Someone with more knowledge about these things please tell me if I'm looking at a failing drive, or something else. SMART hasn't reported anything on the drive (in fact, it thinks the drive is in perfect health when I do a manual check.)
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May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: dma_timer_expiry: dma status == 0x20
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon syslogd: /var/log/messages: Read-only file system
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: DMA timeout retry
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: timeout waiting for DMA
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel:
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: ide0: reset timed-out, status=0xd0
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel:
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: ide: failed opcode was: unknown
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: hda: drive not ready for command
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: ide0: reset timed-out, status=0xd0
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 4203877
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 4203885
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 24602129
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hda3, logical block 20908
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on hda3
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 12007
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 12015
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 4203893
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hda2, logical block 1366
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on hda2
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: Aborting journal on device hda2.
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: Aborting journal on device hda3.
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 12023
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: Buffer I/O error on device hda1, logical block 1495
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: lost page write due to I/O error on hda1
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: Aborting journal on device hda1.
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: EXT3-fs error (device hda2) in ext3_reserve_inode_write: Journal has aborted
May 27 17:09:54 int-avalon kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 4192965
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