What the FUCIK

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hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=23316309, sector=5398944
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:07 (hda), sector 5398944

This, followed by a hard crash, happens on my linux laptop now every time I try to build Xchat. Oh but it gets better. It happens during the ./Configure script because the config strip is trying to verify my version of the GNU FORTRAN compiler.

Because, you know, you need Fortran to irc.

Comments

"Uncorrectable Error"

[nosrialleon.livejournal.com]

I LIKE the way that sounds!

[fimmtiu.livejournal.com]

Even better... I've had that error a couple times before, always presaging a total hardware failure in the indicated IDE hard drive. BACK YO' ASS UP!

[brianenigma.livejournal.com]

That very same thing happened with the IBM laptop that I had when we were at Metapa. Back up. Locate warranty or new hard drive. fsck won't help you.