Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:36:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:36:25 -0500 Received: from parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk ([195.92.249.252]:3597 "EHLO www.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 15 Mar 2001 17:36:15 -0500 Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 22:34:53 +0000 From: Russell King To: Peter DeVries Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Drvie Corruption CONSTANTLY with Linux and KT7-RAID Message-ID: <20010315223453.B7500@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <200103151420.JAA03185@gloworm.cnchost.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <200103151420.JAA03185@gloworm.cnchost.com>; from peter@devries.tv on Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 06:20:24AM -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 06:20:24AM -0800, Peter DeVries wrote: > Please help.. I'm at the end of my rope with this now. > I have rebuilt this system and corupted my drive at > least 30 times now. I have a ABIT KT7-RAID and no > matter what I do with any kernel 2.2.16 - 2.4.2-ac19 > as soon as I turn on DMA mode the drive starts to > corrupt and becomes useless. The corruption happens > alot faster in 2.4xxx than the 2.2.xxx kernels. Do you notice any programs getting SEGVs? If they do, it could be bad RAM. Personally, when I come across a machine which behaves oddly, the first thing I'd try is checking the memory. You can get a copy of memtest86 for doing this. -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html - 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/