Steven Scholz wrote:
Hi all, I get repeatable erros when accessing a 1GB SimpleTech CF Flash Card (SLCF1GBJ).
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~ # hdparm -i /dev/hda Model=STI Flash 7.0.0, FwRev=05/03/04, SerialNo=STI J107004201112846 Config={ HardSect NotMFM Removeable DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic } RawCHS=2006/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=1, MultSect=off CurCHS=2006/16/63, CurSects=2022048, LBA=yes, LBAsects=2022048 IORDY=no, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled When doing "mke2fs /dev/hda1" after 30 seconds I get hda: irq timeout: status=0xd0 { Busy } ide: failed opcode was: unknown ide0: reset: master: error (0x00?)
Mmmm.. No idea, but one thing to try is "hdparm -W0" on the card, and see if that makes any difference. Cheers - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html