From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Peter Klotz Subject: Re: Problems with Silicon Image Port Multiplier Card Date: Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:01:32 +0100 Message-ID: <4AF1EBAC.6030701@aon.at> References: <4AF0A1FC.4030106@aon.at> <4AF0C6CA.8020205@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from WARSL404PIP2.highway.telekom.at ([195.3.96.113]:22153 "EHLO email.aon.at" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757304AbZKDVB2 (ORCPT ); Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:01:28 -0500 Received: from 91-114-247-17.adsl.highway.telekom.at (HELO [192.168.0.102]) ([91.114.247.17]) (envelope-sender ) by smarthub95.highway.telekom.at (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP for ; 4 Nov 2009 21:01:32 -0000 In-Reply-To: <4AF0C6CA.8020205@gmail.com> Sender: linux-ide-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-ide@vger.kernel.org Robert Hancock wrote: > On 11/03/2009 03:34 PM, Peter Klotz wrote: >> Hello >> >> My port multiplier capable eSATA Express Card refuses to talk to my >> external HDD box (2 HDDs, JBOD mode). >> >> Inserting the card into the Express Card slot looks normal: >> >> [ 622.549794] pciehp 0000:00:1c.2:pcie04: Card present on Slot(0) >> [ 622.698856] sata_sil24 0000:03:00.0: enabling device (0100 -> 0103) >> [ 622.698873] sata_sil24 0000:03:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) >> -> IRQ 18 >> [ 622.702334] scsi8 : sata_sil24 >> [ 622.709268] scsi9 : sata_sil24 >> [ 622.709409] ata7: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xfd804000 port >> 0xfd800000 irq 18 >> [ 622.709418] ata8: SATA max UDMA/100 host m128@0xfd804000 port >> 0xfd802000 irq 18 >> [ 624.800150] ata7: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0) >> [ 626.890131] ata8: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0) >> >> >> Turning on the external box results in lots of errors: >> >> [ 666.030153] ata8: hard resetting link >> [ 668.250125] ata8: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 0) >> [ 668.250949] ata8.15: Port Multiplier 1.1, 0x1095:0x5744 r33, 3 ports, >> feat 0x1/0x9 >> [ 668.251251] ata8.15: applying bridge limits >> [ 668.251340] ata8.00: hard resetting link >> [ 668.720140] ata8.00: failed to read SCR 0 (Emask=0x40) >> [ 668.720156] ata8.15: hard resetting link >> [ 668.720161] ata8: controller in dubious state, performing PORT_RST > > Which kernel version is this? Can you test latest git? Kernel 2.6.32-rc6 behaves exactly the same. The driver seems to give up rather quickly. Maybe the external box needs more time? Regards, Peter.