-- Truth: Malice may attack it; Ignorance may derride it; But, in the end; There it is I cannot get the HDD in my laptop (Compaq Presario 3015US Toshiba MK6022GAX). This Drive is a 60GB 5400RPM UDMA5 drive. In Windows it sets to 5 fine but in Linux (I have recompiled the kernel with multiple different options. This is long but please read on and see if anything can be done. Thanks Tony Here is what I have: ----------- charlie:~ # hdparm -d1 -X udma5 /dev/hda /dev/hda: setting using_dma to 1 (on) setting xfermode to 69 (UltraDMA mode5) HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(setxfermode) failed: Input/output error using_dma = 1 (on) ------------ -- tony@charlie:~> sudo cat /proc/ide/hda/settings name value min max mode ---- ----- --- --- ---- acoustic 0 0 254 rw address 0 0 2 rw bios_cyl 7296 0 65535 rw bios_head 255 0 255 rw bios_sect 63 0 63 rw breada_readahead 8 0 255 rw bswap 0 0 1 r current_speed 66 0 70 rw failures 0 0 65535 rw file_readahead 508 0 16384 rw init_speed 66 0 70 rw io_32bit 0 0 3 rw keepsettings 0 0 1 rw lun 0 0 7 rw max_failures 1 0 65535 rw max_kb_per_request 128 1 255 rw multcount 16 0 16 rw nice1 1 0 1 rw nowerr 0 0 1 rw number 0 0 3 rw pio_mode write-only 0 255 w slow 0 0 1 rw unmaskirq 0 0 1 rw using_dma 1 0 1 rw wcache 0 0 1 rw ------------ tony@charlie:~> sudo /sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hda /dev/hda: Model=TOSHIBA MK6022GAX, FwRev=HB002A, SerialNo=53MG1040T Config={ Fixed } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=46 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=117210240 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: device does not report version: 1 2 3 4 5 tony@charlie:~> sudo /sbin/hdparm -I /dev/hda /dev/hda: ATA device, with non-removable media Model Number: TOSHIBA MK6022GAX Serial Number: 53MG1040T Firmware Revision: HB002A Standards: Supported: 5 4 3 2 Likely used: 6 Configuration: Logical max current cylinders 16383 16383 heads 16 16 sectors/track 63 63 -- CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064 LBA user addressable sectors: 117210240 device size with M = 1024*1024: 57231 MBytes device size with M = 1000*1000: 60011 MBytes (60 GB) Capabilities: LBA, IORDY(can be disabled) bytes avail on r/w long: 46 Queue depth: 1 Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16 Advanced power management level: unknown setting (0x0080) DMA: sdma0 sdma1 sdma2 mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns Commands/features: Enabled Supported: * NOP cmd * READ BUFFER cmd * WRITE BUFFER cmd * Host Protected Area feature set * Look-ahead * Write cache * Power Management feature set Security Mode feature set * SMART feature set * Mandatory FLUSH CACHE command * Device Configuration Overlay feature set SET MAX security extension * Advanced Power Management feature set * SMART self-test * SMART error logging Security: Master password revision code = 65534 supported not enabled not locked not frozen not expired: security count not supported: enhanced erase 50min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. HW reset results: CBLID- above Vih Device num = 0 determined by the jumper Truth: Malice may attack it; Ignorance may derride it; But, in the end; There it is ----------------------------------------- This email was sent using ournuthut.net webmail services. "ournuthut.net Where we are 100% certified. http://www.ournuthut.net/