>> the 2.6.32-rc kernel has updates for the controller reset operations >> which may help get stubborn disks back on line. That patch is available >> for 2.6.28 to 2.6.31 kernels in the patch repository you mention below. > >> Libata has a generic libata.force= parameter which can be used to tweak >> various settings, including 1.5Gbps vs 3Gbps. I haven't used it myself, >> but see Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt for details. > Now I'm using Xubuntu 9.10 with Kernel 2.6.31. "libata.force=1.5Gbps" parameter at kernel starting works very fine up to now. During the next days I'll patch the sata_promise module with your additions to test the "other" way. Thank you very much! My problem is solved!!! Milan -- 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