From Bugzilla Helper: User-Agent: Opera/6.12 (Linux 2.4.18-27.7.x i686; U) [en] Description of problem: complete machine locks up, but after 20s it comes back to life. The inserted CompactFlash appears to work (after the machine recovers). The problem was reproduced with 3 types of CompactFlash. Exactly the same hardware (machine, CF-adapter, CF) works perfectly with Red Hat 7.3. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. insert pcmcia CF-adapter (with CF) 2. 3. Actual Results: pcmcia system beeps once, machine completely freezes for 20s (mouse-cursor doesn't move, remote connections to the machine stall etc.). After the approx. 20s you get the second pcmcia beep and machine returns to normal. The kernel has generated these error messages: hdc: task_no_data_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: task_no_data_intr: error=0x00 { } and after the errors the normal messages like: hdc: 251904 sectors (129 MB) w/1KiB Cache, CHS=492/16/32 hdc: hdc1 hdc2 ide_cs: hdc: Vcc = 3.3, Vpp = 0.0 Expected Results: No 20s delay with freezing and no IDE error message. Additional info: Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop (1.2 GHz PIII) kernel 2.4.20-9 kernel-pcmcia-cs-3.1.31-13 (everything works flawlessly with RH 7.3 !)
I had a similar experience on my NEC Versa Vxi (unfortunately I did not think to time it). I just tried it again with two cards (CF 128MB in PCMCIA adapter and SanDisk 85MB) and this time it was quicker. The first card stalled the system for 6-7 seconds and plugging in the 2nd card (leaving the first still inserted) only took about 2 seconds.
P.S. I get the same task_no_data_intr errors in my log except that the 2nd one is error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } for both my cards.