unraider Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi, This particular motherboard has 8 sata ports: 7 internal and 1 external. Tom also uses this motherboard for his products. Pictorially, the colored ports are laid out in this order on the motherboard. 1Red 2Red 3Black 4Black 5Red 6Red and 7Black being at some far place, and the 8th external sata port on the back of mobo. I had used 1Red, 2Red, 5Red, 6Red ports (basically, all 4 red ports) till now for 4 sata hard drives. I just added a 5th drive at 3Black port. BIOS is set to AHCI for all ports. One thing to note is this new 5th drive supports SATA I only, whereas all the previous 4 drives supported SATA II. I'm getting error messages for this 3Black port. Here is the relevant part of syslog file: Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.207748] scsi1 : ahci Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.207968] scsi2 : ahci Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208129] scsi3 : ahci Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208289] scsi4 : ahci Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208446] scsi5 : ahci Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208600] scsi6 : ahci Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208687] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf8822900 ctl 0x00000000 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 220 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208804] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf8822980 ctl 0x00000000 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 220 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.208920] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf8822a00 ctl 0x00000000 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 220 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.209036] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf8822a80 ctl 0x00000000 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 220 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.209153] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf8822b00 ctl 0x00000000 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 220 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.209269] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xf8822b80 ctl 0x00000000 bmdma 0x00000000 irq 220 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.737901] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.779072] ata1.00: ATA-7: ST3750640AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.779149] ata1.00: 1465149168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 58.837341] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 59.358914] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 59.405995] ata2.00: ATA-7: ST3750640AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 59.406072] ata2.00: 1465149168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 59.464263] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 59.989943] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.571869] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access Sony Storage Media 0100 PQ: 0 ANSI: 0 CCS Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.572973] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 1014784 512-byte hardware sectors (520 MB) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.573846] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.574622] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.574624] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.577094] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 1014784 512-byte hardware sectors (520 MB) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.577968] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.578044] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 43 00 00 00 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.578046] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache: write through Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.578126] sda: sda1 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.579101] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 60.579524] usb-storage: device scan complete Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 90.034407] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0x27) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 90.034489] ata3.00: ata_hpa_resize 1: hpa sectors (0) is smaller than sectors (781422768) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 90.034613] ata3.00: ATA-7: HDS724040KLSA80, KFAOAC6A, max UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 90.034693] ata3.00: 781422768 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 90.034779] ata3.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x40) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 90.034849] ata3: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 100.609937] ata3: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 105.116558] ata3: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 105.627312] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 135.671465] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0x27) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 135.671541] ata3.00: ata_hpa_resize 1: hpa sectors (0) is smaller than sectors (781422768) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 135.671668] ata3.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x40) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 135.671745] ata3.00: limiting speed to UDMA/133:PIO3 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 135.671827] ata3: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 146.247000] ata3: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 150.753620] ata3: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 151.264375] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 181.308527] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0x27) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 181.308603] ata3.00: ata_hpa_resize 1: hpa sectors (0) is smaller than sectors (781422768) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 181.308727] ata3.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x40) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 181.308802] ata3.00: disabled Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 182.149764] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 182.680544] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 182.727331] ata5.00: ATA-7: ST3500630AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 182.727409] ata5.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 182.785602] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 183.311572] ata6: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 183.347520] ata6.00: ATA-7: ST3500641AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133 Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 183.347597] ata6.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 0: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32) Aug 20 15:57:46 Tower kernel: [ 183.414123] ata6.00: configured for UDMA/133 Could it be that this new hard drive is dead? I doubt as it is spitting out information HDS724040KLSA80 indicating it is Hitachi 400gb sata drive, which is true. Quote Link to comment
unraider Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 While debugging more for this on google, I found this link: http://fak3r.com/2007/06/22/failed-to-set-xfermode-solved/ I'm not sure how to use this thing inside unraid environment and is this solution even recommended? Or probably a patch needed from Tom on unraid? Any other thoughts? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
RobJ Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Good googling! You will need Tom or a Linux guy to say if there's an easy way to add that irqpoll parameter to a configuration file. There's a thread here http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=871.0 that shows how to modify the unRAID image, in order to use an edited configuration file. In the mean time, you might try one of the other connectors, 4Black and 7Black. Have you tried this hard disk in another computer, or in a USB enclosure, just to be sure that it is good? 3Black could be a bad connector. Quote Link to comment
limetech Posted August 26, 2007 Share Posted August 26, 2007 It's easy to add this. You need to edit the 'syslinux.cfg' file on your Flash. Find the line which reads: append initrd=bzroot rootdelay=10 and change to: append initrd=bzroot rootdelay=10 irqpoll You might also try setting on-board SATA mode to "IDE" instead of "AHCI". Please report back your results. Quote Link to comment
Fountainhead Posted August 29, 2007 Share Posted August 29, 2007 Just curious if the original poster managed to get that 5th drive working, and how he did it. I have this motherboard, with 4 SATA drives connected to the red SATA ports. I'm getting ready to add a 5th, and was interested in how to configure it optimally. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
limetech Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 The P5B-VM DO is what we use in the MD-1500 servers & we've never seen this error - probably it's something unique to his config. Quote Link to comment
Suse User Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 The P5B-VM DO is what we use in the MD-1500 servers & we've never seen this error - probably it's something unique to his config. Just curious, but how would you configure a 16 Sata Unraid using this Mobo? There appears to be only 2 PCI slots and I can't see how you could the external Sata internally. Thanks, Mark. Quote Link to comment
limetech Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 The 16'th drive would have to be external eSATA, although it's possible to take a eSATA-SATA cable and route it back into the case. Quote Link to comment
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