> ata1.00: ATA-5, max UDMA/66, 40031712 sectors: LBA > ata1.00: ata1: dev 0 multi count 16 > ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33 Looks like a cable detect error. > scsi1 : pata_via > ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0xff) > ata2: port failed to respond (30 secs, Status 0xff) > ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF) > ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100) > ata2: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs > ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF) > ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100) > ata2: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs > ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF) This is a known bug in the libata core at the moment > BTW: is it possible to do something with this annoying long delay with > the "port is slow to respond, please be patient" message? :) No, but it does appear to be a bug. Can you send me an lspci -vvxxx Alan - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ide" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html