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   From: dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Sun, 04 Sep 2022 02:41:45 -0400, Markus Robert Kessler  wrote:   
   > Thanks for that link. It looks to me as if there has to be a special   
   > kernel, capable of executing this "CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL" command?   
   > In the document above, it seems, that no one cares about the request for   
   > implementing, or taking this functionality back into the kernel again.   
   > This is somehow puzzling me, because in the past, say, 4-6 years, I had a   
   > similar issue with mechanical disks, but with nowadays' kernels most of   
   > the drives can be accessed without any trouble.   
   > Has anyone already tried to activate mentioned method in the kernel   
   > sources?   
   > I'd just be happy if it was possible to deactivate or overwrite the   
   > master password, so that I can, at least, use it as an internal drive in   
   > a different notebook.   
      
   The "CONFIG_IDE_TASK_IOCTL" suggestion is a misleading part of the error   
   message   
   due to the age of the code in hdparm.   
      
   The problem is that a usb interface to a sata devices filters out the ioctl   
   commands that are not relevant to a usb device.   
      
   It's also quite possible that the firmware on the hard drive doesn't implement   
   the processing of the ioctl commands properly, even when using a sata   
   connection   
   directly to the controller on the motherboard.   
      
   Regards, Dave Hodgins   
      
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