of time, the HDD will simply go offline. > > EXAMPLE LOG ENTRY: > > Jun 2 02:07:26 l2 kernel: hdg: dma_intr: status=0x61 { DriveReady > DeviceFault Error } > Jun 2 02:07:26 l2 kernel: hdg: dma_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } > Jun 2 02:07:26 l2 kernel: hdg: DMA disabled "DeviceFault" and "Error" Those are return values I associate with device (ie hardware) faults oddly enough 8) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/