Re: 2013.10 U-Boot for FDT and Non-FDT Kernel - GoFlex Net/GoFlex Home/Pogo E02

I should be using the right slot because it's my understanding that is device 0. But I see that I have not been using that slot for these experiments. The model number is 9ZT5N0-520 if that helps.

Here's the result of several commands:

With nothing in the sata ports.

GoFlexNet> ide reset

Reset IDE: ide_preinit failed
GoFlexNet> ide info

IDE device 0: device type unknown
IDE device 1: device type unknown
GoFlexNet>

With the SSD in the right port.

GoFlexNet> ide reset

Reset IDE: Bus 0: OK Bus 1: not available
  Device 0: Model: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Firm: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Ser#: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 427923841.5 MB = 417894.3 GB (4611474908973580287 x 512)
IDE read: device 0 not ready
IDE read: device 0 not ready
GoFlexNet> ide info

IDE device 0: Model: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Firm: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Ser#: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 427923841.5 MB = 417894.3 GB (4611474908973580287 x 512)
GoFlexNet>

With the SSD in the left port.

GoFlexNet> ide reset

Reset IDE: Bus 0: not available  Bus 1: OK
  Device 1: Model: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Firm: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Ser#: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 427923841.5 MB = 417894.3 GB (4611474908973580287 x 512)
IDE read: device 1 not ready
IDE read: device 1 not ready
GoFlexNet> ide info

IDE device 1: Model: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Firm: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ Ser#: ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ?ÿ
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 427923841.5 MB = 417894.3 GB (4611474908973580287 x 512)
GoFlexNet>

With a 250GB laptop drive in the right port.

GoFlexNet> ide reset

Reset IDE: Bus 0: OK Bus 1: not available
  Device 0: Model: WDC WD2500BEKT-00F3T0  Firm: 11.01A11 Ser#:  WD-WXD0AB9L0727
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 238475.1 MB = 232.8 GB (488397168 x 512)
GoFlexNet> ide info

IDE device 0: Model: WDC WD2500BEKT-00F3T0  Firm: 11.01A11 Ser#:  WD-WXD0AB9L0727
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 238475.1 MB = 232.8 GB (488397168 x 512)
GoFlexNet>

With the laptop drive in the left port.

GoFlexNet> ide reset

Reset IDE: Bus 0: not available  Bus 1: OK
  Device 1: Model: WDC WD2500BEKT-00F3T0  Firm: 11.01A11 Ser#:  WD-WXD0AB9L0727
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 238475.1 MB = 232.8 GB (488397168 x 512)
GoFlexNet> ide info

IDE device 1: Model: WDC WD2500BEKT-00F3T0  Firm: 11.01A11 Ser#:  WD-WXD0AB9L0727
            Type: Hard Disk
            Supports 48-bit addressing
            Capacity: 238475.1 MB = 232.8 GB (488397168 x 512)
GoFlexNet>

I think it's pretty clear that there's something about uBoot and Sandisk SSDs. When I boot the rescue environment, I have no problem accessing the drive. Indeed, I found a discussion on a German site where someone had the same problem and solved it by loading the kernel from a usb stick then running from the SSD drive. I'd rather this worked as intended, though.