OK back at home now.

Trying the 160Gb I get this:



It sits at that for ages, then I get this:



Then I hook up PuTTy and power cycle the empeg and I get this:

empeg-car bootstrap v1.02 20001106 (hugo@empeg.com)
If there is anyone present who wants to upgrade the flash, let them speak now,
or forever hold their peace...it seems not. Let fly the Penguins of Linux!

e000 v1.04
Copying kernel...
Calling linux kernel...
Uncompressing Linux..................................... done, booting the kernel.
Linux version 2.2.17-rmk5-np17-empeg52-hijack-v488 (hijack@rtr.ca) (gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)) #2 Fri Feb 15 10:29:26 EST 2008
Processor: Intel StrongARM-1100 revision 11
Checking for extra DRAM:
c1000000: wrote ffffffff, read e28cc001
NetWinder Floating Point Emulator V0.94.1 (c) 1998 Corel Computer Corp.
empeg-car player (hardware revision 9, serial number 30103019) 16MB DRAM
Command line: mem=16m
Calibrating delay loop... 207.67 BogoMIPS
Memory: 15000k/16M available (992k code, 20k reserved, 368k data, 4k init)
Dentry hash table entries: 2048 (order 2, 16k)
Buffer cache hash table entries: 16384 (order 4, 64k)
Page cache hash table entries: 4096 (order 2, 16k)
POSIX conformance testing by UNIFIX
Linux NET4.0 for Linux 2.2
Based upon Swansea University Computer Society NET3.039
NET4: Linux TCP/IP 1.0 for NET4.0
IP Protocols: ICMP, UDP, TCP
TCP: Hash tables configured (ehash 16384 bhash 16384)
IrDA (tm) Protocols for Linux-2.2 (Dag Brattli)
Starting kswapd v 1.5
SA1100 serial driver version 4.27 with no serial options enabled
ttyS00 at 0xf8010000 (irq = 15) is a SA1100 UART
ttyS01 at 0xf8050000 (irq = 17) is a SA1100 UART
ttyS02 at 0xf8030000 (irq = 16) is a SA1100 UART
Signature is 67706d65 'empg'
Tuner: loopback=0, ID=-1
show_message("Hijack v488 by Mark Lord")
empeg display initialised.
empeg dsp audio initialised
empeg dsp mixer initialised
empeg dsp initialised
empeg audio-in initialised, CS4231A revision a0
empeg remote control/panel button initialised.
empeg usb initialised, PDIUSBD12 id 1012
empeg state support initialised 0089/88c1 (save to d0005800).
empeg RDS driver initialised
empeg power-pic driver initialised (first boot)
RAM disk driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 4096K size
empeg single channel IDE
Probing primary interface...
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffc2
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffc2
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa82
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x57c0
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
Probing primary interface...
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff40
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff42
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa02
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5740
empeg-flash driver initialized
smc chip id/revision 0x3349
smc9194.c:v0.12 03/06/96 by Erik Stahlman (erik@vt.edu)

SMC9194: SMC91C94(r:9) at 0x4008000 IRQ:7 INTF:TP MEM:6144b MAC 00:02:d7:26:0b:cb
RAMDISK: ext2 filesystem found at block 0
RAMDISK: Loading 320 blocks [1 disk] into ram disk... done.
EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached, running e2fsck is recommended
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem).
empeg-pump v0.03 (19980601)
Press Ctrl-A



So no dice then.



With the 120Gb and just the power cycle, I first get this:

Probing primary interface...
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff00
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff00
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa00
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5500
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff00
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff00
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa00
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5500
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide0 at 0x000-0x007,0x038 on irq 6



Then this after a very check power cycle (hard power hardly removed):

Probing primary interface...
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff80
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa80
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5580
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xff00
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xff00
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaa00
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x5500
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0xffa5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide_data_test: wrote 0x0000 read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xffff read 0xffa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0xaaaa read 0xaaa5
ide_data_test: wrote 0x5555 read 0x55a5
hda: ST9120822A, ATA DISK drive
ide0 at 0x000-0x007,0x038 on irq 6




Now, for the empeg this is possibly a shot in the dark on my part, but it tallies with some of the problems I mentioned earlier with newer hard drives requiring much longer spin up times.
The second attempt at detecting the 120Gb seems to have found it much faster.
I assume that is what the above info refers to ?

I can get the 160Gb to appear in the serial output in the same manner, quickly recycling the power to the empeg.

So, is it possible to have some sort of wait cycle placed into the kernel before an attempt is made to detect the hard drive?
This is what I've had to do at work to make hard drives work correctly.


e.g. Spin up till drive ready times are running at 16 seconds !!! on newer Seagate SV35.4 drives.


P.S: 120Gb installs ok, but really want to use the 160Gb :o)


Is there a reset header on the PCB which I can trip to reset the empeg without having to lose the power? I wondered about tripping the 3.3V jumpers but that doesn't sound like a hugely fantastic idea.
That way I can keep drive power but restart the kernel over.