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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 09:48:40 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >This message is from the T13 list server. >I have some questions about the new proposal >"e04155r0 - DRQ=0 When ERR=1 Feature and > Allocation Identify Device Words Proposal" >http://t13.org/docs2004/e041559r0-DRQ-ERR-and-ID-Words.pdf >Why do we need this ? >What problem does it really solve ? >Why should we define a feature that allows a BAD DEVICE to do something >stupid instead of fixing the bad device ? I agree entirely with Mr. Hatfield. What "problem" is this trying to solve? I've never seen BSY=0 DRQ=1 ERR=1 status be a problem. It is equivalent to BSY=0 DRQ=0 ERR=1. Either way a "well designed" host will issue a Soft Reset (SRST) and probably retry the failing command. Hale *** Hale Landis *** www.ata-atapi.com ***
