> 2008-12-23 01:44:55.656349088 <3>[17524.249164] ata4.00: status: { DRDY } > 2008-12-23 01:44:55.656349714 <6>[17524.249171] ata4: hard resetting link > 2008-12-23 01:44:55.961280094 <6>[17524.554144] ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) Some drives seem to get stuck if we reset them and they think they have data to send us. I've sent Jeff some patches for that for 2.6.29 time. They may help in your case, they may not but if you'd like to see then let me know and I'll send you the relevant patch to apply. 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