From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Javier Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10507] New: Kernel fails to properly identify SATA drives Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:22:29 -0700 Message-ID: <480EB985.9000808@aol.com> References: <20080422204637.b45f5074.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from imo-m27.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.8]:45393 "EHLO imo-m27.mx.aol.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751060AbYDWEWv (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:22:51 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20080422204637.b45f5074.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org To: Andrew Morton Cc: bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org, linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Andrew Morton wrote: > (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the > bugzilla web interface). > > >> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:38:07 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: >> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10507 >> >> Summary: Kernel fails to properly identify SATA drives >> Product: Platform Specific/Hardware >> Version: 2.5 >> KernelVersion: kernels from 2.6.24 to 2.6.25 >> Platform: All >> OS/Version: Linux >> Tree: Mainline >> Status: NEW >> Severity: blocking >> Priority: P1 >> Component: x86-64 >> AssignedTo: platform_x86_64@kernel-bugs.osdl.org >> ReportedBy: chiwihouse@aol.com >> >> >> Latest working kernel version: 2.6.22.9 and 2.6.23.17 >> >> Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24 >> >> Distribution: Ubuntu x86_64 >> >> Hardware Environment: Asus M2R32-MVP 580X SB600 (AM2) >> AMD X2 4000+ >> 4GB DDR2 >> SATAII HDD >> SATA DVD R/W >> >> Software Environment: Ubuntu Gutsy w/ distribution kernel (2.6.22-14) >> >> Problem Description: All 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 kernels fail to boot properly, with >> the following error looping indefinitely: >> >> ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x4) >> ata2.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x4) >> >> The above correspond to my two SATA physical drives. All 2.6.22 and 2.6.23 >> kernels work perfectly on this same machine. Was there some type of change >> starting with the 2.6.24 kernels that is rendering my PC inoperable? >> I have tried looking for similar reports on this, and so far I have only found >> one entry on the mailing list that deals with the same issue. The problem was >> apparently solved by a BIOS flash to the latest revision, which I'm reluctant >> to do since the newest BIOS from ASUS has several bugs that renders my >> particular system unusable. >> >> >> Steps to reproduce: >> Using the 0906 BIOS revision for the M2R32-MVP motherboard and SATA drives. >> >> > > I expect this regression is due to ata, rater than being caused by changes > to the underlying platform support. > > If it's a regression, are there any plans on a fix? Is the issue even known? Reason I ask is because I have been having a real hard time getting any straight answers on this.