It is easy to stop this error occurring. drive_is_flashcard() in ide.c just
needs to be modified to include your compact flash's description. This stops
Linux attempting to do the door thing.
Malcolm.
Clemens Kühnle wrote:
> Hello
>
> I read the previous messages about Flash Disks, but i did not get a hint
> to my problem:
>
> I'm using different kinds of Flash Disks.
> For example Sundisk and OEM Sundisk.
> When booting with OEM Sundisk the kernel prints the following messages:
>
> hda: SunDisk SDTB-128, 15MB w/1kB Cache, CHS=490/2/32
> Partition check:
> hda: hda1
> VFS: Disk change detected on device ide0(3,1)
> hda: hda1
> hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError }
>
> The error messages don't not occur with the original SunDisk Flash
> Disk.
> Can sb tell me what this error messages mean?
>
> The system is running on both Flash Disks quit good wuithot any problems
> but what is the difference?
>
> I sent the same question to SunDisk and got the following answer:
>
> We have seen this problem before. There is a problem with the Linux IDE
> driver. I believe the failing card is reporting itself as a Removable
> Drive.
> Linux then gives the card a command such as "close the Door" or "Open
> the
> Door", and the card rejects the command, returning status=0x51. 0x51
> means
> Ready, Seek Complete and Error (not a Seek Complete Error). error=0x04
> means
> the command was aborted, because the command was an unsupported command
> to
> the card.
>
> Can i patch the problem, or are the error messages not really errors?
>
> Many Thanks
>
> Clemens
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