** Reply to message from Raul Gutierrez Segales
I think that if I disable dma (hdparm -d0 /dev/hda3) I can solve my problem (which is very bugging) but the thing is that I would have to run hdparm every time I boot up. Any ideas an doing it automatically (I am quite new to boot scripts and know almost nothing about them)? Another important fact is that I have no to dma(or udma) in my rc.config.
That's what I used to do, but kernel 2.4.3 and 2.4.4 do not like hdparm. It looks like you have a problem with the drive or the cables, but I really think it is the kernel. Mine related to VIA south bridge controller chip. Good luck. Ed Harrison broadcasting on ----/ / _ ---/ / (_)__ __ ____ __ --/ /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / -/____/_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ by SuSE(6.4), Kernel 2.4.4, X 4.0.3 or Warp 4, FP12 or Windows98 (running in vmware 2.0.4 for fun) PolarBarMailer 1.1.19a with SUN JDK 1.3