> Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient (Status 0x80) > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: ata2: SRST failed (errno=-16) So it failed to reset and come back to sanity. > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: ata2.01: ATAPI: FX4830T, R02E, max UDMA/33 > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: ata2.01: configured for UDMA/33 > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA Hitachi HDS72168 P21O PQ: 0 ANSI: 5 > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: ata2.01: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: ata2.01: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:20/00:00:00:00:00/b0 tag 0 cdb 0x12 data 36 in > Oct 17 18:30:59 linux kernel: res 00/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x2 (HSM violation) This looks like both drives end up trying to be the slave ? Its certainly very vey confused at this point. Interesting it works with the BIOS doing the reset, wonder what the difference is. How are the drives jumpered and does it work with just one of the two present ? 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