hdparm

Hi Guys
I am trying to use hdparam9.9 on kernel 2.6.26 and i am getting folllowing error message, I am trying to update SSD firmware. please provide support.
/*========================================*/
[root@localhost hdparm-9.9]# ./hdparm --fwdownload --yes-i_know_what_i_am_doing ../if4.bin /dev/sdb

../if4.bin:
HDIO_GETGEO failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

Thanks
Aks

HI Guys,

I want to implement firmware download support for SSD device.
I added some changes in libata-scsi.c ata_cmd_ioctl. but I am getting time out error when i try to download initial firmware , firmware size is 64k.

I checked in old version of hdparam also support --firmware download.

I need help to solve time out error message, please provides some inputs or i can use any specific version of hdparam for firmware download.

Thanks
AKS

I'm not sure where you want the bugs submitted...

Compiled from v9.15 sources, hdparm crashes at hdparm.c, line 1826, when get_identify_data() returns NULL. Checking that id!=NULL is needed.

Re: Inappropriate ioctl for device

..

> $ sudo /sbin/hdparm -c1 -d1 /dev/sda

>

> /dev/sda:

> setting 32-bit IO_support flag to 1

> HDIO_SET_32BIT failed: Invalid argument

>

> setting using_dma to 1 (on)

> HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl

> for device

> IO_support = 0 (default)

> HDIO_GET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl

> for device

..

libata does not have a way to control DMA or 32bit PIO settings. So the command will fail. Normal. Ignore it.

Libata will always use DMA if possible, so no need for either setting.

-ml

Inappropriate ioctl for device
Hi all,

I get the above error.

This is on ubuntu 8.10 2.6.27-9-generic

$ uname -a

Linux shirish-desktop 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

$ sudo /sbin/hdparm -c1 -d1 /dev/sda

/dev/sda:

setting 32-bit IO_support flag to 1

HDIO_SET_32BIT failed: Invalid argument

setting using_dma to 1 (on)

HDIO_SET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

IO_support = 0 (default)

HDIO_GET_DMA failed: Inappropriate ioctl for device

The disk in question is an IDE drive in emulated SCSI mode due to ubuntu moving to the new 'libata' library.

$ sudo hdparm -I /dev/sda

[sudo] password for shirish:

/dev/sda:

ATA device, with non-removable media

Model Number: ST3160021A

Serial Number: 4JS26D4P

Firmware Revision: 8.01

Standards:

Used: ATA/ATAPI-6 T13 1410D revision 2

Supported: 6 5 4

Configuration:

Logical max current

cylinders 16383 4047

heads 16 16

sectors/track 63 255

--

CHS current addressable sectors: 16511760

LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455

LBA48 user addressable sectors: 312581808

device size with M = 1024*1024: 152627 MBytes

device size with M = 1000*1000: 160041 MBytes (160 GB)

Capabilities:

LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)

Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum

R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16

Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 0

DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5

Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns

PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4

Cycle time: no flow control=240ns IORDY flow control=120ns

Commands/features:

Enabled Supported:

* SMART feature set

Security Mode feature set

* Power Management feature set

* Write cache

* Look-ahead

* Host Protected Area feature set

* WRITE_BUFFER command

* READ_BUFFER command

* DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE

SET_MAX security extension

* 48-bit Address feature set

* Device Configuration Overlay feature set

* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE

* FLUSH_CACHE_EXT

* SMART error logging

* SMART self-test

* General Purpose Logging feature set

Time Limited Commands (TLC) feature set

Command Completion Time Limit (CCTL)

Security:

Master password revision code = 65534

supported

not enabled

not locked

not frozen

not expired: security count

not supported: enhanced erase

HW reset results:

CBLID- above Vih

Device num = 1 determined by the jumper

Checksum: correct

Please lemme know if there is anyway to set the same.