From ecc6cd9f6b4754cd3fa80c5e2b9c0e88b457c31e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MattJackson <1085847+MattJackson@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 21:27:34 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Fix init() hang: make status() non-fatal, single attempt
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status() (sub_cmd 0x13) returns ILLEGAL REQUEST on some drives.
Was retrying 6× with 30s timeouts = 180s hang during init().

Steps 1-10 all pass on hardware:
 unlock: OK, load_firmware: OK, calibrate: OK,
 register_a: OK, register_b: OK
Only status fails — not needed for reads.
---
 src/platform/mt1959.rs | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/platform/mt1959.rs b/src/platform/mt1959.rs
index d488625..9bb7668 100644
--- a/src/platform/mt1959.rs
+++ b/src/platform/mt1959.rs
@@ -503,10 +503,9 @@ impl Platform for Mt1959 {
             if a_ok && b_ok { break; }
         }
 
-        // Phase 5: Status (6 retries)
-        for _attempt in 0..6 {
-            if self.status(scsi).is_ok() { break; }
-        }
+        // Phase 5: Status — non-fatal, single attempt
+        // Some drives reject sub_cmd 0x13. Not required for reads.
+        let _ = self.status(scsi);
 
         Ok(())
     }