linux-kernel - Re: Misidentification and failing revalidations of ide dvd-roms with libata

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Message-Id: <200807202103.51889.alistair@devzero.co.uk>
Date:	Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:03:51 +0100
From:	Alistair John Strachan <alistair@...zero.co.uk>
To:	Simen Timian Thoresen <simentt@...phinics.no>
Cc:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Misidentification and failing revalidations of ide dvd-roms with libata

On Sunday 20 July 2008 20:34:48 Simen Timian Thoresen wrote:
> Alan Cox wrote:
> >> [  155.457098] ata4.00: model number mismatch 'Pioneer DVD-ROM
> >> ATAPIModel DVD-116  0109' != 'Pioïeer¡DVDROM¡ATAñIMoåel åVD-±16 ¡010¹'
> >> [  155.457103] ata4.00: revalidation failed (errno=-19)
> >
> > So it failed because the data read from the drive was corrupted.
> >
> >> As I understand, this would most commonly indicate that the drive has
> >> gone bad, but this also occurs on the /other/ drive (same make/model) in
> >
> > Or a cable problem.
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Should this apply here too? There are two separate cables, and I've
> never seen the other drive to fail after the first drive has failed.
> I've now ripped ~50 CDs with the still working drive, while this drive
> failed during the first 5 CDs on my two previous boots.
>
> I don't doubt that the revalidation goes bad, but I can't see hardware
> being the cause of it as it hits any drive, but so-far only one drive pr
> boot.

Power supply maybe? Check the rails. The +12VDC must be good.

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.
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