On Monday 17 December 2007 14:30:06 Brian Green (NET) wrote: > Brian Green (NET) wrote: > > Hi All > > [snip] > > > I've recently upgraded to 10.3 with a full/new install from a previously > > fully functional 10.2 (no hardware changed during the upgrade). I'm now > > getting a significant run of "ata3.00:exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr > > 0x0 action 0x2 frozen" error messages. > > [snip] > > > The relevant part of dmesg are (with **MANY** occurrences of): > > > > " > > ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen > > ata3.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:20/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x1a data 255 > > in res 40/00:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x4 (timeout) ata3: soft > > resetting link > > ata3.00: configured for PIO0 > > ata3: EH complete > > " > > > > plus, the occasional: > > > > " > > sr0: CDROM (ioctl) error, command: Test Unit Ready 00 00 00 00 00 00 > > sr: Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor] > > sr: Add. Sense: No additional sense information > > " > > > > The configuration for the drive starts with "UDMA/33" and slowly > > deteriorates to "PIO0". > > > > Following one prompt, in dmesg, I tried editing /etc/smartd.conf to > > uncomment "/dev/sda -a -d sat". But no luck ... the "frozen" message > > continues ... > > [snip] > > > I'm lost for a solution ... > > I thought it was resolved (after "fsch.ext3" on my root partition - I > was without the error message for a very long time). Then I did an > update and the "ata3.00: exception Emask ... frozen" messages have > returned. > > In an attempt to resolve it I've: > > 1) in the BIOS, disabled the SMART monitoring of the hard drive > 2) fsch.ext3 all the partitions (as init 1 - the're all "clean") > 3) checked all the partitions for badblocks (there's none) > 4) even tried leaving a CD in my DVD drive ... > > So, am I suffering from the "libata: constant ata1.00: exception Emask > 0x2 SAct 0x3f00f SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen" - bug > (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=340126)? Cristian says > that bug has been fixed in 2.6.22.15 - so I do wait for that (I'm > currently on 2.6.22.13). Or, have I go some other bug/intolerance ... > > Can somebody give me a starter/some pointers? > > > Cheers > > > > Brian
Dear Brian, I have noticed that in my system the messages only appear when I introduce a CD or DVD. I am using opensuse 10.3 with a P5W DH motherboard. Best regards, Rafael -- Dr. Rafael R. Pappalardo Dept. Physical Chemistry, Univ. de Sevilla (Spain) e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
