From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tomasz Chmielewski Subject: Re: ATA_PIIX - soft resetting port, port is slow to respond, machine "freezes" for a few seconds Date: Sat, 01 Sep 2007 22:49:25 +0200 Message-ID: <46D9D055.9070901@wpkg.org> References: <46D94BBB.9080403@wpkg.org> <6b9952490709010500q2a93156cq399434a3a44a2d25@mail.gmail.com> <46D95A6F.6060808@wpkg.org> <6b9952490709010707i33e49d19o2fa44f5bec4e367d@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from mail.syneticon.net ([213.239.212.131]:46990 "EHLO mail2.syneticon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754392AbXIAUtf (ORCPT ); Sat, 1 Sep 2007 16:49:35 -0400 In-Reply-To: <6b9952490709010707i33e49d19o2fa44f5bec4e367d@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Joris , Linux IDE Joris schrieb: > Hello, > > > Would this be an intel motherboard? > I'm running on an intel 3000AHLX, also with an adaptec scsi controller, hmm... dmidecode says it's Intel: Vendor: Intel Corporation Version: SE7320SP20.86B.P.09.00.0039.092120051351 Release Date: 09/21/2005 System Information Manufacturer: Acer Product Name: Altos G520 Altos G520 Base Board Information Manufacturer: Intel Product Name: SE7320SP2 Version: FRU V0.01 >> I noticed it doesn't soft reset anymore once the kernel said: >> ata1.00: limiting speed to MWDMA1:PIO4 > > What kind of speed are you getting after that? Perhaps this is an > acceptable solution... > (I already ordered an extra adaptec sata controller to work arround > this whole mess, but it's still interesting) Well, it's a IDE flash disk (2 GB), so you can imagine... :) # hdparm -t /dev/sda /dev/sda: Timing buffered disk reads: 28 MB in 3.19 seconds = 8.78 MB/sec I must say I'm amazed it's so fast. > Btw, out on a limb here: my board has specific combinations of sata > port usage leading to a reset. Avoiding to use sata0 (sda) (unplug the > cable) works perfectly. > Do you have the same symptoms? No idea, no SATA here. -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org