These are the entries in /var/log/kern.log after ejecting the pcmcia HD and reinserting it:
Jul 1 13:09:09 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8053.268514] pccard: card ejected from slot 0 Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.556170] pccard: PCMCIA card inserted into slot 0 Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.556610] pcmcia: registering new device pcmcia0.0 Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.599700] ata4: PATA max PIO0 cmd 0x00012040 ctl 0x0001204e bmdma 0x00000000 irq 3 Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.599721] scsi6 : pata_pcmcia Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.776417] ata4.00: ATA-0: KINGSTON DP-PCM2/5GB, V2.11 B, max PIO2 Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.776422] ata4.00: 9818550 sectors, multi 16: LBA Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.776554] ata4.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x1) Jul 1 13:09:23 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8066.776559] ata4: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs Jul 1 13:09:28 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8071.952706] ata4.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x1) Jul 1 13:09:28 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8071.952713] ata4: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs Jul 1 13:09:33 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8077.124868] ata4.00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x1) Jul 1 13:09:33 paul-toshiba-laptop kernel: [ 8077.124874] ata4.00: disabled -- PCMCIA hard disk drive not detected https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/83471 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
