Intel 440BX: 'hda: I/O error'

It looks to me like you've been bitten by this bug:

https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/26119/+index

If you do a 'hdparm /dev/hda' you should also likely notice that "using_dma = 0 (off)". That seems to be the other symptom of this problem.

That could very well be the case:

pmjdebruijn@tsunami:~$ sudo hdparm /dev/hda

/dev/hda:
 multcount = 0 (off)
 IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
 unmaskirq = 0 (off)
 using_dma = 0 (off)
 keepsettings = 0 (off)
 readonly = 0 (off)
 readahead = 256 (on)
 geometry = 65535/16/63, sectors = 78165361, start = 0
pmjdebruijn@tsunami:~$

My healty system differs quite a bit:
 IO_support = 1 (32-bit)
 unmaskirq = 1 (on)
 using_dma = 1 (on)

So yes, I could possibly have been bitten by that bug.

But, could the disabled DMA not by the results of those IDE errors. Instead of the other way around? It seems logical that when multiple IDE errors occur DMA gets disabled to rule out a faulty DMA controller.

A couple of suggestions:
1. Enable DMA using hdparm and see if that gets rid of the errors.
2. Try getting the latest BIOS revision for your motherboard.

I already have a latest Tyan BIOS installed on the machine.

And DMA got disabled because of those errors, not dispite them.

I need to test, if this problem persists with Edgy Eft.

Can someone confirm if this bug is indeed a duplicate of bug # 26119? If so, I'd like to mark it as such. Thanks!

may you confirm us if this problem still persist on Edgy?

Rouben:

I can't confirm whether this is actually a duplicate of 26119, but it sounds virtually identical. The problem is only with particular drives. The Seagate ST320413A referenced below causes it, but neither a Seagate ST320420A nor a Western Digital "WDC WD400EB-00CPF0" do.

Paolo:

Assuming it's the same bug, yes, it still persists. This is on a Sun Ultra 5 that's had the problem since it was first reported -- I can't remember whether it started in Breezy or Dapper.

root@ull:/etc# cat lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=6.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=edgy
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 6.10"

root@ull:/etc# cat /proc/ide/hda/model
ST320413A

---[partial dmesg]---
[ 36.653285] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[ 36.732586] hda: dma_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39102336, sector=39102336
[ 36.834668] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 37.025125] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[ 37.104357] hda: dma_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39102336, sector=39102336
[ 37.206434] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 37.397036] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[ 37.476233] hda: dma_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39102336, sector=39102336
[ 37.578311] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 37.768906] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
[ 37.848109] hda: dma_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39102336, sector=39102336
[ 37.950187] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 38.000199] hda: DMA disabled
[ 38.094499] ide0: reset: success

Since my Sparc shows the exact same symptoms, it's likely a chipset problem or related to particular drives.

I probably should have included a bit more of the dmesg output. Here is where it's the same. The above section immediately preceded this:

[ 38.303408] hda: task_in_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
[ 38.399361] hda: task_in_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39167615, sector=39102336
[ 38.505605] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 38.726907] hda: task_in_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
[ 38.822800] hda: task_in_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39167615, sector=39102336
[ 38.929044] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 39.150264] hda: task_in_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
[ 39.246131] hda: task_in_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39167615, sector=39102336
[ 39.352381] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 39.573516] hda: task_in_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
[ 39.669469] hda: task_in_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39167615, sector=39102336
[ 39.775716] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 39.870498] ide0: reset: success
[ 40.079414] hda: task_in_intr: status=0x59 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest Error }
[ 40.175304] hda: task_in_intr: error=0x10 { SectorIdNotFound }, LBAsect=39167615, sector=39102336
[ 40.281546] ide: failed opcode was: unknown
[ 40.331693] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 39102336
[ 40.399265] Buffer I/O error on device hda, logical block 39102336

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