> > No help anyone? Did I buy a taboo drive?
> >
> > nick@linuxamd:nick$ /usr/sbin/hdparm -i /dev/hdd
> >
> > /dev/hdd:
> >
> > Model=TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202J, FwRev=SB00, SerialNo=
> > Config={ Fixed Removeable DTR<=5Mbs DTR>10Mbs nonMagnetic }
> > RawCHS=0/0/0, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0
> > BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=0kB, MaxMultSect=0
> > (maybe): CurCHS=0/0/0, CurSects=0, LBA=yes, LBAsects=0
> > IORDY=yes, tPIO={min:383,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
> > PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
> > DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
> > UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2 udma3 udma4
> > AdvancedPM=no
> > Drive conforms to: unknown:
> >
> > * signifies the current active mode
> >
> >
> > Any help to get this fixed (by me) would be welcome. I cannot find any
> > information on why this happens (or rather why the 'drive side') refuses
> > to see 80-wire ide cable.
>
> Please try:
>
>
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.23/2.6.23-mm
>1/broken-out/ide-ide-change-master-slave-identify-order.patch