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Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:36:40 +0100
From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk>
To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
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Subject: Re: write_dma error
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On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:49:10 -0400
Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@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