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Description of problem:
From the kernel output it seems to be that the kernel fails to work
with  a firewire pcmcia controller, known to work in other
configurations of fedora and other distributions. The controller uses
a via chipset which should be working fine as far as I know, under all
distributions witha decent kernel.
The funny thing is, although the error, my ipod works more often than
a normal firewire drive.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
2.6.10-1.741_FC3

How reproducible:
Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Pop the pcmcia card out.
2. Put it back in.
3. attach a firewire drive
4. Notice that it won't work and read the log output
    

Actual Results:  I couldn't of course access the drive and the errors
in the kernel log were created.

Expected Results:  The drive/controller should have been recognized.

Additional info:

The output of the kernel is:
Jan 28 22:48:57 localhost kernel: ohci1394: fw-host0: Set PHY Reg
timeout [0xffffffff/0x00004000/100]
Jan 28 22:48:57 localhost kernel: ohci1394: fw-host0: Set PHY Reg
timeout [0xffffffff/0x00004000/100]
Jan 28 22:48:58 localhost hald[3990]: Timed out waiting for hotplug
event 819. Rebasing to 820
Jan 28 22:49:03 localhost kernel: PCI: Via IRQ fixup
Jan 28 22:49:03 localhost kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:06:00.0
(0080 -> 0083)
Jan 28 22:49:03 localhost kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:06:00.0[A]
-> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17698]: error: unknown bus,
please report to <linux-hotplug-devel.net> 'ieee1394'
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17698]: either wait_for_sysfs
(udev 039) needs an update to handle the device
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.1/0000:06:00.0/fw-host0' properly
(unknown bus) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver needs to be
fixed, please report to <linux-hotplug-devel.net>
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost kernel: ohci1394: fw-host0: OHCI-1394 1.1
(PCI): IRQ=[11]  MMIO=[11000000-110007ff]  Max Packet=[65536]
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost ieee1394.agent[17707]: ... no drivers for
IEEE1394 product 0x/0x/0x
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost kernel: ieee1394: Error parsing configrom
for node 0-00:1023
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17736]: error: unknown bus,
please report to <linux-hotplug-devel.net> 'ieee1394'
Jan 28 22:49:04 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17736]: either wait_for_sysfs
(udev 039) needs an update to handle the device
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.1/0000:06:00.0/fw-host0/01ac9120000002e7'
properly (unknown bus) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver
needs to be fixed, please report to
<linux-hotplug-devel.net>
Jan 28 22:49:05 localhost kernel: ieee1394: Error parsing configrom
for node 0-01:1023
Jan 28 22:49:05 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17765]: error: unknown bus,
please report to <linux-hotplug-devel.net> 'ieee1394'
Jan 28 22:49:05 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17765]: either wait_for_sysfs
(udev 039) needs an update to handle the device
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.1/0000:06:00.0/fw-host0/400401012800c037'
properly (unknown bus) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver
needs to be fixed, please report to
<linux-hotplug-devel.net>
Jan 28 22:49:05 localhost ieee1394.agent[17776]: ... no drivers for
IEEE1394 product 0x/0x/0x
Jan 28 22:49:05 localhost ieee1394.agent[17750]: ... no drivers for
IEEE1394 product 0x/0x/0x
Jan 28 22:49:06 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17793]: error: unknown bus,
please report to <linux-hotplug-devel.net> 'ieee1394'
Jan 28 22:49:06 localhost wait_for_sysfs[17793]: either wait_for_sysfs
(udev 039) needs an update to handle the device
'/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.1/0000:06:00.0/fw-host0/400401012800c037/400401012800c037-0'
properly (unknown bus) or the sysfs-support of your device's driver
needs to be fixed, please report to
<linux-hotplug-devel.net>
Jan 28 22:49:06 localhost ieee1394.agent[17796]: ... no drivers for
IEEE1394 product 0x/0x/0x