Re: Any Intel folks on the list? Intel PCI-E bridge ACPI resource question

[Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>]

On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Justin Piszcz wrote:

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> On Thu, 5 Apr 2007, Justin Piszcz wrote:
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>> http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0701.3/0315.html
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>> I have similar issues as this poster-- I was wondering (if anyone) had an 
>> idea to the root cause of this issue; is it a problem with the chipset, the 
>> BIOS revision?
>> 
>> Mobo: Intel DG965WHMKR
>> BIOS: 1666
>> 
>> Is it only Intel Chipsets that suffer from this problem?
>> 
>> ... or is it a way the kernel handles ACPI/IO-APIC/etc?
>> 
>> Justin.
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> p34:~# /usr/bin/time badblocks -b 512 -s -v -w /dev/sdl
> Checking for bad blocks in read-write mode
> From block 0 to 293046768
> Testing with pattern 0xaa: done
> Reading and comparing: done
> Testing with pattern 0x55: done
> Reading and comparing: done
> Testing with pattern 0xff: done
> Reading and comparing: done
> Testing with pattern 0x00: done
> Reading and comparing: done
> Pass completed, 0 bad blocks found.
> 1929.06user 467.89system 4:36:23elapsed 14%CPU (0avgtext+0avgdata
> 0maxresident)k
> 0inputs+0outputs (1major+257minor)pagefaults 0swaps
> p34:~#
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> Not a single bad block found.  Does the ICH8 chipset have issues, or the
> cards I am using and how they are routed?
>
> Any suggestions as to what this is?
>
> Justin.
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>

http://www.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.6/18/drivers/scsi/sata_sil24.c

+   [PORT_CERR_SEND]   = { AC_ERR_ATA_BUS, ATA_EH_SOFTRESET,
+                "failed to transmit command FIS" },
+   [PORT_CERR_INCONSISTENT] = { AC_ERR_HSM, ATA_EH_SOFTRESET,
+                 "protocol mismatch" },

Is this a chipset or a problem with the PCI-e x1 SiI dual SATA port card?

Justin.