From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Zsolt Barat Subject: Re: ATA bus error with external hd on esata Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:14:30 +0100 Message-ID: <4767C7B6.9000009@softmonsters.com> References: <47642D9A.4080600@softmonsters.com> <476434C7.6040307@softmonsters.com> <20071217025321.2f7507db.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <87f94c370712170909y691dc2e3rf7f23c64eff8da22@mail.gmail.com> <4766B100.3010203@dupondje.be> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4766B100.3010203@dupondje.be> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Jean-Louis Dupond Cc: lkml , linux-ide@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Jean-Louis Dupond schrieb: > Greg Freemyer schreef: > > On Dec 17, 2007 5:53 AM, Andrew Morton = wrote: > > =20 > >> On Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:10:47 +0100 Zsolt Barat wrote: > >> > >> =20 > >>> Zsolt Barat schrieb: > >>> =20 > >>>> hi list, > >>>> =20 > >> Let's cc the IDE development list. > >> > >> =20 > >>>> i just bought a "MyBook" called external HD with a fixed enclosu= re, from > >>>> WD. Connected to the SATA port i constantly get "ATA bus error" = messages > >>>> in the kernel log. Is this a known issue? > >>>> > >>>> =20 > > > > As an FYI: I've had a lot of problems with the big prepackaged driv= es > > in the last 6 months even from Windows, so I would not be too quick= to > > blame Linux. > > > > ie. > > I bought several 500GB / 1000GB Buffalo Drives last month with plan= s > > to use them from Windows via USB. > > > > I attempted to do a lot of heavy file copying to/from them. I was > > getting a bunch of "Delayed Write Failures", > > > > I finally gave up. > > > > The 500GB drives had a single hard drive internally, so I opened th= e > > case, removed the drive and connected them via standalone external > > carriers I had around. In that mode the drives worked fine (from > > Windows). I've used both standalone eSata external carriers and > > standalone USB external carriers with these same physical drives wi= th > > no issues. > > > > My conclusion is that the electronics in the prepackaged external > > units is just not up to the job if your doing heavy i/o. > > > > Greg > > =20 > Could u check the temps of the disk ? I had that error in windows als= o with to=20 > hot disks ! If temp is >50=B0C I would start to worry :) > =20 hi, thanks for your answer. i can't check the temps via software tools, but i doubt it's the temperature, since it seems to have a fan inbuilt into the case. best regards zsolt -- 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/