ata2: STST failed (error -5)
Debian User,
I have been trying out the new Debian live cd (as well as Mepis 11,
Ubuntu 10, and Mint 10 -- all Debian derivatives) and all are now giving
me this error. The computer does not have a second hard drive, and when
it boots the BIOS looks for a slave, finds none, and moves on. This
error was not a problem with Debian 5 or or any distribution based on
it. My question is what is going on, and why?
Ben (Debian Live) has suggested it may be a jumper problem. Just for
kicks, I booted to the Mepis 8.5 cd (running on as I type) that was
released one year ago, and there was no disk problem. Which makes me
think that something has changed in Debian or the kernel. I would
appreciate any help/advice.
To help do the diagnosis, I have attached some system information.
Dave,
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# dmidecode 2.9
SMBIOS 2.3 present.
23 structures occupying 1649 bytes.
Table at 0x000F0630.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 20 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
Version: 07.00T
Release Date: 04/02/01
Address: 0xF0000
Runtime Size: 64 kB
ROM Size: 256 kB
Characteristics:
ISA is supported
PCI is supported
PNP is supported
APM is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
ESCD support is available
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
BIOS ROM is socketed
EDD is supported
5.25"/360 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
5.25"/1.2 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/720 KB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
3.5"/2.88 MB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
AGP is supported
LS-120 boot is supported
ATAPI Zip drive boot is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 25 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: ECS
Product Name: K7S5A
Version:
Serial Number:
UUID: Not Settable
Wake-up Type: Modem Ring
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: ECS
Product Name: K7S5A
Version:
Serial Number:
Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: ECS
Type: Desktop
Lock: Not Present
Version: Version 1.00
Serial Number: (REMOVED)
Asset Tag: 0123ABC
Boot-up State: Unknown
Power Supply State: Unknown
Thermal State: Unknown
Security Status: Unknown
OEM Information: 0x00000000
Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 32 bytes
Processor Information
Socket Designation: Socket-A
Type: Central Processor
Family: Other
Manufacturer: AMD
ID: 80 06 00 00 55 00 00 00
Version:
Voltage: 3.3 V 2.9 V
External Clock: 66 MHz
Max Speed: 1200 MHz
Current Speed: 1250 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: LIF Socket
L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: Internal Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 128 KB
Maximum Size: 1024 KB
Supported SRAM Types:
Synchronous
Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: None
System Type: Unified
Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: Internal Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 256 KB
Maximum Size: 1024 KB
Supported SRAM Types:
Synchronous
Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
System Type: Unified
Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0007, DMI type 5, 24 bytes
Memory Controller Information
Error Detecting Method: 32-bit ECC
Error Correcting Capabilities:
Single-bit Error Correcting
Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
Maximum Memory Module Size: 128 MB
Maximum Total Memory Size: 512 MB
Supported Speeds:
70 ns
60 ns
Supported Memory Types:
Standard
FPM
EDO
Parity
ECC
SIMM
Memory Module Voltage: 3.3 V
Associated Memory Slots: 4
0x0008
0x0009
0x000A
0x000B
Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
Single-bit Error Correcting
// Memory info deleted for brevity
Handle 0x0011, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
String 1: SMBIOS Support from AMI
String 2: Tested by James
Handle 0x0012, DMI type 8, 9 bytes
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: USB
Internal Connector Type: Mini Centronics
External Reference Designator: Def
External Connector Type: DB-25 male
Port Type: SSA SCSI
Handle 0x0013, DMI type 12, 5 bytes
System Configuration Options
Option 1: System Management BIOS from Atlanta
Option 2: SMBIOS from AMI
Handle 0x0014, DMI type 13, 22 bytes
BIOS Language Information
Installable Languages: 4
English
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Currently Installed Language: Not Specified
Handle 0x0015, DMI type 64, 11 bytes
Unknown Type
Header and Data:
40 0B 15 00 00 0A E6 A8 CB A6 F6
Handle 0x0016, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table
>From dmesg:
Probing IDE interface ide0...
hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive
hda: host max PIO4 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
hda: UDMA/100 mode selected
Probing IDE interface ide1...
hdc: LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1P, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdd: YAMAHA CRW8424E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
hdc: host max PIO4 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
hdc: UDMA/66 mode selected
hdd: host max PIO4 wanted PIO255(auto-tune) selected PIO4
hdd: MWDMA2 mode selected
ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
ide1 at 0x170-0x177,0x376 on irq 15
ide-cd driver 5.00
ide-cd: hdc: ATAPI 48X DVD-ROM DVD-R/RAM CD-R/RW drive, 2048kB Cache
Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
ide-cd: hdd: ATAPI 16X CD-ROM CD-R/RW drive, 4096kB Cache
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dave boland
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