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Old 09-12-2007, 12:57 PM   #1
wahman143
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Registered: Sep 2007
Location: Raleigh, NC, USA
Distribution: Fedora 7, CentOS 5, Gentoo
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Fedora 7 - libata and slow Nvidia SATA


Good afternoon to all,
Long time reader here, but this is my first support question...so please be gentle!

I use Fedora 7 x86_64 on my AMD64 desktop...I've used many distros on this box, but I have never run into this issue before. Specs are as follows:
AMD64 3000+ CPU
MSI K8N-SLI motherboard (4 SATA channels, 2 PATA channels)
2GB DDR
2x Western Digital 160GB SATA Drives
Nvidia Geforce 6600GT PCIe Video
Kernel - 2.6.22.4-65.fc7 (x86_64)

I noticed lately that things were running slower than usual - slow transfer times between drives, just general slow-ness. So, I took the usual HDPARM route and got the following:

Code:
/dev/sda: 
Timing cached reads: 1472 MB in 2.00 seconds = 736.46 MB/sec 
Timing buffered disk reads: 174 MB in 3.03 seconds = 57.41 MB/sec
My primary is a WD 1600 SATA that peaks at UDMA6. Knowing from my previous experience with other distros that these numbers were off, I loaded a Kubuntu LiveCD and got the same. Then, I tried both a Gentoo 2006.1 and Gentoo 2007.0 cd and got:

Code:
/dev/sda: 
Timing cached reads: 1472 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1576 MB/sec 
Timing buffered disk reads: 174 MB in 3.03 seconds = 59.67 MB/sec
Also, F7 on a Dell D610 using the same kernel version, but HDD is connected using Dell's "SATA-to-IDE" scheme:

Code:
/dev/sda: 
Timing cached reads: 1472 MB in 2.00 seconds = 954 MB/sec 
Timing buffered disk reads: 174 MB in 3.03 seconds = 31 MB/sec
The only correlations I can find are that:

(1) the Gentoo Cd's use kernels prior to 2.6.20, and the Kubuntu/Fedora ones use 2.6.22 kernels. All are loading libata and ahci properly, as well as my sata_nv module.

(2) with the older kernel, libata is running at version 2.00, where in the newer ones, it's at 2.21

So, I'm kinda at a loss here - does anyone have any thoughts as to why libata is supposedly hosed in these two kernels for my hardware, but not when using a Gentoo-sources kernel?

I know hdparm is not the be-all-end-all of benchmarks, but I just find these numbers silly.

Oh, some additional info about the two SATA drives on my system...
What's funny about hdparm -i /dev/sda, is that NO mode shows up as default AND the UDMA6 mode does not display:

Code:
[root@justinian ~]# hdparm -i /dev/sda

/dev/sda:

 Model=WDC WD1600JD-00HBB0                     , FwRev=08.02D08, SerialNo=WD-WCAL92773303
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=74
 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=8192kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=?16?
 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=268435455
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,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 udma5
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified:  ATA/ATAPI-1 ATA/ATAPI-2 ATA/ATAPI-3 ATA/ATAPI-4 ATA/ATAPI-5 ATA/ATAPI-6

 * signifies the current active mode
But with a hdparm -I /dev/sda, I get a default AND the UDMA6 mode shows up:

Code:
hdparm -I /dev/sda

/dev/sda:

ATA device, with non-removable media
        Model Number:       WDC WD1600JD-00HBB0
        Serial Number:      WD-WCAL92773303
        Firmware Revision:  08.02D08
Standards:
        Supported: 6 5 4
        Likely used: 6
Configuration:
        Logical         max     current
        cylinders       16383   16383
        heads           16      16
        sectors/track   63      63
        --
        CHS current addressable sectors:   16514064
        LBA    user addressable sectors:  268435455
        LBA48  user addressable sectors:  312581808
        device size with M = 1024*1024:      152627 MBytes
        device size with M = 1000*1000:      160041 MBytes (160 GB)
Capabilities:
        LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
        Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, with device specific minimum
        R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16  Current = 16
        Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254
        DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
             Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
        PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
             Cycle time: no flow control=120ns  IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
        Enabled Supported:
           *    SMART feature set
                Security Mode feature set
           *    Power Management feature set
           *    Write cache
           *    Look-ahead
           *    Host Protected Area feature set
           *    WRITE_BUFFER command
           *    READ_BUFFER command
           *    DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
                Power-Up In Standby feature set
           *    SET_FEATURES required to spinup after power up
                SET_MAX security extension
                Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
           *    48-bit Address feature set
           *    Device Configuration Overlay feature set
           *    Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
           *    FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
           *    SMART error logging
           *    SMART self-test
           *    SATA-I signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
           *    Host-initiated interface power management
           *    SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set
           *    SCT Long Sector Access (AC1)
           *    SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2)
           *    SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3)
           *    SCT Features Control (AC4)
           *    SCT Data Tables (AC5)
Security:
                supported
        not     enabled
        not     locked
        not     frozen
        not     expired: security count
        not     supported: enhanced erase
Checksum: correct
On my secondary SATA drive (same Model of WD, but peaks at UDMA5):

Code:
[root@justinian ~]# hdparm -i /dev/sdb

/dev/sdb:

 Model=WDC WD1600JD-00FYB0                     , FwRev=02.05D02, SerialNo=WD-WMAEH1490684
 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq }
 RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=57600, SectSize=600, ECCbytes=74
 BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=8192kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=?16?
 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=268435455
 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,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 *udma5 udma3 udma4 *udma5
 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
 Drive conforms to: Unspecified:  ATA/ATAPI-1 ATA/ATAPI-2 ATA/ATAPI-3 ATA/ATAPI-4 ATA/ATAPI-5 ATA/ATAPI-6

 * signifies the current active mode
And this drive has the same hdparm rates that my primary does.

Thanks for your time, and please let me know if I can provide any further information! Also, if this is posted in the wrong place, please let me know.

Cheers,
W.

Dmesg Output follows:
Code:
dmesg

Linux version 2.6.22.4-65.fc7 (kojibuilder@xenbuilder2.fedora.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.2 20070502 (Red Hat 4.1.2-12)) #1 SMP Tue Aug 21 21:50:50 EDT 2007
Command line: ro root=LABEL=/ 3
(snip)
NET: Registered protocol family 16
ACPI: bus type pci registered
PCI: Using MMCONFIG at e0000000 - efffffff
PCI: No mmconfig possible on device 00:18
ACPI: Interpreter enabled
ACPI: (supports S0 S1 S4 S5)
ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
PCI: Probing PCI hardware (bus 00)
PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:09.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.HUB0._PRT]
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK2] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK3] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 *10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK4] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK5] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUBA] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 *10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUBB] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] (IRQs *3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LACI] (IRQs 3 4 5 *7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMCI] (IRQs 3 *4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSMB] (IRQs 3 4 *5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 *11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LIDE] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSID] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 *11 12 14 15)
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LFID] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPCA] (IRQs 3 4 5 7 9 10 11 12 14 15) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC1] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] (IRQs 17) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC3] (IRQs 18) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC4] (IRQs 19) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC5] (IRQs *16), disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCF] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCG] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCH] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCJ] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCK] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCS] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCL] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCZ] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSJ] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCP] (IRQs 20 21 22 23) *0, disabled.
Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
pnp: PnP ACPI init
ACPI: bus type pnp registered
pnp: PnP ACPI: found 10 devices
ACPI: ACPI bus type pnp unregistered
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
usbcore: registered new device driver usb
PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
PCI: If a device doesn't work, try "pci=routeirq".  If it helps, post a report
NetLabel: Initializing
NetLabel:  domain hash size = 128
NetLabel:  protocols = UNLABELED CIPSOv4
NetLabel:  unlabeled traffic allowed by default
ACPI: RTC can wake from S4
Time: tsc clocksource has been installed.
pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4000-0x407f has been reserved
pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4080-0x40ff has been reserved
pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4400-0x447f has been reserved
pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4480-0x44ff has been reserved
pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4800-0x487f has been reserved
pnp: 00:01: ioport range 0x4880-0x48ff has been reserved
pnp: 00:01: iomem range 0x0-0x0 could not be reserved
pnp: 00:08: iomem range 0xe0000000-0xefffffff could not be reserved
pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xd5800-0xd7fff has been reserved
pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xf0000-0xf7fff could not be reserved
pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xf8000-0xfbfff could not be reserved
pnp: 00:09: iomem range 0xfc000-0xfffff could not be reserved
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:09.0
  IO window: d000-dfff
  MEM window: fde00000-fdefffff
  PREFETCH window: fdf00000-fdffffff
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0b.0
  IO window: c000-cfff
  MEM window: fdd00000-fddfffff
  PREFETCH window: fdc00000-fdcfffff
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0c.0
  IO window: b000-bfff
  MEM window: fdb00000-fdbfffff
  PREFETCH window: fda00000-fdafffff
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0d.0
  IO window: a000-afff
  MEM window: fd900000-fd9fffff
  PREFETCH window: fd800000-fd8fffff
PCI: Bridge: 0000:00:0e.0
  IO window: 9000-9fff
  MEM window: f4000000-fbffffff
  PREFETCH window: d0000000-dfffffff
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:09.0 to 64
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0b.0 to 64
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0c.0 to 64
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0d.0 to 64
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0e.0 to 64
NET: Registered protocol family 2
IP route cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
TCP established hash table entries: 262144 (order: 10, 6291456 bytes)
TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
TCP reno registered
checking if image is initramfs... it is
Freeing initrd memory: 3077k freed
audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
audit(1189427250.502:1): initialized
Total HugeTLB memory allocated, 0
VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1
Dquot-cache hash table entries: 512 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
SELinux:  Registering netfilter hooks
ksign: Installing public key data
Loading keyring
- Added public key 34BBEB243C265B53
- User ID: Red Hat, Inc. (Kernel Module GPG key)
io scheduler noop registered
io scheduler anticipatory registered
io scheduler deadline registered
io scheduler cfq registered (default)
PCI: Found disabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:0b.0
PCI: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:00.0
PCI: Linking AER extended capability on 0000:00:0b.0
PCI: Found disabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:0c.0
PCI: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:00.0
PCI: Linking AER extended capability on 0000:00:0c.0
PCI: Found disabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:0d.0
PCI: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:00.0
PCI: Linking AER extended capability on 0000:00:0d.0
PCI: Found disabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:0e.0
PCI: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping on 0000:00:00.0
PCI: Linking AER extended capability on 0000:00:0e.0
Boot video device is 0000:05:00.0
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0b.0 to 64
assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0b.0:pcie00]
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0b.0:pcie03]
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0c.0 to 64
assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0c.0:pcie00]
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0c.0:pcie03]
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0d.0 to 64
assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0d.0:pcie00]
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0d.0:pcie03]
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0e.0 to 64
assign_interrupt_mode Found MSI capability
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0e.0:pcie00]
Allocate Port Service[0000:00:0e.0:pcie03]
pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
ACPI: Fan [FAN] (on)
ACPI Exception (processor_core-0781): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126]
ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (22 C)
Generic RTC Driver v1.07
Non-volatile memory driver v1.2
Linux agpgart interface v0.102 (c) Dave Jones
Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 16384K size 4096 blocksize
input: Macintosh mouse button emulation as /class/input/input0
PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
PNP: PS/2 controller doesn't have AUX irq; using default 12
serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12
mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input1
usbcore: registered new interface driver hiddev
usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
drivers/hid/usbhid/hid-core.c: v2.6:USB HID core driver
TCP cubic registered
Initializing XFRM netlink socket
NET: Registered protocol family 1
NET: Registered protocol family 17
powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+ processors (version 2.00.00)
powernow-k8:    0 : fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0x6
powernow-k8:    1 : fid 0x2 (1000 MHz), vid 0x12
drivers/rtc/hctosys.c: unable to open rtc device (rtc0)
Freeing unused kernel memory: 312k freed
Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 1060k
USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver v3.0
ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCF] enabled at IRQ 23
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.0[A] -> Link [APCF] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.0 to 64
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: OHCI Host Controller
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: irq 23, io mem 0xfe02f000
usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 1-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCL] enabled at IRQ 22
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:02.1[B] -> Link [APCL] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:02.1 to 64
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: EHCI Host Controller
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: debug port 1
PCI: cache line size of 64 is not supported by device 0000:00:02.1
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: irq 22, io mem 0xfeb00000
ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
hub 2-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
SCSI subsystem initialized
libata version 2.21 loaded.
sata_nv 0000:00:07.0: version 3.4
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APSI] enabled at IRQ 21
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:07.0[A] -> Link [APSI] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
sata_nv 0000:00:07.0: Using ADMA mode
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:07.0 to 64
scsi0 : sata_nv
scsi1 : sata_nv
ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xffffc20000326480 ctl 0xffffc200003264a0 bmdma 0x000000000001f600 irq 21
ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xffffc20000326580 ctl 0xffffc200003265a0 bmdma 0x000000000001f608 irq 21
usb 1-1: new low speed USB device using ohci_hcd and address 2
ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
ata1.00: ATA-6: WDC WD1600JD-00HBB0, 08.02D08, max UDMA/133
ata1.00: 312581808 sectors, multi 16: LBA48
ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /class/input/input2
input: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:02.0-1
ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
ata2.00: ATA-6: WDC WD1600JD-00FYB0, 02.05D02, max UDMA/100
ata2.00: 312581808 sectors, multi 16: LBA48
ata2.00: applying bridge limits
ata2.00: configured for UDMA/100
scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1600JD-00H 08.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
ata1: bounce limit 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, segment boundary 0xFFFFFFFF, hw segs 61
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
 sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 >
sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1600JD-00F 02.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
ata2: bounce limit 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, segment boundary 0xFFFFFFFF, hw segs 61
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 312581808 512-byte hardware sectors (160042 MB)
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
 sdb: sdb1
sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
pata_amd 0000:00:06.0: version 0.3.8
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:06.0 to 64
scsi2 : pata_amd
scsi3 : pata_amd
ata3: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x00000000000101f0 ctl 0x00000000000103f6 bmdma 0x000000000001fb00 irq 14
ata4: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x0000000000010170 ctl 0x0000000000010376 bmdma 0x000000000001fb08 irq 15
ata3: port disabled. ignoring.
ata4.00: ATAPI: LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S, HS0E, max UDMA/66
ata4.00: limited to UDMA/33 due to 40-wire cable
ata4.00: configured for UDMA/33
scsi 3:0:0:0: CD-ROM            LITE-ON  DVDRW SHM-165H6S HS0E PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
SELinux:  Disabled at runtime.
SELinux:  Unregistering netfilter hooks
audit(1189427258.372:2): selinux=0 auid=4294967295
sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
scsi 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
sr 3:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
i2c-adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x4c00
i2c-adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x4c40
forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.60.
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCH] enabled at IRQ 20
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.0[A] -> Link [APCH] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:0a.0 to 64
forcedeth: using HIGHDMA
rtc_cmos 00:04: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0
rtc0: alarms up to one year, y3k
nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel.
Linux video capture interface: v2.00
eth0: forcedeth.c: subsystem: 01462:7185 bound to 0000:00:0a.0
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC3] enabled at IRQ 18
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:05:00.0[A] -> Link [APC3] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:05:00.0 to 64
NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module  100.14.11  Wed Jun 13 16:33:22 PDT 2007
bttv: driver version 0.9.17 loaded
bttv: using 8 buffers with 2080k (520 pages) each for capture
bttv: Bt8xx card found (0).
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APC2] enabled at IRQ 17
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:01:07.0[A] -> Link [APC2] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
bttv0: Bt878 (rev 17) at 0000:01:07.0, irq: 17, latency: 32, mmio: 0xfdfff000
bttv0: detected: ATI TV Wonder/VE [card=64], PCI subsystem ID is 1002:0003
bttv0: using: ATI TV-Wonder VE [card=64,autodetected]
bttv0: gpio: en=00000000, out=00000000 in=00ffffff [init]
bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_read_gpio
bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_write_gpio
bt878: Unknown symbol bttv_gpio_enable
bttv0: using tuner=19
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9875 @ 0xb0... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA7432 @ 0x8a... not found
bttv0: i2c: checking for TDA9887 @ 0x86... not found
tuner 2-0060: All bytes are equal. It is not a TEA5767
tuner 2-0060: chip found @ 0xc0 (bt878 #0 [sw])
tuner 2-0060: type set to 19 (Temic PAL* auto (4006 FN5))
tuner 2-0060: type set to 19 (Temic PAL* auto (4006 FN5))
bttv0: registered device video0
bttv0: registered device vbi0
bttv0: PLL: 28636363 => 35468950 .. ok
ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [APCJ] enabled at IRQ 23
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:04.0[A] -> Link [APCJ] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:04.0 to 64
intel8x0_measure_ac97_clock: measured 51647 usecs
intel8x0: clocking to 46922
No dock devices found.
input: Power Button (FF) as /class/input/input3
ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
input: Power Button (CM) as /class/input/input4
ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
device-mapper: ioctl: 4.11.0-ioctl (2006-10-12) initialised: dm-devel@redhat.com
device-mapper: multipath: version 1.0.5 loaded
EXT3 FS on sda5, internal journal
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
kjournald starting.  Commit interval 5 seconds
EXT3-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended
EXT3 FS on sdb1, internal journal
EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with journal data mode.
Adding 1534196k swap on /dev/sda3.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1534196k
floppy0: no floppy controllers found
Marking TSC unstable due to cpufreq changes
Time: acpi_pm clocksource has been installed.
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
Mobile IPv6
audit(1189441674.023:3): audit_pid=1870 old=0 by auid=4294967295
Bluetooth: Core ver 2.11
NET: Registered protocol family 31
Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8
Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.2
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
ata4.00: 16 bytes trailing data
 
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I've noticed similar problems and they all started when all the pata/ide stuff got rolled into libata. There are bugs/problems in libata right now, particularly when dealing with pata/ide drives. It's just going to take some time to get everything ironed out IMHO.
 
Old 09-15-2007, 09:26 AM   #3
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Quote:
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I've noticed similar problems and they all started when all the pata/ide stuff got rolled into libata. There are bugs/problems in libata right now, particularly when dealing with pata/ide drives. It's just going to take some time to get everything ironed out IMHO.
Hi,
Thanks very much for your response - in more reading (very in depth) since posting this, I've come to the same conclusion. There seems to be quite a few issues, but everything I've read is that 2.6.23 should fix it eventually. The other issue that hopefully will be addressed is the false 40-wire cable detection on some PATA controllers (including mine).

Thanks again for the response - here's to hoping this gets fixed soon!

Cheers,
W.
 
  


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