Bug 431307

Summary:	ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4) - SATA DVD Writer
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	andrew.berridge
Component:	kernel	Assignee:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik>
Status:	CLOSED NEXTRELEASE	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	8	CC:	kernel-maint, peterm
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Hardware:	i686
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	2.6.24.3-12	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2008-03-07 21:39:40 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	172490

Description andrew.berridge 2008-02-02 13:06:35 UTC

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Description of problem:
When booting, get error:

ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4)

I have a SATA DVD-Writer - Pioneer DVR-212. During boot, I get several instances of the above message with delays between each. The PC will boot, but the DVD writer is not visible.

I have seen similar reported before, but not against FC8... I have also tried adding irqpoll to the kernel boot options, but this has no effect.

I have tried Ubuntu 7.10 on the same hardware, and it works perfectly. I believe it's running 2.6.20(something)

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
F8 Kernels, incl. 2.6.23.14-107.fc8

How reproducible:
Always


Steps to Reproduce:
1.Boot with DVR-212 on any SATA interface


Actual Results:
Error message as described, DVD Writer not visible

Expected Results:
No error message, DVD writer visible

Additional info:
The dmesg output is as follows:

ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
ata5.00: ATAPI: PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-212, 1.24, max UDMA/66
ata5.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xef)
ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4)
ata5: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
ata5.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xef)
ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4)
ata5: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps
ata5.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO3
ata5: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
ata5.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xef)
ata5.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4)
ata5.00: disabled
ata5: EH pending after completion, repeating EH (cnt=4)
ata5: soft resetting port
ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
ata5: EH complete
ata6: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)


Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H

lspci:
00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07cb (rev a2)
00:01.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07cd (rev a1)
00:01.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07ce (rev a1)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07cf (rev a1)
00:01.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d0 (rev a1)
00:01.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d1 (rev a1)
00:01.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d2 (rev a1)
00:01.6 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d3 (rev a1)
00:02.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d6 (rev a1)
00:03.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d7 (rev a2)
00:03.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d8 (rev a1)
00:03.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07d9 (rev a1)
00:03.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07c8 (rev a1)
00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07fe (rev a1)
00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056a (rev a1)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056c (rev a1)
00:09.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07fc (rev a1)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056d (rev a1)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056e (rev a1)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056f (rev a1)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 056f (rev a1)
00:0e.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07f0 (rev a2)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07dc (rev a2)
00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 07e1 (rev a2)
01:05.0 Multimedia video controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder (rev 05)
01:05.2 Multimedia controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [MPEG Port] (rev 05)
1:05.4 Multimedia controller: Conexant CX23880/1/2/3 PCI Video and Audio Decoder [IR Port] (rev 05)
01:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: C-Media Electronics Inc CM8738 (rev 10)
01:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)

Comment 1 Andrew Hall 2008-02-29 14:25:07 UTC

This thread...

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8650

.../might/ suggest that 2.6.24-rc2 fixes the issue.

I have yet to test this.

Comment 2 Chuck Ebbert 2008-02-29 21:21:14 UTC

2.6.24.3-12 is in the updates-testing repository.

Comment 3 andrew.berridge 2008-02-29 23:00:44 UTC

Thanks for the info. Sadly, will be unable to test for 1 week! Will test next
Friday...

Comment 4 Andrew Hall 2008-03-05 22:35:43 UTC

I can confirm that this kernel has not fixed the issue. This is an AHCI/SATA
issue that FC8 is not dealing with, is affecting a lot of users, but seemingly
not being looked at. If this is not a bug, can someone please tell me what it is
and how to fix it?

Comment 5 Chuck Ebbert 2008-03-05 22:48:13 UTC

Does adding "adma=0" the the module options help?

1. edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add/change this line:

   options sata_nv adma=0

2. Rebuild the initrd (or reinstall the kernel.)

Comment 6 andrew.berridge 2008-03-07 21:39:40 UTC

Hi Andrew/Chuck,

Well. happily for me, 2.6.24.3-12 fixes it for me! I can get rid of Ubuntu and
go back to my lovely Fedora...

I didn't have to do any of the adding adma=0 or sata_nv options...

Andrew Hall - have you still got the problem? Have you tried Chuck's suggestion?

I have changed this bug's status to worksforme.

Andrew

Comment 7 Andrew Hall 2008-03-19 14:30:49 UTC

(In reply to comment #5)
> Does adding "adma=0" the the module options help?
> 
> 1. edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add/change this line:
> 
>    options sata_nv adma=0
> 
> 2. Rebuild the initrd (or reinstall the kernel.)
> 

Sadly this makes no difference, but it doesn't seem I have the sata_nv module
running anyway, as lsmod doesn't show it.

Any final suggestions before I purchase an external drive?

Thanks.