recognizing sata without reboot

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 17:51:03

good evening, is there a command that recognize hdd connected with sata without having to reboot every time i open them?

specifically i have 2 hdd that are connected with sata. the one is with a docking station and the other with an icybox. when i open them for linux to see them i have to reboot.
also i have another docking station that it is connected with esata and this one it see's without having to reboot when i open it.

how do i do the above with the connection of the 2 sata without having to reboot everytime i open the button?

ty in advanced

.:B:. · 2010-08-28 18:08:40

I assume you mean eS-ATA? You can run

udevadm monitor

and watch its output as you connect your eS-ATA devices. I have no problem using eS-ATA devices.

Recent S-ATA devices should also be hotpluggable (technically at least), but I am not sure how that works.

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 18:15:30

.:B:. wrote:

I assume you mean eS-ATA? You can run
udevadm monitor
and watch its output as you connect your eS-ATA devices.

no i mean sata

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 18:17:09

i know the difference between the 2
thats why i seperate them bringing the example with the other docking station that has esata

my motherboard has 1 esata port so i ve got an adapter giving me 2 sata ports behind that are connected with the internal sata's.

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 18:18:48

btw i tried what you said didnt do anything

.:B:. · 2010-08-28 18:44:51

Icy Box and docking stations are external devices; I don't know how it works if they are using regular S-ATA. I know my Icy Box uses eS-ATA or USB though .

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 19:17:43

.:B:. wrote:

Icy Box and docking stations are external devices; I don't know how it works if they are using regular S-ATA. I know my Icy Box uses eS-ATA or USB though .

i agree with you. the one that i mention that is es-ata is docking station icybox that works fine

i have 3 external devices that are:

IB-110StUS2-B x 2
http://www.raidsonic.de/en/products/det … ectID=6158

and
IB-351StUS-B
http://www.raidsonic.de/en/products/ext … ectID=6136

now the first 2 that has es-ata i have connect one of them as i mention at es-ata port that i have

and the other one with the other third device i have connect them to "external" sata ports that are actually internal sata and they just give me outside ports from behind.

kfgz · 2010-08-28 19:26:37

Hmm... ensure that your sata disks operate in AHCI mode - you can change this setting in BIOS. Also you must use power connector with +3.3, +5 and +12V. Cables with only 5 and 12V are not sufficient to do a hot-swap.

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 19:37:28

kfgz wrote:

Hmm... ensure that your sata disks operate in AHCI mode - you can change this setting in BIOS. Also you must use power connector with +3.3, +5 and +12V. Cables with only 5 and 12V are not sufficient to do a hot-swap.

ok....

i have no idea what do you mean with that....

A my motherboard doesnt have choice AHCI or RAID

B what does it mean hot-swap? like the external device with the es-ata cable does?something like plug and play style?

ps:all 3 devices are connected with external power

Last edited by ironwiller (2010-08-28 19:38:10)

kfgz · 2010-08-28 19:55:48

ironwiller wrote:

something like plug and play style?

Yes. Something like that but not exactly Pnp devices can't be connected when pc is working. Of course apart from monitor, keyboard etc.

P.S. I was wrong. 3.3V is not needed for hot-swap but AHCI is.

EDIT:

What motherboard (exact model) do you have?

Last edited by kfgz (2010-08-28 19:57:46)

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 20:12:32

kfgz wrote:

ironwiller wrote:
something like plug and play style?
Yes. Something like that but not exactly Pnp devices can't be connected when pc is working. Of course apart from monitor, keyboard etc.
P.S. I was wrong. 3.3V is not needed for hot-swap but AHCI is.

EDIT:
What motherboard (exact model) do you have?

i have P5KC (http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=fFZ8oUIGmLpwNMjj)

so reading that i cannot do what i want to do? meaning open or close this device with the hdd whenever i want if the pc is already open? neither the device that it is with esata cable?

kfgz · 2010-08-28 20:27:06

Your motherboard has AHCI mode. See page 84 (pdf) or 4-14 of manual.

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 20:38:48

kfgz wrote:

Your motherboard has AHCI mode. See page 84 (pdf) or 4-14 of manual.

ok i read it

it says something about
sata configuration
configure sata as ( disabled or compatible or enhanced)

it says also configure sata as [ide]
sets the configuration for the serial ata cnnectors supported byt the southbridge chip options: [ide] [ahci]

i went into bios
went on sata configuration and can only select ide nothing else as a choice am i ok? need to do something else?

now what?

Gusar · 2010-08-28 21:02:18

What is sata set to? I imagine it needs to be set to "enhanced" before you can then select ahci.

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 21:19:06

Gusar wrote:

What is sata set to? I imagine it needs to be set to "enhanced" before you can then select ahci.

it is set to enhanced but the only option i have is IDE
as i understand it is the same right or not?

ironwiller · 2010-08-28 23:08:54

unfortunately it was motherboard issue...the specific motherboard doesnt support for the 4 internal sata hotplug... but thanks to jmicron controller which has 1 external and one more internal sata port i managed to connect 1 of the 2 devices...the other one have to getting it started from the start..anyhow...next motherboard i will take a good look on it specifics...
ty for your help and info..goodnight

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