I can confirm, this bug is solved in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. I can use my external harddrive with no problems.
Bug is solved for me. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1161985 Title: Error sending ATA command IDENTIFY DEVICE To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/libatasmart/+bug/1161985/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs