Re: ide: failed opcode was: unknown

From: Alexandru Cardaniuc (kodea_at_mail.ru)
Date: 11/02/05

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Date: 01 Nov 2005 22:24:34 -0800

    James Vahn <jvahn@short.circuit.com> writes:

    > >> Try turning the write-cache off: hdparm -W0 /dev/hda
    > >
    > > Tried that and didn't see any difference... It's really annoying...
    >
    > It was a stab in the dark. "hdparm /dev/hda", "hdparm -I /dev/hda".

    # hdparm -I /dev/hda

    /dev/hda:

    ATA device, with non-removable media
            Model Number: TOSHIBA MK8025GAS
            Serial Number: 24580773A
            Firmware Revision: KA023A
    Standards:
            Supported: 6 5 4 3
            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: 156301488
            device size with M = 1024*1024: 76319 MBytes
            device size with M = 1000*1000: 80026 MBytes (80 GB)
    Capabilities:
            LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
            bytes avail on r/w long: 48 Queue depth: 1
            Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
            R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = ?
            Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x0080)
            DMA: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
                 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:
               * NOP cmd
               * READ BUFFER cmd
               * WRITE BUFFER cmd
               * Host Protected Area feature set
               * Look-ahead
                    Write cache
               * Power Management feature set
                    Security Mode feature set
                    SMART feature set
               * Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command
               * Device Configuration Overlay feature set
               * SET MAX security extension
               * Advanced Power Management feature set
               * SMART self-test
               * SMART error logging
    Security:
            Master password revision code = 65534
                    supported
            not enabled
            not locked
                    frozen
            not expired: security count
            not supported: enhanced erase
            72min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
    HW reset results:
            CBLID- above Vih
            Device num = 0 determined by CSEL
    Checksum: correct

    > You can test performance of any changes you make with "hdparm -tT
    > /dev/hda".

    # hdparm -tT /dev/hda

    /dev/hda:
     Timing cached reads: 2008 MB in 2.00 seconds = 1003.15 MB/sec
     Timing buffered disk reads: 14 MB in 3.00 seconds = 4.66 MB/sec

      

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