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DateTue, 28 Feb 2006 16:04:22 -0500
FromBill Davidsen <>
SubjectRe: LibPATA code issues / 2.6.15.4
Mark Lord wrote:
> David Greaves wrote:
>>
>> /dev/sda:
   [...snip...]
> ..
> hdparm-6.4 says:

Is there a version of that which will build on x86? I grabbed the 
version offered at freshmeat, but it won't compile on any x86 distro or 
gcc version to which I have access. RH8, RH9, FC1, FC3, FC4, ubuntu... 
with or without using the suggested alternate header.
> 
>         Model Number:       Maxtor 6B200M0
>         Serial Number:      B4038RRH
>         Firmware Revision:  BANC1980
> 
> Commands/features:
>         Enabled Supported:
>            *    NOP cmd
>            *    READ BUFFER cmd
>            *    WRITE BUFFER cmd
>            *    Look-ahead
>            *    Write cache
>            *    Power Management feature set
>            *    SMART feature set
>            *    FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
>            *    Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
>            *    Device Configuration Overlay feature set
>            *    48-bit Address feature set
>                 SET_MAX security extension
>                 Advanced Power Management feature set
>            *    DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
>            *    WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT
>            *    SMART self-test
>            *    SMART error logging
> 
> So, yes, the drive is either lying about "* WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT",
> or it didn't like the parameters it was given, or the SATA/IDE controller
> chip didn't like the command.

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