https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=243568 Using kernel 2.6.22: Aug 29 17:08:11 itox kernel: ata2.00: ATAPI: Seagate STT8000A, 5.51, max MWDMA2 Aug 29 17:08:11 itox kernel: ata2.00: configured for MWDMA2 Aug 29 17:08:11 itox kernel: scsi 1:0:0:0: Sequential-Access Seagate STT8000A 5.51 PQ: 0 ANSI: 2 Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: scsi 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 1 Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: st: Version 20070203, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: st 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi tape st0 Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: st 1:0:0:0: st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B) Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: ata2: DRQ=1 with device error, dev_stat 0x59 Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: ata2.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:20/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 0x0 data 0 Aug 29 17:08:12 itox kernel: res 51/60:03:00:00:20/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x3 (HSM violation) Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2: soft resetting port Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2.00: revalidation failed (errno=-2) Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2: soft resetting port Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2.00: revalidation failed (errno=-2) Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2: soft resetting port Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2.00: revalidation failed (errno=-2) Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2.00: disabled Aug 29 17:08:13 itox kernel: ata2: EH complete Opening the device returns -EIO and prints this kernel message: Aug 29 17:20:29 itox kernel: st0: Error 40000 (sugg. bt 0x0, driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x4). 17:23:45.360014 open("/dev/nst0", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK) = -1 EIO (Input/output error) The old ide drivers with ide-scsi work. - 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