Am Di, den 06.01.2004 schrieb Heiko Schnapp um 22:45: > > I don't think you can turn off DMA on the fly anymore, only at boot time. > > > > Look in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks , set USE_DMA=0 > > Same problem - USE_DMA=0 in /etc/sysconfig/harddisks does not help > > the command "hdparm hdX" results in an "in-/output-error" - no output on > console. How else could I check if it´s a hard- or software error? You mean "hdparm -i /dev/hdX" or "hdparm /dev/hdX" (where X is to be exchanged by the proper harddrive letter) does not work at all and just prints out an error? "smartctl -t long /dev/hdX" and see what it reports. If all fails kick the disk to the trash. I remember you also said that the disk made bad noises. Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999 PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653
