Re: SATA disks resets in a md setup

[Jeff Garzik]

Vassilis Virvilis wrote:
> [ 9351.377961] ata2: SError: { PHYRdyChg PHYInt 10B8B Dispar }
> [ 9351.377983] ata2.00: cmd b0/d5:01:09:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 tag 0 pio 512 in
> [ 9351.377985]          res 50/00:00:b6:46:6a/00:00:13:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[...]
> [10665.354196] ata2: SError: { UnrecovData Handshk }
> [10665.354196] ata2.00: cmd 35/00:00:27:ae:7a/00:04:01:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 524288 out
> [10665.354196]          res 50/00:00:26:ae:7a/00:00:01:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[...]
> and my filesystem is dead. /dev/sdb is deleted from /dev. I have to reboot and even then linux can't find the ata2 /dev/sdb.
> I have to remove power for 1-2 min for the disk to become accessible again.
>
> Do you think the disk is bad or something?


For hardware details, see 
http://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Libata_error_messages

The ATA bus is the cable connection, so an ATA bus error typically means

- problem with your cable, or
- your motherboard's SATA port, or
- your drive's SATA port, or
- "dirty power" supply, or
- some other cause for cable interference

Regards,

	Jeff



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