> Would it be possible for the kernel to realize that the drive stopped > responding? And make sure that it doesn't make the whole computer > unresponsive... libata should eventually get rid of the drive. The old ide isn't quite so smart. - 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