I have a similar problem. It occurs occasionally disabling me from writing to sata disk. Most times it occurs when I plug an USB device. I'm using an updated version of Lucid: 2.6.32-22-generic-pae #36-Ubuntu SMP Thu Jun 3 23:14:23 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux
dmesg logs when it occurs: [ 41.952008] eth2: no IPv6 routers present [ 6755.000032] ata4: lost interrupt (Status 0x50) [ 6786.000039] ata4: lost interrupt (Status 0x51) [ 6791.000048] ata4.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 6791.000063] ata4.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen [ 6791.000070] sr 3:0:0:0: CDB: Test Unit Ready: 00 00 00 00 00 00 [ 6791.000086] ata4.00: cmd a0/00:00:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 tag 0 [ 6791.000088] res 51/20:03:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/a0 Emask 0x5 (timeout) [ 6791.000096] ata4.00: status: { DRDY ERR } [ 6791.000124] ata4: soft resetting link [ 6791.164366] ata4: nv_mode_filter: 0x739f&0x739f->0x739f, BIOS=0x7000 (0xc000) ACPI=0x701f (60:600:0x13) [ 6791.180285] ata4.00: configured for UDMA/33 [ 6796.180030] ata4.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 6796.180038] ata4.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x5) [ 6796.180064] ata4: soft resetting link [ 6796.345243] ata4: nv_mode_filter: 0x739f&0x739f->0x739f, BIOS=0x7000 (0xc000) ACPI=0x701f (60:600:0x13) [ 6796.360293] ata4.00: configured for UDMA/33 [ 6801.360034] ata4.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 6801.360040] ata4.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x5) [ 6801.360044] ata4.00: limiting speed to UDMA/33:PIO3 [ 6801.360065] ata4: soft resetting link [ 6801.524391] ata4: nv_mode_filter: 0x738f&0x739f->0x738f, BIOS=0x7000 (0xc000) ACPI=0x701f (60:600:0x13) [ 6801.540294] ata4.00: configured for UDMA/33 [ 6806.540028] ata4.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 6806.540036] ata4.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x5) [ 6806.540040] ata4.00: disabled [ 6806.540075] ata4: soft resetting link [ 6806.696082] ata4: EH complete -- Lost ata interrupt, usb hid (mouse keyboard) freezes https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/576496 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs