CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL

["stephen_b_allen@tiscali.co.uk" <stephen_b_allen@tiscali.co.uk>]

Hello,

I am building a recovery/diagnostic debian-live "live CD". It is a 
lenny build with kernel 2.6.26-2-486.
I really want to use hdparm as in:
    #hdparm -N p${lbaend} --yes-i-know-what-i-am-doing /dev/hda
but I get this error:
The running kernel lacks CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL support for this 
device.
 READ_NATIVE_MAX_ADDRESS_EXT failed: Invalid argument

also (and I do not know if it is a connected issue) any hdd wipe 
commands slows the PC to a crawl. 
There a couple of "wipe" executables I use, the second link has a 
debian package etc:
    http://wipe.sourceforge.net/
    http://lambda-diode.com/software/wipe

There is some similar correspondence here:
    http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2009/05/msg00397.html

Is there any movement on this?

Regards,

Steve




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