Re: [smartmontools-support] inactive SATA drives won't stay in standbyor sleep, PATA models did. (fwd)

[Tejun Heo]

Linda Walsh wrote:
> Tejun Heo wrote:
>> Linda Walsh wrote:
>>  
>>> Controller is a Promise TX4/300
>>> Yeap.  After the drive goes offline, does unplugging and replugging
>>> the power cable to the harddrive makes it come back?
>>>     
> ----
>    No.  It hangs the computer. about 2-3 seconds after plugging the
> drives back in.  Did it twice to verify it wasn't a fluke.  Verified
> drives removed from /dev, then
> plugged them back in -- was able to do about 1-2 ls commands on /dev, then
> keyboard goes dead.
> 
>    First time I tried unplugging the power cables and replugging --
> that hung...
> 2nd time tried unplugging a sata cable and replugging -- that hung too.

Ah.. okay, so the controller went bonkers then.  Any chance you can
shell out ~15 bucks and try a sil SATA controller?

>    Hopefully you won't need any more tests of this exact nature...? :-)

Wasn't it fun and empowering?  :-P

-- 
tejun
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