Re: test WP
On 18 Jun 2007 16:30:18 GMT, Bob Tennent
<BobT@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When I connect laptop drives using a USB enclosure, I'm getting system
messages as follows:
Jun 18 11:20:18 linus kernel: sda: test WP failed, assume Write Enabled
Jun 18 11:20:18 linus kernel: sda: assuming drive cache: write through
This happens on three drives from 3 different manufacturers. What does
it mean?
The kernel is testing whether it can modify the drive's hardware write
protect flag or its cache writing mode. The result, I think, is normal
for today's USB drives and Linux drivers.
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