The following ata1 error messages occurred every time when I reboot my Dell GX270. I wonder whether there is a way to stop the messages.

system configuration:
Fedora 6

usb 1-1.1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 6
usb 1-1.1: not running at top speed; connect to a high speed hub
usb 1-1.1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
ata1: port is slow to respond, please be patient
ata1: port failed to respond (30 secs)
ata1: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
ata1: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
ata1: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs
ata1: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
ata1: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
ata1: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs
ata1: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
ata1: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
ata1: reset failed, giving up
scsi1 : ata_piix
ata2: port is slow to respond, please be patient
ata2: port failed to respond (30 secs)
ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
ata2: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs
ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
ata2: softreset failed, retrying in 5 secs
ata2: SRST failed (status 0xFF)
ata2: SRST failed (err_mask=0x100)
ata2: reset failed, giving up

I have the same problem: Opensuse 10.2 (kernel 2.6.18.2) on a Dell Dimension 8300

I have the same output on all distros and my computer is still booting up but I have alot of distros that won't detect my hardware and wonder if this is possibly the problem that is simply being solved by the distros that do boot up properly. I have Hitachi Pathfinder Sata II 80 GB hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo and proprietary Intel board(only got it because I got a killer deal, 468$ for whole setup) and no IDE connectors. It is a Dimension 9200. So is someone going to answer our questions about what this ata port is slow to respond and reset failed and SRST failed?

Also I have tried on 2.6.16.27, 2.6.16.29, 2.6.17, 2.6.17.14,
2.6.18,2.6.18.1, 2.6.18.4 kernels

Most SATA controllers are reversed engineered. Also buying a Dell computer also makes it worst because they are known to make proprietary hardware. If your computers are not under warrenty and it has either an opened PCI or PCI Express slot, I suggest buying a Highpoint Rocket133 (PATA), Highpoint RocketRAID 1520 (SATA), or a 3ware 4 port SATA controller. I do not recommend buying Promise controllers because it is going to have the same problems.

I strongly recommend building the computer instead of buying desktop/workstations from Dell, Gateway, HP/Compaq, and many others when considering using or switching to Linux. Apple computers and notebooks are an exception.

In my case I think it is a kernelproblem. I haven my Dell for about 4 years and never had that problem before. I tried more then 20 distributions, never wih this problem.
At a Fedora forum I found: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showth...1&page=1&pp=15