[NTLUG:Discuss] SCSI error (was Hey, folks, I think I like FC6

John K. Taber jktaber at charter.net
Wed Apr 25 16:54:25 CDT 2007


On Tue, 2007-04-24 at 09:44 -0500, . Daniel wrote:
> Yeah, try doing the yum updates.  If I recall correctly, the newer kernels 
> fixes this problem.  Also, if you run a google on some of the error 
> messages, you will find links to the Fedoraforum site that also discusses 
> the problem.  There are "fixes" but they get undone when you do anothere 
> yum update to whatever newer kernel comes out.

Well, I googled it, and it is a problem. A newer kernel seems to correct
this problem, but reading the comments in the Fedora Forum, I'm going to
leave this one alone for now.  

I can live with the slow startup. I don't want another unbootable
system. Once is enough.

Thanks anyway for the tip.

John

> 
> > > That sounds familiar.  Do you have a Dell?  Is it a SCSI error or is
> > > it
> > > SATA?  Is it about some piix thing timing out?
> >
> >Exactly. The error msgs are ATA2. I looked at the system log, ata-piix?
> >runs because of the SATA drive I suppose, and the ATA1 msgs are ok. But
> >then ATA2 runs looking for SCSI ports. It tries a number of times then
> >gives up.
> >
> >Yep, it is a Dell Dimension 4700. Any fix?
> >
> >John
> >
> >
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