RE: set_multmode: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }

llornkcor@llornkcor.com
Mon, 07 Sep 1998 13:20:19 -0600 (MDT)


I am getting this exact same message. Brand new Seagate 3.2 gb HDD
LP

On 07-Sep-98 Adam Sulmicki wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> Could someone explain me what the following error means and wheter
> I should worry about it?
>
> Those messages show at bootup. The machine seems to work fine
> otherwise. The error shows both for 2.0.34 and 2.0.120 (as shown
> below)
>
> Does it mean it does not support MultiMode? -- I think it should as
> it is pretty new hardware.
>
> [root@cyrix log]# egrep "hda|Linux version" /var/log/messages
>
>
> Sep 7 00:39:55 cyrix kernel: Linux version 2.0.34 (root@porky.redhat.com)
> (gcc
> version 2.7.2.3) #1 Fri May 8 16:05:57 EDT 1998
> Sep 7 00:39:55 cyrix kernel: hda: ST38641A, 8207MB w/128kB Cache,
> CHS=512/32/63
> Sep 7 00:39:55 cyrix kernel: hda:hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 {
> DriveReady S
> eekComplete Error }
> Sep 7 00:39:55 cyrix kernel: hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 {
> DriveStatusError }
> Sep 7 00:39:55 cyrix kernel: hda1 hda2 hda3
>
>
> Sep 7 01:41:16 cyrix kernel: Linux version 2.1.120
> (root@bar.sulmicki.erols.com
> ) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #2 Sun Sep 6 02:28:51 EDT 1998
> Sep 7 01:41:16 cyrix kernel: hda: ST38641A, ATA DISK drive
> Sep 7 01:41:16 cyrix kernel: hda: ST38641A, 8207MB w/128kB Cache,
> CHS=512/32/63
> Sep 7 01:41:16 cyrix kernel: hda:hda: set_multmode: status=0x51 {
> DriveReady S
> eekComplete Error }
> Sep 7 01:41:16 cyrix kernel: hda: set_multmode: error=0x04 {
> DriveStatusError }
> Sep 7 01:41:16 cyrix kernel: hda1 hda2 hda3
>
>
> The machine in question is brand-new (bought/assembled yesterday):
>
> Cyrix MII 300 3.0x75
> http://www.cyrix.com/mii/mii-main.htm
> GigaByte GA-5AX Rev 3.0
> http://www.giga-byte.com/GA5ax.html
> Seagate Medalist ST38641A 8.6gb hdd.
> http://www.seagate.com/disc/medalist/med3.shtml
> http://www.seagate.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?/at/st38641a.txt
> 64MB SDRAM
> ATX case and giantic fan/heatsink.
> old vga card/ 16bit 3c503 ethernet card
>
> The machine just passed test of 100 continuous kernel compiles.
>
> PS:
> Since it is ATX mb, it has this 'soft' on/off swtich. Since it is
server,
> I want it to automatically come up in case power-outage which over-last
> the capability of the UPS. But if seems the case that in case of ATX
> mb if the power comes out, it won't come up after power is back.
> how go I go around this?
>
> Thanks,
> -Adam
>
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