[PLUG] Error reading block xxxx

[Alan Olsen]

On 11/10/06, Richard C. Steffens <rsteff at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Carlos Konstanski wrote:
>
> > I'd get that knoppix 4.0 disk in there and see if a newer version of
> > fsck.ext2 will help.
>
> At Rich's recommendation, I swapped hdc and hdd so that the 40GB hard
> drive is now hdc and the cdrom drive is now hdd. When I try to boot from
> the knoppix 4.0 CD I get the following (after the BIOS stuff is finished):
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> OS load in progress...
>
> ISOLINUX 2.11 2004-08-16 isolinux: Loading spec packet failed, trying to
> wing it ...
> isolinux: Failed to locate CD-ROM device; boot failed.
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> BIOS shows the correct configuration:
>
>   Primary IDE Master  ST38410A
>    Primary IDE Slave  Not Installed
> Secondary IDE Master  ST340810A
> Secondary IDE Slave  ATAPI 44X CDROM
>
> The Knoppix 4.0 CD boots just fine in my laptop.
>
> Also, the problem system boots from the RH 7.0 CD.
>
> Otherwise, I'm still where I was when the drives were reversed, except
> that I've brought the machine up to my office so I can sit in front of
> it, instead of standing on the chair!
>
> Any other ideas?


How old is the motherboard?

What happens if you move the cd rom drive to hdb?

Do you have the cable select jumper on any of the drives?