On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:17:14 +0100 Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Are their host protected areas on the two disks ? I don't know, but hdparm returns this: /dev/sda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: ST3802110A Serial Number: 5LR2DA69 Firmware Revision: 3.AAE Standards: Supported: 7 6 5 4 Likely used: 7 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 156301488 LBA48 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) Queue depth: 1 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 1 Recommended acoustic management value: 208, current value: 0 DMA: 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=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * 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 * FLUSH CACHE EXT command * Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * 48-bit Address feature set SET MAX security extension * DOWNLOAD MICROCODE cmd * General Purpose Logging feature set * SMART self-test * SMART error logging Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked not frozen not expired: security count not supported: enhanced erase HW reset results: CBLID- above Vih Device num = 0 determined by the jumper Checksum: correct *** /dev/sdb: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: ST3802110A Serial Number: 5LR3ZQ6A Firmware Revision: 3.AAE Standards: Supported: 7 6 5 4 Likely used: 7 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 156301488 LBA48 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) Queue depth: 1 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 1 Recommended acoustic management value: 208, current value: 0 DMA: 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=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * 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 * FLUSH CACHE EXT command * Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command * Device Configuration Overlay feature set * 48-bit Address feature set SET MAX security extension * DOWNLOAD MICROCODE cmd * General Purpose Logging feature set * SMART self-test * SMART error logging Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked not frozen not expired: security count not supported: enhanced erase HW reset results: CBLID- above Vih Device num = 0 determined by the jumper Checksum: correct *** Both HDs are identical. How can I determine if it's a Host Protected Area? SMART information, if needed: fraga@abusar ~$ sudo ide-smart /dev/sda Id= 1 Status=15 {Prefailure Online } Value=100 Threshold= 6 Passed Id= 3 Status= 3 {Prefailure Online } Value= 99 Threshold= 0 Passed Id= 4 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 20 Passed Id= 5 Status=51 {Prefailure Online } Value=100 Threshold= 36 Passed Id= 7 Status=15 {Prefailure Online } Value= 85 Threshold= 30 Passed Id= 9 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value= 93 Threshold= 0 Passed Id= 10 Status=19 {Prefailure Online } Value=100 Threshold= 97 Passed Id= 12 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 20 Passed Id=187 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value= 1 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=189 Status=58 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=190 Status=34 {Advisory Online } Value= 66 Threshold= 45 Passed Id=194 Status=34 {Advisory Online } Value= 34 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=195 Status=26 {Advisory Online } Value= 69 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=197 Status=18 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=198 Status=16 {Advisory OffLine} Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=199 Status=62 {Advisory Online } Value=200 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=200 Status= 0 {Advisory OffLine} Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=202 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed OffLineStatus=130 {Completed}, AutoOffLine=Yes, OffLineTimeout=7 minutes OffLineCapability=91 {Immediate Auto SuspendOnCmd} SmartRevision=10, CheckSum=177, SmartCapability=3 {SaveOnStandBy AutoSave} fraga@abusar ~$ sudo ide-smart /dev/sdb Id= 1 Status=15 {Prefailure Online } Value=104 Threshold= 6 Passed Id= 3 Status= 3 {Prefailure Online } Value= 99 Threshold= 0 Passed Id= 4 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 20 Passed Id= 5 Status=51 {Prefailure Online } Value=100 Threshold= 36 Passed Id= 7 Status=15 {Prefailure Online } Value= 84 Threshold= 30 Passed Id= 9 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value= 94 Threshold= 0 Passed Id= 10 Status=19 {Prefailure Online } Value=100 Threshold= 97 Passed Id= 12 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 20 Passed Id=187 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=189 Status=58 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=190 Status=34 {Advisory Online } Value= 66 Threshold= 45 Passed Id=194 Status=34 {Advisory Online } Value= 34 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=195 Status=26 {Advisory Online } Value= 66 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=197 Status=18 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=198 Status=16 {Advisory OffLine} Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=199 Status=62 {Advisory Online } Value=200 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=200 Status= 0 {Advisory OffLine} Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed Id=202 Status=50 {Advisory Online } Value=100 Threshold= 0 Passed OffLineStatus=130 {Completed}, AutoOffLine=Yes, OffLineTimeout=7 minutes OffLineCapability=91 {Immediate Auto SuspendOnCmd} SmartRevision=10, CheckSum=193, SmartCapability=3 {SaveOnStandBy AutoSave} Thank you very much. -- Linux 2.6.22: Holy Dancing Manatees, Batman! http://www.lastfm.pt/user/danielfraga http://u-br.net Dave Matthews Band - "When the World Ends" (Everyday) - To unsubscribe from this list: 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