[NTLUG:Discuss] kernel message

[Jay Urish]

Is this on an AMD system?



At 12:11 PM 1/14/2004, you wrote:
>Could someone point me too what this error means?
>Googling says it may be a HD going bad,but it is brand new.
>[root at localhost]# tail /var/log/messages
>kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0
>kernel: I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 2097144
>ldm_validate_partition_table(): Disk read failed
>
>Brand new Maxtor 40 gig HD with fresh install of Mandrake 9.2
>Everything works perfect except for this error
>
>[root at localhost]# hdparm -v /dev/hda
>
>multcount = 16(on)
>IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
>unmaskirq = 1 (on)
>using_dma = 1 (on)
>keepsettings = 0 (off)
>readonly = 0 (off)
>readahead = 8 (on)
>geometry = 4998/255/63, sectors = 80293248, start = 0
>
>David
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