> block sizes dont seem to matter, tried from 512 bytes to 64K in the > adaptec case. i also get no errors in /dev/kprint. just read() returns > Eio. > > i have no knowledge of IDE or SATA interfaces, so i'm a little bit lost > in the code. :-( the chipset specific IDE code in linux seens to set > mostly some timing related control registers, but doesnt change > the logic how error conditions are handled as far as i can see. maybe > it does by switching some important quirk flags but its not obvious > to me. > > i would like to raise the debug level of sdata.c, just set any bit and got > flooded with messages. so it would be great if you could hint me on > some interesting debug cases where to look. > > many thanks so far for the quick responses! :-) > > cinap
is it possible you are reading or writing outside the bounds of the partition? - erik
