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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    Re: [gentoo-user] ata6: exception Emask 0x10 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x4000000 action 0xe frozen
From:       Bruce Hill <daddy () happypenguincomputers ! com>
Date:       2013-08-01 14:43:50
Message-ID: 20130801144350.GU1010 () server
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On Thu, Aug 01, 2013 at 10:37:34AM +0300, Thanasis wrote:
> 
> Me too. That's exactly how I use this Sata port, so it must be related
> to the way the kernel handles/probes it.
> 
> BTW, I use a cable which is sata <-> eSata, i.e. sata for the
> motherboard side and eSata for the external disk side, and I keep the
> cable connected to the motherboard and the disk connected to the cable.
> I just power on the eSata external disk enclosure whenever I need to use
> the disk, and before switching the power off, I just unmount the disk.
> Is that a correct procedure?

The problem is more than likely with the SATA cable plugged to the
motherboard. How is the cable routed from the motherboard to the external
enclosure? If it's not stable, that can cause this problem; which is why my
present thought is to buy 2 items as shown in the previous post.
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