FastTrak SX4 sata_sx4 problems

Hi

I am trying to get a FastTrak SX4 running on my server. The machine detects the PCI device ok (pci-id 105a:6622), but when I try to load the sata_sx4 driver, the insmod command hangs for a very long time, and I get errors in /var/log/messages as per below.

The card has been running fine in Windows before we reinstalled it with Linux. Currently we are running kernel 2.6.9-1.667smp

[root@grand ~]# Mar 7 11:53:23 grand kernel: Local DIMM ECC Enabled
[root@grand ~]# Mar 7 11:56:06 grand kernel: ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x82C40200 ctl 0x82C40238 bmdma 0x0 irq 129

Mar  7 11:56:06 grand kernel: ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x82C40280 ctl 0x82C402B8 bmdma 0x0 irq 129
Mar  7 11:56:06 grand kernel: ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x82C40300 ctl 0x82C40338 bmdma 0x0 irq 129
Mar  7 11:56:06 grand kernel: ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x82C40380 ctl 0x82C403B8 bmdma 0x0 irq 129
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata3: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 490234752 sectors: lba48
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata3: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: scsi2 : sata_sx4
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata4: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 490234752 sectors: lba48
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata4: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: scsi3 : sata_sx4
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata5: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 490234752 sectors: lba48
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata5: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: scsi4 : sata_sx4
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata6: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 490234752 sectors: lba48
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: ata6: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: scsi5 : sata_sx4
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel:   Vendor: ATA       Model: Maxtor 7Y250M0    Rev: YAR5
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: SCSI device sda: 490234752 512-byte hdwr sectors (251000 MB)
Mar  7 11:56:07 grand kernel: SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back
Mar  7 11:56:12 grand wait_for_sysfs[2676]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host2/2:0:0:0' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>
Mar  7 11:56:12 grand wait_for_sysfs[2677]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/block/sda' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>
Mar  7 11:56:22 grand hal.hotplug[2689]: timout(10000 ms) waiting for /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host2/2:0:0:0
Mar  7 11:56:32 grand scsi.agent[2699]: Attribute /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host2/2:0:0:0/type does not exist
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel:  sda:<3>ata3: command timeout
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel: ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sda: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 490234744
Mar  7 11:56:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: ata3: command timeout
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sda: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 490234744
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 61279343
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel:  unknown partition table
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel:   Vendor: ATA       Model: Maxtor 7Y250M0    Rev: YAR5
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: SCSI device sdb: 490234752 512-byte hdwr sectors (251000 MB)
Mar  7 11:57:07 grand kernel: SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write back

Mar  7 11:57:12 grand wait_for_sysfs[2721]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host3/3:0:0:0' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>
Mar  7 11:57:12 grand wait_for_sysfs[2722]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/block/sdb' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>
Mar  7 11:57:22 grand hal.hotplug[2733]: timout(10000 ms) waiting for /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host3/3:0:0:0

Mar  7 11:57:33 grand scsi.agent[2742]: Attribute /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host3/3:0:0:0/type does not exist

Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel:  sdb:<3>ata4: command timeout
Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel: ata4: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <3 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdb: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
Mar  7 11:57:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0

Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: ata4: command timeout
Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: ata4: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <3 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdb: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
Mar  7 11:58:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0

Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: ata4: command timeout
Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: ata4: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <3 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdb: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 490234744
Mar  7 11:58:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: ata4: command timeout
Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: ata4: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <3 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdb: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 490234744
Mar  7 11:59:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: ata4: command timeout
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: ata4: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <3 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdb: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel:  unable to read partition table
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel:   Vendor: ATA       Model: Maxtor 7Y250M0    Rev: YAR5
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: SCSI device sdc: 490234752 512-byte hdwr sectors (251000 MB)
Mar  7 11:59:37 grand kernel: SCSI device sdc: drive cache: write back

Mar  7 11:59:42 grand wait_for_sysfs[2764]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host4/4:0:0:0' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>
Mar  7 11:59:42 grand wait_for_sysfs[2765]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/block/sdc' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>

Mar  7 11:59:52 grand hal.hotplug[2775]: timout(10000 ms) waiting for /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host4/4:0:0:0

Mar  7 12:00:02 grand scsi.agent[2785]: Attribute /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host4/4:0:0:0/type does not exist
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel:  sdc:<3>ata5: command timeout
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel: ata5: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <4 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdc: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 0
Mar  7 12:00:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0

Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: ata5: command timeout
Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: ata5: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <4 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdc: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 0
Mar  7 12:00:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0

Mar  7 12:01:01 grand crond(pam_unix)[2803]: session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Mar  7 12:01:01 grand crond(pam_unix)[2803]: session closed for user root
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: ata5: command timeout
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: ata5: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <4 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdc: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 490234744
Mar  7 12:01:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: ata5: command timeout
Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: ata5: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <4 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdc: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 490234744
Mar  7 12:01:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: ata5: command timeout
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: ata5: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <4 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdc: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 0
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdc, logical block 0
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel:  unable to read partition table
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: Attached scsi disk sdc at scsi4, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel:   Vendor: ATA       Model: Maxtor 7Y250M0    Rev: YAR5
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel:   Type:   Direct-Access                      ANSI SCSI revision: 05
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: SCSI device sdd: 490234752 512-byte hdwr sectors (251000 MB)
Mar  7 12:02:07 grand kernel: SCSI device sdd: drive cache: write back

Mar  7 12:02:12 grand wait_for_sysfs[2808]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host5/5:0:0:0' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>

Mar  7 12:02:12 grand wait_for_sysfs[2810]: either wait_for_sysfs (udev 039) needs an update to handle the device '/block/sdd' properly (no bus device link) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be fixed, please report to <[email protected]>
Mar  7 12:02:22 grand hal.hotplug[2821]: timout(10000 ms) waiting for /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host5/5:0:0:0

Mar  7 12:02:32 grand scsi.agent[2830]: Attribute /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1e.0/0000:02:03.0/host5/5:0:0:0/type does not exist

Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel:  sdd:<3>ata6: command timeout
Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel: ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdd: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdd, sector 0
Mar  7 12:02:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdd, logical block 0

Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: ata6: command timeout
Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdd: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdd, sector 0
Mar  7 12:03:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdd, logical block 0
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: ata6: command timeout
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdd: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdd, sector 490234744
Mar  7 12:03:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdd, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: ata6: command timeout
Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: FMK Current sdd: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdd, sector 490234744
Mar  7 12:04:07 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdd, logical block 61279343

Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: ata6: command timeout
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: ata6: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: SCSI error : <5 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: FMK Current sdd: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sdd, sector 0
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sdd, logical block 0
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel:  unable to read partition table
Mar  7 12:04:37 grand kernel: Attached scsi disk sdd at scsi5, channel 0, id 0, lun 0

If I do a fdisk /dev/sda after all this, fdisk gives these messages, every thirty seconds:

Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: ata3: command timeout
Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: ata3: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: SCSI error : <2 0 0 0> return code = 0x8000002
Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: FMK Current sda: sense = 70 81
Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: ASC… ASCQ‚
Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Mar  7 12:09:20 grand kernel: Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0

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This failure does not seems to be hotplug or udev related. To get rid of the udev error messages, you may install the available udev update, but this will not change the behavior of your driver.

Kay

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