Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:08:20 +0900 | From | Tejun Heo <> | Subject | Re: [smartmontools-support] inactive SATA drives won't stay in standby or sleep, PATA models did. (fwd) |
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Mikael Pettersson wrote: > Tejun Heo writes: > > > - hardreset in sata_promise seems broken. I'll take a closer look > > > at that in about a week's time (I'll be busy with other work the > > > next couple of days). > > > > This looks like a rather serious problem, so please take a look at > > this. Also, after the drive went down, does unplugging and replugging > > the signal cable fix the problem, if not does doing the same thing > > with the power cable make any difference? > > I couldn't bring the port back up with any combination of signal/power > cable hotplugging.
Heh.. that rules out drive firmware stuck in wonderland.
> Even rmmod sata_promise; modprobe sata_promise failed to bring the > port back up. Hence my suspicion that hardreset is borked or doesn't > kick in.
It looks like the controller requires harder or more proper kick in the ass to return to sane state. :-)
-- tejun
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