Verbatim SSD ExpressCard device PCI-E fails to register

[Stian Indal Haugseth]

ExpressCard SSD device fails when inserted.

This is the device:
http://www.verbatim-europe.co.uk/en_1/product_ssd-expresscard-32gb_31_0_15803.html

[ 162.436172] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Unhandled error code
[ 162.436175] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Result: hostbyte=DID_BAD_TARGET driverbyte=DRIVER_OK
[ 162.436178] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00
[ 162.436184] end_request: I/O error, dev sdb, sector 0
[ 162.437683] Buffer I/O error on device sdb, logical block 0

The device works flawlessly in Windows 7 64 bit on the same laptop.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10

uname -a
Linux STINKPAD 2.6.35-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Sun Sep 19 20:32:27 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: udev 162-2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 21 23:42:57 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
HotplugNewDevices: /dev/sdb
HotplugNewMounts:

InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: LENOVO 2718AV2
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=87f0978c-2f76-4872-83c2-2dffa7f6c8e3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=nb_NO:nb:no_NO:no:nn_NO:nn:en
 LANG=nb_NO.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: udev
Symptom: storage
Title: Removable storage device not detected as block device
UdisksMonitorLog: Monitoring activity from the disks daemon. Press Ctrl+C to cancel.
dmi.bios.date: 08/05/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 7YET81WW (3.11 )
dmi.board.name: 2718AV2
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 2718R8FLC02
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7YET81WW(3.11):bd08/05/2010:svnLENOVO:pn2718AV2:pvrThinkPadR500:rvnLENOVO:rn2718AV2:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 2718AV2
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad R500
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.