Tejun Heo wrote:
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> Michal Piotrowski wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> [Adding linux-ide to CC]
>>
>> On 25/08/07, Bryan Woods <bryan@arbores.ca> wrote:
>>> Hi KML
>>>
>>> I am installing gentoo 2007.0 (kernel 2.6.19) on a dual AMD Opteron server (total of 4 cores). The hard disk is a Stardom 2611-2S-S1 device: actually two 250GB drives in a RAID0 config managed by the device itself - it should appear to the kernel as one SATA drive. If it matters, the underlying HDs are "Seagate Barracuda 7200 10"s. Here's the device:
>>>
>>>  http://www.synetic.net/Synetic-Products/Stardoms/SR-2611-SA/Stardom-2611.htm
>>>
>>> During the install and at different points in the process I get an "HSM violation" and the system becomes unresponsive. It looks like a similar situation to:
>>>
>>>   http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/6/6/195
>>>
>>> Will more recent kernels work with this hardware (should I keep it and try the install again) or should I switch hardware to something more compatible (like an Adaptec card)?
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Bryan
>>>
>>> --
>>> console output:
>>>
>>> tag 0 cmd 0x39 Emask 0x2 stat 0x58 err 0x0 (HSM violation)
>>> exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen
>>>
> 
> Please post full dmesg and full 'hdparm -I' result.  Also, if possible,
> please try 2.6.22.5.  Even if it doesn't fix the problem, it would
> report error conditions better.
> 

The full dmesg and hdparm -I command output are attached.

I have received word from the vendor that the Stardom 2611 will do
RAID0 or 1 under windows, but only RAID1 under Linux. (Their manual
said it worked with Linux but failed to mention the RAID mode
restriction: argh!)

They recommended the 2600 model for RAID0 with Linux, but that model
is only SATA-I so I will probably go with alternate hardware.

The vendor also suggested the possibility of a firmware upgrade to
the 2611 - I am still waiting to hear. I will post a followup if
this happens.

Thanks all for your help and suggestions!

Regards,
Bryan