Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:12:51 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Failure with SATA DVD-RW |
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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
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