From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2FD41381F3 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 14:43:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C2FB9E0A91; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 14:43:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mout.perfora.net (mout.perfora.net [74.208.4.195]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C504CE0A81 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 14:43:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (66-208-231-133.ubr01a.rte20201.pa.hfc.comcastbusiness.net [66.208.231.133]) by mrelay.perfora.net (node=mrus3) with ESMTP (Nemesis) id 0MWkqp-1UXWTU0Rnn-00X7Wm; Thu, 01 Aug 2013 10:43:52 -0400 Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 09:43:50 -0500 From: Bruce Hill To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ata6: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x4000000 action 0xe frozen Message-ID: <20130801144350.GU1010@server> References: <51F9534A.6010504@asyr.hopto.org> <51FA103E.8030201@asyr.hopto.org> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <51FA103E.8030201@asyr.hopto.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Provags-ID: V02:K0:op5Pi4VqeCaoJaWt48xN3fZzfBACTKFlGj49LD6PA3r mM5YxE9MQJ/Hoj76z0pw5mbP7JZqS9FpUCJF36UPBEydOvzk0V q/PQ68NkOti6ooyPg5FWj3V7sX1aA6caxa7ugdTiYROksHln2I S9wOWGRb4bCmKqLnZZxlyNY3/z0XEH0UViaZo3ipTzLrLOXPA3 nrHP+9CCf3xYZEVqGkGa7309mvyFOY/VUka1wJSW+bpubMiUTr AFv5Rvv0JfH97fk8JoSDKuu3lfs8jYzW1v44xTMa4WlP8PQXvT qCV1UVyn55YF+TPJ7WWtMXPDUpoEdYw9fp039cjLMaoINaM+h1 KgdT5rPrsxNHwiphrA+8= X-Archives-Salt: 7d2c32a9-a542-44d2-a6b9-9298060fec4b X-Archives-Hash: 8476833e367460786d7270694921e1ba On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 10:37:34AM +0300, Thanasis wrote: > > Me too. That's exactly how I use this Sata port, so it must be related > to the way the kernel handles/probes it. > > BTW, I use a cable which is sata <-> eSata, i.e. sata for the > motherboard side and eSata for the external disk side, and I keep the > cable connected to the motherboard and the disk connected to the cable. > I just power on the eSata external disk enclosure whenever I need to use > the disk, and before switching the power off, I just unmount the disk. > Is that a correct procedure? The problem is more than likely with the SATA cable plugged to the motherboard. How is the cable routed from the motherboard to the external enclosure? If it's not stable, that can cause this problem; which is why my present thought is to buy 2 items as shown in the previous post. -- Happy Penguin Computers >') 126 Fenco Drive ( \ Tupelo, MS 38801 ^^ support@happypenguincomputers.com 662-269-2706 662-205-6424 http://happypenguincomputers.com/ A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting