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Error message: ide2: unexpected interrupt, 0xd0, countXXX
Hi,
I am new to linux and have installed debian 2.4.... with option bf24 because "normal" or "compact" stopped during boot. Using a ASUS motherboard with a 120GB SATA harddisks.
During installation and later during any session I get "bombed" with the following message: (appears every couple of seconds)
ide2: unexpected interrupt, 0xd0, countXXX
(XXX is a counter)
How can I solve this issue? What is the problem.
Please note that I am completely new to linux, trying to learn it (but it's very difficult with this message!)
Thanks.
I am new to linux and have installed debian 2.4.... with option bf24 because "normal" or "compact" stopped during boot. Using a ASUS motherboard with a 120GB SATA harddisks.
During installation and later during any session I get "bombed" with the following message: (appears every couple of seconds)
ide2: unexpected interrupt, 0xd0, countXXX
(XXX is a counter)
How can I solve this issue? What is the problem.
Please note that I am completely new to linux, trying to learn it (but it's very difficult with this message!)
Thanks.
Karl Heinz Kremer
Do you have one or two hard disks? The message is about the second hard disk, but from your problem description, it sounds like you only have one disk. Is this correct?
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I have one physical disk, partitioned as follows:
1 NTFS partition (Running Windows 2003 Server and holding the MBR i.e. managing the boot)
Another NTFS Partition
One Linux Partition (82) running the debian
One Linux SWAP Partition (83)
1 NTFS partition (Running Windows 2003 Server and holding the MBR i.e. managing the boot)
Another NTFS Partition
One Linux Partition (82) running the debian
One Linux SWAP Partition (83)
most likeley this is a hardware problem: controller or disk
AFAIK there is no other way to test than replacing them
don't know your motherboard, but probably your can first switch to another SATA port
AFAIK there is no other way to test than replacing them
don't know your motherboard, but probably your can first switch to another SATA port
Set your SATA disk to P-ATA in your BIOS, or upgrade to a later kernel. Which kernel version are you running?
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I'm currently using kernel 2.4.18.
Can I upgrade just the kernel or does it have to be the entire distribution?
(if it's the entire dist., is there one you would recommend that contains kernel 2.6.5?)
Thanks
Can I upgrade just the kernel or does it have to be the entire distribution?
(if it's the entire dist., is there one you would recommend that contains kernel 2.6.5?)
Thanks
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khkremer - I can't seem to set the SATA HD to PATA, I guess because it's SATA...
(I tried all BIOS disk related options, none of which seemed to help)
(I tried all BIOS disk related options, none of which seemed to help)
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