I've reflashed the motherboard as per your request. Here's the output of the dmidecode command:
watchtv@teevee:~$ sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date FC 08/25/2010 The TEST_UNIT_READY problem still persists, the drive is now at ata3 watchtv@teevee:~$ dmesg|grep ata3 [ 1.115641] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x9e0 ctl 0xbe0 bmdma 0xc400 irq 20 [ 1.580043] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) [ 1.588139] ata3.00: ATAPI: ATAPI iHOS104, WL0F, max UDMA/100 [ 1.604120] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100 [ 6.604080] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 6.604088] ata3.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4) [ 7.072049] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) [ 7.096120] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100 [ 12.096036] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 12.096043] ata3.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4) [ 12.096047] ata3: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps [ 12.096050] ata3.00: limiting speed to UDMA/100:PIO3 [ 12.564048] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) [ 12.588188] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100 [ 17.588029] ata3.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0) [ 17.588036] ata3.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4) [ 17.588038] ata3.00: disabled [ 17.588052] ata3: hard resetting link [ 17.588054] ata3: nv: skipping hardreset on occupied port [ 18.056050] ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300) [ 18.056064] ata3: EH complete Thanks Bruce -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1063474 Title: System fails to connect to iHOS-104 DVD drive with nvidia MCP61 chipset. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1063474/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
