Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266017AbUFDVzp (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:55:45 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265881AbUFDVzo (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:55:44 -0400 Received: from mail.aei.ca ([206.123.6.14]:1253 "EHLO aeimail.aei.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266017AbUFDVzl (ORCPT ); Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:55:41 -0400 From: Ed Tomlinson Organization: me To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: DriveReady SeekComplete Error Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 17:55:25 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 Cc: Jens Axboe , Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz , mattia , Andrew Morton References: <200406041415.36566.bzolnier@elka.pw.edu.pl> <20040604121711.GZ1946@suse.de> In-Reply-To: <20040604121711.GZ1946@suse.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200406041755.25993.edt@aei.ca> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2649 Lines: 70 On June 4, 2004 08:17 am, Jens Axboe wrote: > So we are back to step 1, why is his drive complaining. I'm guessing it > doesn't have write back caching enabled and aborts the flush on those > grounds - Ed, what is the output of hdparm -i on your booted system? On 2.6.7-rc2 its: Ed root@bert:/home/knoppix# hdparm -iI /dev/hda /dev/hda: Model=WDC AC26400R, FwRev=15.01J15, SerialNo=WD-WM6271600165 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq } RawCHS=13328/15/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=40 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=512kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=13328/15/63, CurSects=12594960, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12594960 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:160,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: device does not report version: 1 2 3 4 * signifies the current active mode ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: WDC AC26400R Serial Number: WD-WM6271600165 Firmware Revision: 15.01J15 Standards: Supported: 4 3 2 1 Likely used: 4 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 13328 13328 heads 15 15 sectors/track 63 63 -- bytes/track: 57600 bytes/sector: 600 CHS current addressable sectors: 12594960 LBA user addressable sectors: 12594960 device size with M = 1024*1024: 6149 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 6448 MBytes (6 GB) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) Buffer size: 512.0kB bytes avail on r/w long: 40 Queue depth: 1 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16 DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=160ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * READ BUFFER cmd * WRITE BUFFER cmd * Look-ahead * Write cache * Power Management feature set * SMART feature set - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/