From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753199AbXLGCNH (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Dec 2007 21:13:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1754404AbXLGCMy (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Dec 2007 21:12:54 -0500 Received: from srv5.dvmed.net ([207.36.208.214]:35775 "EHLO mail.dvmed.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754393AbXLGCMx (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Dec 2007 21:12:53 -0500 Message-ID: <4758AC23.2080107@garzik.org> Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:12:51 -0500 From: Jeff Garzik User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071115) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Tom Lanyon CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Failure with SATA DVD-RW References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: SpamAssassin version 3.1.9 on srv5.dvmed.net summary: Content analysis details: (-4.4 points, 5.0 required) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Tom Lanyon wrote: > Hi list, > > Just built a new machine with a Pioneer SATA DVD drive and linux > distro install CDs are not recognising it. The drive is connected to > the ICH9R southbridge of an Intel P35 chipset motherboard. > > I can boot from the CD/DVD so the drive itself is working, but the > kernel reports the following: > > scsi4: ahci > ata5: SATA link up at 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata5.00: ATAPI, max UDMA/66 > ata5.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xef) > ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x104) > ata5.00: limiting speed to UDMA/44 > ata5: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs > ata5: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80) > ata5: port failed to respond (30 secs, status 0x80) > ata5: COMRESET failed (device not ready) > ata5: hardreset failed, retrying in 5 secs > ata5: SATA link up at 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata5.00: ATAPI, max UDMA/66 > ata5.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xef) > ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x104) > ata5.00: limiting speed to PIO0 > ata5: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs > ata5: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80) > ata5: port failed to respond (30 secs, status 0x80) > ata5: COMRESET failed (device not ready) > ata5: hardreset failed, retrying in 5 secs > ata5.00: ATAPI, max UDMA/66 > ata5.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xef) > ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x104) > ata5.00: disabled > > This is 2.6.19 (probably with a few distribution patches) on an > install CD. I also tried setting the SATA controller to a 'compatible > IDE' mode and the hard drives and DVD drive are detected and work > properly. > > Any ideas what to try to get it working under AHCI? How does a remotely recent kernel behave? :) There have been a metric ton^2 of fixes in this specific area, in the 12 months since 2.6.19 came out. Jeff