--- Manuel BERTRAND <manuel.bertrand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bryan J. Smith wrote: > > >- Multiple ATA devices on a channel conflicting > > > > > Right, I forgot this one. Check if you don't have an old cd-drive on > the same IDE cable. > > >- Hdparm optimizing the ATA channel and IDE disk incorrectly > > > > > Did you tweak this? > > >- Many, many others > > > >But in every case I had, when the drive _had_ worked prior > >without issue, it was a kernel upgrade and that ATA driver. > >As I mentioned before, there have been many documented cases > >of this, as well as the politics of the ATA code in the > >kernel (around 2.4.18-19 IIRC). > > > > > > > > Hi Manuel! My IDE set up is as follows: IDE channel 0 -- IBM 40GB UDMA 100 7200 RPM drive 2MB buffer --- Segate 120GM UDMA 100 7000 RPM drive 8MB buffer IDE channel 1 --- TDK CD-ROM drive 24X --- TDK CD-RW drive 16x burn, 48x read Both controller cables are UDMA 100 compatible.