Hello, Chuck Ebbert wrote: > Using kernel 2.6.29-rc3... > > lspci says this device in IDE mode is ID 8086:292d Intel (ICH9M/M-E) > In that mode it works with the ata_piix driver. > > But with ahci mode I get: > > ata2: Sata link up 1.5Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata2.00 ATAPI: TSSTcorp CDDVDW TS-L633A, UO00, max MWDMA2, ATAPI AN > ata2.00 applying bridge limits > ata2.00 configured for PIO4 > ata2.00 qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) > ata2.00 failed to clear UNIT ATTENTION (err_mask=0x5) > ata2: Sata link up 1.5Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) > ata2.00 configured for PIO4 > ata2.00 qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) > ata2.00 failed to clear UNIT ATTENTION (err_mask=0x5) > ata2: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5Gbps > ata2.00 limiting speed to PIO3 > ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) > ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) > ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) > ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) > ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) > ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) > ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) > ata2: reset failed, giving up > ata2.00: disabled > ata2: hard resetting link > ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) > ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16) Can you please attach log of successful boot using ata_piix and the output of "hdparm -I" on the drive? Also, if you put a different harddisk and more preferably a different ATAPI device there, does it work in ahci mode? Thanks. -- tejun -- 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