Intel 024B server deadlock

[Rashid N. Achilov]

On Friday 31 July 2009, Olivier Nicole wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > Intel server (configuration below) with 4 SCSI and one IDE
> > drives. When I try to READ big archive file (i.e. 150-180 Mb)
> > idependently, through tar -xf filename.tar or reading through Samba,
> > from IDE drive (ad0) box throws a message
> > 
> > Jul 30 16:11:38 svr-63 kernel: ad0: TIMEOUT - READ_DMA retrying (1
> > retry left) LBA=151318527
> 
> Just a wild guess, but what about trying to change your BIOS settings
> for the IDE disk, like disable DMA? Or a firware upgrade of that
> ServerWorks ROSB4 UDMA33 controller?

Probably, I'll try to do this. But I'm confused that - it isn't new server, on 
the contrary, about 3-4 years it was our Windows Domain Controller and works 
fine.
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