Debian failed to start

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Debian 5.0

The PC has not been run for 2~3 weeks. It was working w/o problem before.

Just switched it on but unable to start it. At booting it forced checked the HD and was hanging here:
....
ata 3:00 STATUS: {DRDY ERR}
ata 3:00 erorr: {ICRC ABRT}
....
....
INIT: cannot execute "/sbin/getty"
INIT: ID "3" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 min
INIT: ID "5" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 min
INIT: ID "6" respawning too fast: disabled for 5 min
hanging

Please help. TIA

B.R.
satimis

[rokytnji]

Could be dying hardrive or hardrive loose connection. I'd check the connection first by unplugging and reseating it. Then reboot. Could be a failing power supply maybe also. Hard to tell.

[satimis]

Could be dying hardrive or hardrive loose connection. I'd check the connection first by unplugging and reseating it. Then reboot. Could be a failing power supply maybe also. Hard to tell.

Hi,

Thanks for your advice. You're right. It's a hardware issue. Unplug and replug SATA and power cables of the HD solved my problem.

satimis