>on boot I get the error: >udev: /bin/cat /proc/ide/hdd/media: Input/Output error >also, typing the command: >#cat /proc/ide/hdd/media >cat /proc/ide/hdd/media: Input/Output error >#ls -l /dev/hdd >brw-rw---- 1 root disk 22, 64 Dec 7 14:38 /dev/hdd > >However, I can successfully mount CDs on the drive. > >I have installed udev-039-10.FC3.2 . I just found a very recent patch on bugzilla.redhat.com which fixed the problem: --- drivers/ide/ide-probe.c~ 2004-11-19 17:17:14.000000000 +0000 +++ drivers/ide/ide-probe.c 2004-11-19 17:17:14.000000000 +0000 @@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ } hwif->gendev.release = hwif_release_dev; device_register(&hwif->gendev); + hwif->configured = 1; } static int wait_hwif_ready(ide_hwif_t *hwif) Terry.