Just found this error in the dmesg: ata2.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen ata2.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:08:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 pio 16392 in cdb 4a 01 00 00 10 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 res 51/04:01:01:14:eb/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x5 (timeout) ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR } ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) ata2: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset ata2: soft resetting link ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33 ata2: EH complete ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth1: link becomes ready eth1: no IPv6 routers present ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 ata2.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 res 51/20:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x1 (device error) ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR } ata2.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) ata2.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen ata2.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 cdb 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 res 51/20:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x5 (timeout) ata2.00: status: { DRDY ERR } ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) ata2: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset ata2: soft resetting link ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33 ata2: EH complete sr 1:0:0:0: ioctl_internal_command return code = 8000002 : Sense Key : No Sense [current] : Add. Sense: No additional sense information Any clues to these messages? -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ