I was getting the device not ready in 8.10 and 9.04. My temp solution was to install onto an ide drive and use the sata raid for storage etc for now.
Ron
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From: revelationman <email address hidden>

Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:14:32 
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 285392] Re: Softreset failed (device not ready)


I have just upgraded to Jaunty 9.04 and I get the same error not too happy did not get the error in 8.10 I maybe regretting the update.
ata1: failed due to HW bug

$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RD580 [CrossFire Xpress 3200] Chipset Host Bridge
00:02.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI-X Root Port
00:06.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 PCI Bridge
00:12.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 Non-Raid-5 SATA
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI0)
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI1)
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI2)
00:13.3 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI3)
00:13.4 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB (OHCI4)
00:13.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 USB Controller (EHCI)
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 14)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 IDE
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB600 PCI to LPC Bridge
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8600 GT (rev a1)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)

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Softreset failed (device not ready)
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Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Fedora: New

Bug description:
INSTALLATION problem for Hardy and IBEX as well.
During the install process I got the next messages [during an extremely slow installation process]
Hardy producess similar messages (30 min)
Ibex stops, 

Let me lists messages when Ibex install stops
I got the mesages below

BusyBox V1.10.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.10.2-1 ubuntu6) built-in shell (ash)

[66.064009] ata7:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[76.084008] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[86.088009] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[121.128011] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[126.148007] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)

What is the problem rally here with the install DVD? (regardless is it Hardy or Intrepid the same messages I got)

GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2831)


[ The South Bridge: 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices are connected but
I did not connected any sata cables to 2 x SiI5723 chips : -4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GS0-Source, GS1, GS2-Source, GS3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for Smart Backup (RAID 1) ]

I suspect that messages comes around the Jmicron & Sis5723 chips. Is it driver problem, not providing during the install ? 
See schematic http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data/articles/2008/2559/dq6-sketch.jpg
Or more info on the motherboard  at http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/ep45-ds5-dq6-27384/


How to provide driver, if it is so? (There is no Ubuntu driver at ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/? [there is driver for e.g. fedora but none for ubuntu])
How to continue the installation, skip searching the ATA drivers for not used chip, get able to install the Ibex?