sata_nv: 2.6.22 is not fixed, but certainly improved

I just compiled 2.6.22.1 on my Kubuntu 7.0.4 system. As before, I get errors using my Seagate SATA drives, and setting adma=0 fixes the problem. I've posted the exact error/reset messages several times before. However, I would like to note that it happens far less often with 2.6.22.1 than it di

BUG: kernel crash report, odd...

A system I was using a few minutes ago dumped this to the syslog: Jul 9 17:50:38 daydream kernel: [76022.613000] BUG: unable to handle kernel NUL L pointer dereference at virtual address 0010 Jul 9 17:50:38 daydream kernel: [76022.613000] printing eip: Jul 9 17:50:38 daydream kernel: [760

SATA/ADMA TIMEOUTS, dmesg output

Following this post is output from Linux kernel 2.6.21 showing ADMA timeouts. 2.6.21 has improved the situation over earlier kernels, but the problems do still occur. nforce4 chipset, Seagate Barracuda SATA drives. This is meant mainly as an additional data point in case it helps someone de

sata_nv adma issues

My system has issues running adma mode with sata_nv. I have an nforce4 motherboard. What is the current status of this problem? Is there any information I can provide to help debug it? I gave up trying various fixes about 6 months ago, and put "sata_nv.adma=0" on the kernel command line in

Re: SATA problems in 2.6.20.3

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:44:25 -0600 Robert Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote: > > I normally run a modified 2.6.19 kernel and it works great. > > > > I recently tried 2.6.20 and had severe SATA problems with it. > > > &

Re: SATA problems in 2.6.20.3

On Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:58:21 -0400 Jeff Garzik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote: > > I normally run a modified 2.6.19 kernel and it works great. > > > > I recently tried 2.6.20 and had severe SATA problems with it. > > > > Yeste

SATA problems in 2.6.20.3

I normally run a modified 2.6.19 kernel and it works great. I recently tried 2.6.20 and had severe SATA problems with it. Yesterday I tried 2.6.20.3, and the problems are still there. Relevant /var/log/messages entries: Mar 14 20:45:11 daydream kernel: ata3: EH in ADMA mode, notifier 0x0 notif

Re: 2.6.20 SATA error

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:40:23 -0500 (EST) Gerhard Mack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello, > > Can someone tell me what this means? > ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x40 action 0x2 frozen > ata1.00: cmd 35/00:00:40:a6:23/00:04:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 524288 > out >