Subject: Re: ide disk woes ultra 5 (sparc-current)
To: Amadeus Stevenson <amadeus.stevenson@gmail.com>
From: Michael Lorenz <macallan@netbsd.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 04/16/2006 11:38:21
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Hello,

> Sorry if this belongs in -current, but after just getting X to work
> I'm come across a problem I was having under 3.0 when doing something
> disk intensive:
>=20
> # find /usr/pkgsrc -name screen
>=20
> cmdide0 channel 0: reset failed for drive 0
> cmdide0:0:0:wait timed out
> wd0a:device timeout writing fsbn 931104 of 931...... retrying
>=20
> I might have a duff hard drive? I've heard the IDE interface on the
> Ultra5/10 isn't great, so maybe this is a problem?

Hmm, I've never seen those but I use the onboard IDE only for a CD
burner, my disks are SCSI. Did you already try a different cable?

have fun
Michael

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