Re: hda: set_drive_speed_status: status=0x51 { DriveReadySeekComplete Error }

[Alan Cox]

>          Buffer size: 1.0kB      bytes avail on r/w long: 4
> 
> (Assuming an 8-bit byte, 4 bytes = 32 bits)

R/W Long is a different thing.

> When you say "the current libata IDE" do you mean PATA_VIA (in my case)?
> I've avoided this driver because it is marked EXPERIMENTAL. Would there 
> be any benefit in using it over the legacy ATA/MFM/RLL driver?

Just less warning messages

> > Basically your dinosaur is working correctly.
> 
> What do the warnings mean? :-)

Old IDE wrongly tries to issue a set features command for PIO2 to the
device. It rejects it and old IDE carries on happy
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