Hi, we have the same problem here, with 2.6.22-3-686. The kernel from stable (2.6.18-6-686) just works fine. Seems like a bug introduced in a later version.
I attach the info requested: * cat /proc/cmdline root=/dev/ida/c0d0p2 ro * cat /proc/modules ide_generic 1216 0 [permanent], Live 0xf884d000 ide_cd 36416 0 - Live 0xf9901000 cdrom 32832 1 ide_cd, Live 0xf990c000 ata_generic 7556 0 - Live 0xf881600 libata 115984 1 ata_generic, Live 0xf88a5000 generic 4836 0 [permanent], Live 0xf884a000 aic7xxx 156856 - Live 0xf9934000 tg3 100260 0 - Live 0xf88e0000 serverworks 7528 0 [permanent], Live 0xf8820000 ide_core 113764 4 ide_generic,ide_cd,generic,serverworks, Live 0xf88c3000 e100 33644 0 - Live 0xf8851000 mii 5280 1 e100, Live 0xf8842000 floppy 54884 0 - Live 0xf889600 cpqarray 20004 0 - Live 0xf883c000 sym53c8xx 68116 0 - Live 0xf8884000 scsi_transport_spi 23072 2 aic7xxx,sym53c8xx, Live 0xf883500 scsi_mod 136620 4 libata,aic7xxx,sym53c8xx,scsi_transport_spi, Live 0xf8861000 thermal 13416 0 - Live 0xf8830000 processor 31176 1 thermal, Live 0xf8827000 fan 4836 0 - Live 0xf8819000 * ls -l /dev/ida brw-rw---- 1 0 0 72, 0 Feb 20 22:45 c0d0 * cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/ida/c0d0p2 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/ida/c0d0p1 /boot ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/ida/c0d0p5 /home xfs defaults 0 2 /dev/ida/c0d0p7 /tmp ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/ida/c0d0p6 /var xfs defaults 0 2 /dev/ida/c0d0p3 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/hda /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 * dpkg -l grub ii grub 0.97-28 GRand Unified Bootloader * dpkg -l udev ii udev 0.114-2 /dev/ and hotplug management daemon * dpkg -l initramfs-tools ii initramfs-tool 0.90a tools for generating an initramfs * lspci -vv 00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 05) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes 00:00.1 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 05) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes 00:01.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53C1510 (rev 02) Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated Array Controller Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 192 (7500ns min, 2000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 185 Region 0: I/O ports at 2000 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at c5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 2: Memory at c4000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] [virtual] Expansion ROM at 50100000 [disabled] [size=512K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08) Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation NC3163 Fast Ethernet NIC (embedded, WOL) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 (2000ns min, 14000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 201 Region 0: Memory at c3fff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Region 1: I/O ports at 2400 [size=64] Region 2: Memory at c3e00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M] [virtual] Expansion ROM at 50000000 [disabled] [size=1M] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- 00:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC 215IIC [Mach64 GT IIC] (rev 7a) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc Rage IIC Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping+ SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 (2000ns min), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Region 0: Memory at c2000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 1: I/O ports at 2800 [size=256] Region 2: Memory at c3dff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] [virtual] Expansion ROM at 50180000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [5c] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:04.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Advanced System Management Controller Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation Unknown device b0f3 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 255 Region 0: I/O ports at 1800 [size=256] Region 1: Memory at c3dfef00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] 00:05.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-7850 (rev 03) Subsystem: Adaptec AHA-2904/Integrated AIC-7850 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 (1000ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 177 Region 0: I/O ports at 2c00 [disabled] [size=256] Region 1: Memory at c3dfd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1 Flags: PMEClk- DSI+ D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom OSB4 South Bridge (rev 51) Subsystem: Broadcom OSB4 South Bridge Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 00:0f.1 IDE interface: Broadcom OSB4 IDE Controller (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 Region 4: I/O ports at 3000 [size=16] 03:06.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5700 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C996-T 1000Base-T Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 64 (16000ns min), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 193 Region 0: Memory at c6ff0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] PCI-X non-bridge device Command: DPERE- ERO+ RBC=512 OST=1 Status: Dev=ff:1f.1 64bit+ 133MHz+ SCD- USC- DC=simple DMMRBC=512 DMOST=1 DMCRS=8 RSCEM- 266MHz- 533MHz- Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=1 PME- Capabilities: [50] Vital Product Data Capabilities: [58] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable- Address: 01535d609566ccb8 Data: a908 * lspci -n 00:00.0 0600: 1166:0009 (rev 05) 00:00.1 0600: 1166:0009 (rev 05) 00:01.0 0104: 1000:0010 (rev 02) 00:02.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 08) 00:03.0 0300: 1002:4756 (rev 7a) 00:04.0 0880: 0e11:a0f0 00:05.0 0100: 9004:5078 (rev 03) 00:0f.0 0601: 1166:0200 (rev 51) 00:0f.1 0101: 1166:0211 03:06.0 0200: 14e4:1644 (rev 12) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]