I tried the new kernel and it looks like the problem has been solved because the seagate errata fix is now applied. See the attached dmesg output. I haven't done a full benchmark but the CPU usage seems to be less than it was in previous kernels and accessing the drive seems faster although it still isn't as fast as in windows:
sudo hdparm -tT /dev/sdb /dev/sdb: Timing cached reads: 1074 MB in 2.00 seconds = 536.44 MB/sec Timing buffered disk reads: 72 MB in 3.02 seconds = 23.85 MB/sec I have to note that I installed a new harddisk for my root partition (WD on sda/ata1.00) since I reported the bug, and I now use the seagate as a secondary drive but I don't think this influenced the bug since it was about the mod15 workaround and I can access the drive fine now. ** Attachment added: "dmesg output" http://librarian.launchpad.net/5430579/dmseg -- Sata errors on sil3112 - kernel not booting https://launchpad.net/bugs/72061 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
