is this error releted to a dying HDD or a bad cable?

hda4 is mounted.

hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

ide0: reset: success

hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

ide0: reset: success

hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

ide0: reset: success

hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

end_request: I/O error, dev 03:06 (hda), sector 12

hda: status timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }

hda: drive not ready for command

ide0: reset: success

I also go this error when i tried to do a fsck

Flags: nzcv  IRQs on  FIQs on  Mode USER_32  Segment user

Control: D03AD17D  Table: D03AD17D  DAC: 00000015

init(1): memory violation at pc=0x00000000, lr=0x02007140 (bad address=0x0000000

0, code 2)

pc : [<00000000>]    lr : [<02007140>]

sp : 00000000  ip : bffffd88  fp : 00000000

r10: bffffe98  r9 : 00000000  r8 : 0203d938

r7 : bffffdac  r6 : 0202ed90  r5 : 00000015  r4 : 00000000

r3 : 00000000  r2 : 00000000  r1 : 00000000  r0 : 00000015

Sure looks like something is funky. Could be a hard disk problem. Are there any other symptoms that might indicate hard disk trouble? Have you done a RAM test, too? What software is running on the player?

The various "timeout" messages do indicate a serious hard drive problem, which could mean a faulty drive, cable, or connector.

Cheers

Thanks guys, this place continues to give me a warm feeling, just like I get over at Fred's.

After much juggling of hardware it turns out that the cable is bad.
Have e-mailed support to purchase a replacement.

Fred's?

Isn't it free to get the replacement cable if your cable really is bad? Rob said they'd only charge you if you didn't send the bad one back.

- Trevor

Yup Fred's.

Given that I'm not the orignal owner and that the cable was previously replaced with the standard laptop cable, I don't think it is fair to ask support to replace it.