Problem with IDE taskfile

Problem with IDE taskfile

[DervishD]

    Hi all :))

    In my logs I have the following message:

<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: ST34310A, ATA DISK drive
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: blk: queue c02d0020, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: blk: queue c02d015c, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
[...]
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: attached ide-disk driver.
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: host protected area => 1
<30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: 78165360 sectors (40021 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=4865/255/63, UDMA(100)
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: attached ide-disk driver.
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
<28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
<30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA(33)

    The problem is that message from function 'task_no_data_intr'.
What can be the problem? Should I worry about it? Is the drive
damaged?

    I've tested with another hard disk from the same time (the same
model but 3GB) and the same messages appear. They doesn't appear with
a disk of 10GB, same brand, a bit newer than the other two. And
obviously, it doesn't happen with the 40GB disk which is my hda...

    Thanks a lot in advance.

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[John Bradford]

> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=3D0x51 { Dri=
> veReady SeekComplete Error }
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=3D0x04 { Driv=
> eStatusError }
> <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cac=
> he, CHS=3D524/255/63, UDMA(33)
> 
>     The problem is that message from function 'task_no_data_intr'.
> What can be the problem?

The drive doesn't understand the command it was sent.

> Should I worry about it?

No.

> Is the drive
> damaged?

No.

>     I've tested with another hard disk from the same time (the same
> model but 3GB) and the same messages appear. They doesn't appear with
> a disk of 10GB, same brand, a bit newer than the other two. And
> obviously, it doesn't happen with the 40GB disk which is my hda...

Old drives don't support all of the commands that new drives do.  It's
a diagnostic message.

John.

Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[DervishD]

    Hi John :)

 * John Bradford <john@grabjohn.com> dixit:
> > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=3D0x51 { Dri=
> > veReady SeekComplete Error }
> > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=3D0x04 { Driv=
> > eStatusError }
> >     The problem is that message from function 'task_no_data_intr'.
> > What can be the problem?
> The drive doesn't understand the command it was sent.

    After looking at the sources I thought the same, but I wasn't
sure and the message is frightening ;))

    Thanks for the explanation, John :)

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[Dave Jones]

On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 01:01:20PM +0100, DervishD wrote:

 > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
 > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
 > <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA(33)
 > 
 >     The problem is that message from function 'task_no_data_intr'.
 > What can be the problem? Should I worry about it? Is the drive
 > damaged?

51/04 is the drive saying "I don't understand what you asked me to do".
Ie, a command that was added to a later revision of the ATA standard
than your drive conforms to.  Judging by the size of the drive,
I'd guess it's quite old 8-)

		Dave

Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[DervishD]

    Hi Dave :)

 * Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com> dixit:
>  > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>  > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>  > <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA(33)
> 51/04 is the drive saying "I don't understand what you asked me to do".

    OK. The codes are very self-explanatory XDD Thanks for the
explanation :)

> Ie, a command that was added to a later revision of the ATA standard
> than your drive conforms to.  Judging by the size of the drive,
> I'd guess it's quite old 8-)

    Not very old, but maybe from a 'difficult time' when the
manufacturer switched from one standard to another. BTW, my entire
Linux box with all my data, fills perfectly in 4GB ;)) Fortunately,
with Linux, you don't need a monster HD for doing everyday job :) Y
use a 40GB main disk drive to store a mirror for my favourite
distros.

    Again, thanks a lot for your explanation :)

    Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado

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Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[Andre Hedrick]

It means the drive aborted the unsupported command set.

Andre Hedrick
LAD Storage Consulting Group

On Mon, 2 Feb 2004, Dave Jones wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 01:01:20PM +0100, DervishD wrote:
> 
>  > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
>  > <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>  > <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA(33)
>  > 
>  >     The problem is that message from function 'task_no_data_intr'.
>  > What can be the problem? Should I worry about it? Is the drive
>  > damaged?
> 
> 51/04 is the drive saying "I don't understand what you asked me to do".
> Ie, a command that was added to a later revision of the ATA standard
> than your drive conforms to.  Judging by the size of the drive,
> I'd guess it's quite old 8-)
> 
> 		Dave
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Re: Problem with IDE taskfile

[Erik Andersen]

On Mon Feb 02, 2004 at 01:01:20PM +0100, DervishD wrote:
>     Hi all :))
> 
>     In my logs I have the following message:
> 
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: ST34310A, ATA DISK drive
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: blk: queue c02d0020, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: blk: queue c02d015c, I/O limit 4095Mb (mask 0xffffffff)
> [...]
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: attached ide-disk driver.
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: host protected area => 1
> <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hda: 78165360 sectors (40021 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=4865/255/63, UDMA(100)
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: attached ide-disk driver.
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> <28>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: task_no_data_intr: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
> <30>Feb  2 12:18:41 kernel: hdb: 8420832 sectors (4311 MB) w/512KiB Cache, CHS=524/255/63, UDMA(33)
> 
>     The problem is that message from function 'task_no_data_intr'.
> What can be the problem? Should I worry about it? Is the drive
> damaged?

Nope.  This is a bug in the 2.4.x ide driver.  I sent in a patch
for it a while back that made it into 2.6, but not into 2.4.
Basically, the 2.4.x ide driver always asks the drive if it
supports HPA.  In this case, your drive is old and doesn't know
what an HPA is, and complains.  Some older drives get confused
and have to be power cycled when this happens.

http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/8/22/193

 -Erik

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