Public bug reported: Following #889071, I want to say that even on Kernel linux-image-4.2.0-19-generic 4.2.0-19.23~14.04.1 (14.04 LTS with wily-kernel ) the SATA III recognition is a bit shaky, but less than it used to be in the 3.x series.
Also, the SATA-Numbers keep changing, so it is hard to tell which disk has the issue...: [ 2.481536] ata8: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.481568] ata3: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.481600] ata5: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.485425] ata11: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.649406] ata7: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.481503] ata6: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) <= Thats unexpected [ 2.501404] ata14: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) [ 2.557461] ata13: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) [ 3.468992] ata12: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) (about 10-20% of boots) --- That's OK, but why different numbers? [ 2.476286] ata1: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.476324] ata6: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.476356] ata3: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.476386] ata5: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.476409] ata4: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.480199] ata11: SATA link up 6.0 Gbps (SStatus 133 SControl 300) [ 2.500201] ata13: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) [ 2.500229] ata14: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) [ 3.303818] ata12: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) That is on Asus Sabertooth AMD-FX8350-Board. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1525450 Title: SATA III recognized as SATA II To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1525450/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs