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 76FDE1381F3 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:52:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 5EA3AE0A92; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:52:17 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vergina.dyndns.org (cust-218-222.on4.ontelecoms.gr [92.118.218.222]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49747E0A53 for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:52:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.0.1] (viper.vergina.dyndns.org [192.168.0.1]) by viper.vergina.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C57EFF4C for ; Thu, 1 Aug 2013 21:52:14 +0300 (EEST) Message-ID: <51FAAE5E.3010903@asyr.hopto.org> Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 21:52:14 +0300 From: Thanasis User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130628 Thunderbird/17.0.7 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 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] ata6: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x4000000 action 0xe frozen References: <51F9534A.6010504@asyr.hopto.org> <51FA103E.8030201@asyr.hopto.org> <20130801144350.GU1010@server> In-Reply-To: <20130801144350.GU1010@server> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 27469c2b-83af-4ad6-8c42-37c9e5829e04 X-Archives-Hash: ddf4484bccce3990a7f159cd0dba7fab on 08/01/2013 05:43 PM Bruce Hill wrote the following: > 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. > I didn't say it from the start for simplicity's sake, but actually, I am using a bracket like the one you said, and the reseating was needed at the bracket's eSata (external) port. I think that there are specs for eSata cables and ports so that the connection between them is made secure and doesn't get easily loose, but in my case, either the (external) eSata cable or the Bracket's ports (or both cable and bracket) do not follow these specs.