Re: DriveReady SeekComplete Error

[Ed Tomlinson <edt@aei.ca>]

On June 4, 2004 08:17 am, Jens Axboe wrote:
> So we are back to step 1, why is his drive complaining. I'm guessing it
> doesn't have write back caching enabled and aborts the flush on those
> grounds - Ed, what is the output of hdparm -i on your booted system?

On 2.6.7-rc2 its:

Ed

root@bert:/home/knoppix# hdparm -iI /dev/hda

/dev/hda:

 Model=WDC AC26400R, FwRev=15.01J15, SerialNo=WD-WM6271600165
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
 RawCHS=13328/15/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=40
 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=512kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
 CurCHS=13328/15/63, CurSects=12594960, LBA=yes, LBAsects=12594960
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:160,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
 PIO modes:  pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
 DMA modes:  mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: device does not report version:  1 2 3 4

 * signifies the current active mode


ATA device, with non-removable media
        Model Number:       WDC AC26400R
        Serial Number:      WD-WM6271600165
        Firmware Revision:  15.01J15
Standards:
        Supported: 4 3 2 1
        Likely used: 4
Configuration:
        Logical         max     current
        cylinders       13328   13328
        heads           15      15
        sectors/track   63      63
        --
        bytes/track: 57600      bytes/sector: 600
        CHS current addressable sectors:   12594960
        LBA    user addressable sectors:   12594960
        device size with M = 1024*1024:        6149 MBytes
        device size with M = 1000*1000:        6448 MBytes (6 GB)
Capabilities:
        LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
        Buffer size: 512.0kB    bytes avail on r/w long: 40     Queue depth: 1
        Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
        R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16  Current = 16
        DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4
             Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
        PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
             Cycle time: no flow control=160ns  IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
        Enabled Supported:
           *    READ BUFFER cmd
           *    WRITE BUFFER cmd
           *    Look-ahead
           *    Write cache
           *    Power Management feature set
           *    SMART feature set