I/O Error

fuzzylizard · 10-18-2004, 09:00 PM

I am having the following log entries appear in /var/log/messages every 20 or so seconds. I am hoping that someone can tell me what they mean and what I can do about them.

Code:

Oct 18 21:55:16 Rivendell kernel: hda: read_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
Oct 18 21:55:16 Rivendell kernel: hda: read_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=89894191, sector=17039416
Oct 18 21:55:16 Rivendell kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev 03:03 (hda), sector 17039416
Oct 18 21:55:16 Rivendell kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,3)): ext3_get_inode_loc: unable to read inode block - inode=1054725, block=2129927
Oct 18 21:55:16 Rivendell kernel: EXT3-fs error (device ide0(3,3)) in ext3_reserve_inode_write: IO failure

In addition, the computer seems to be beeping softly every minute or so. I have no idea what is going on here. If you need more information, please shout and I will supply what I can.

Thanks

monohouse · 10-18-2004, 09:09 PM

I can't really tell you what they mean, but I can sure tell you what you can do about them
assuming recompiling the kernel is not a problem for you, you would probably try enable the "use multiboot by default" option under ATA/ATAPI support in the kernel configuration.

fuzzylizard · 10-18-2004, 09:48 PM

What does "use multiboot by default" do and why do I want to enable it?

I rebooted the computer and when it did the drive check it found a whole ton of errors. The computer it currently working its way through fsck trying to fix them all.

I think I may have a bad drive as this is the second time this has happened. The first time I simply reinstall linux.

monohouse · 10-19-2004, 03:42 AM

to actually know what it does you should take a look at the source, but from experience this option helps avoid this particular problem and it helped me in many occasions, I don't believe there is any reason to worry about it, try it, there is no indication of anything going wrong (it did work for me).

fuzzylizard · 10-19-2004, 08:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by monohouse
I can't really tell you what they mean, but I can sure tell you what you can do about them
assuming recompiling the kernel is not a problem for you, you would probably try enable the "use multiboot by default" option under ATA/ATAPI support in the kernel configuration.

Okay, I have done several google searches for enabling multiboot in the kernel and have come up empty every single time. You are going to have to point me to a source here. In addition, if you do not know what the error messages mean, how do you know that your little trick will fix the problem?

The only multiboot that I can find on google keeps being references to dual booting between multiple operating systems.

monohouse · 10-19-2004, 10:30 AM

the kernel says it helps I tried it and it worked, that's all.

a source ? try the kernel help of the option.

dude you got nothing to loose here, nothing bad gonna happen if it doesn't help
it's just a workaround for some buggy drives.