Problems with 1GB SimpleTech CF Card

[Steven Scholz <steven.scholz@imc-berlin.de>]

Hi all,

I get repeatable erros when accessing a 1GB SimpleTech CF Flash Card (SLCF1GBJ).

I tested on three different systems (i86, arm, ppc) with three different
kernel versions (2.6.13, 2.6.14, 2.4.20). On ARM and PPC I tested pcmcia
mode _and_ TrueATA mode. Other, smaller (!) CF Cards are working fine.

So here we go:

~ # hdparm -i /dev/hda
Model=STI Flash 7.0.0, FwRev=05/03/04, SerialNo=STI J107004201112846
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM Removeable DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
 RawCHS=2006/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=1, MultSect=off
 CurCHS=2006/16/63, CurSects=2022048, LBA=yes, LBAsects=2022048
 IORDY=no, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled

When doing "mke2fs /dev/hda1" after 30 seconds I get

	hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy }
	ide: failed opcode was: unknown
	ide0: reset: master: error (0x00?)

and then after a long time loads of

	end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 786495
	Buffer I/O error on device hda1, logical block 786432
	lost page write due to I/O error on hda1

messages.

Has anyone else seen this before? Is it related to the size of the CF card?
The smaller, working cards use
	CurCHS=980/8/32, CurSects=250880, LBA=yes, LBAsects=250880
	CurCHS=980/16/32, CurSects=501760, LBA=yes, LBAsects=501760

Thanks a million!

--
Steven