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I have SSDs connect to my Linux machine through the LSI SAS/SATA 1068E controller. I've been trying to issue a ATA secure erase command to my SSDs, but I keep ...
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  1. 01-07-2010 #1
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    hdparm LSI controller support?

    I have SSDs connect to my Linux machine through the LSI SAS/SATA 1068E controller. I've been trying to issue a ATA secure erase command to my SSDs, but I keep getting error. In fact even hdparm -i fails.

    # hdparm -i /dev/sda

    /dev/sda:
    HDIO_DRIVE_CMD(identify) failed: Invalid exchange
    HDIO_GET_IDENTITY failed: Invalid argument

    Initially I thought there was some kernel configuration issue, so I tried connecting a SSD to the on board SATA and I no longer get errors. The secure erase worked. It seems there is some compatability issue with hdparm and the LSI controller/driver I'm using.

    Does anyone know if there is a way to make hdparm play nice with my LSI controller?

    Has anyone had success getting hdparm to work with drives connected to an LSI controller?

    Additianal info:
    Linux Kernel: 2.6.30
    hdparm: v9.27
    LSI driver: Fusion MPT SAS Host driver 3.04.07
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  2. 01-09-2010 #2
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    Is this driver part of the Linux kernel codebase, or is it from LSI? If from LSI, then I would suggest their tech support would be the appropriate venue to address this problem.
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  3. 01-11-2010 #3
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    Yes, the driver is included in the Linux kernel codebase.
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    Have you checked with the LSI web site to see if they have a newer/better driver for your system? There is a lot of hardware that has "linux support" in the kernel, but minimal. In many cases, you are better off with vendor-supplied drivers. The nVidia graphics drivers are a good case in point. Yes, the kernel does have nvidia support built in, but it isn't current and doesn't support a lot of functions - pretty basic in fact.
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    Ok. I just looked on the LSI web site and found this page: LSISAS1068E : SAS ICs : Standard Product ICs : Storage Products : Storage : LSI

    Note that they have support for RHEL and SUSE distributions. RHEL 5 is up to kernel 2.6.18. I don't know about SLES 10. They support SLES 9 and 10, and RHEL 4 and 5. You may be SOL, but if you are running a Red Hat distribution (Fedora perhaps), then you could try the RHEL 5 driver. There's a reasonable chance it could work.
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