write_dma error

[Bruce Cran]

On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:49:10 -0400
Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local at be-well.ilk.org> wrote:

> Hmm.  ICRC errors are about the controller talking to the disk
> electronics.  They don't generally have anything to do with the 
> magnetic medium itself.
> 
> Try replacing the cable.

The only time I've seen ICRC errors was when FreeBSD was programming
UDMA100 mode when I only had a UDMA33 cable installed. Overridding the
mode using atacontrol solved it, as did installing a UDMA66 cable.

-- 
Bruce Cran