I have had this same or very similar issue on my fresh new Kubuntu 12.04 install with Gigabyte ga-990fxa-ud3 v1.1 motherboard with the following disks
[ 2.069621] ata4.00: ATA-8: ST31500341AS, SD1B, max UDMA/133 [ 2.078992] ata2.00: ATA-8: WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA0, 12.01C02, max UDMA/133 [ 2.084532] ata5.00: ATA-9: SAMSUNG SSD 830 Series, CXM03B1Q, max UDMA/133 [ 2.128540] ata1.00: ATA-7: ST3500830AS, 3.AFE, max UDMA/133 [ 2.410522] ata3.00: ATA-8: WDC WD20EADS-00S2B0, 01.00A01, max UDMA/133 Here is example of errors I was receiving Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791309] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0xff SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791320] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791329] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791345] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:38:3f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 7 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791349] res 41/40:00:3f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791357] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.791362] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.797639] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:03 desktop kernel: [287733.797670] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447090] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0xff SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447100] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447109] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447124] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:00:3f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447127] res 41/40:00:3f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447136] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.447141] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453208] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453237] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453243] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453251] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453261] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453266] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453286] 9f 00 11 3f Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453295] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453306] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 3f 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453325] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581759 Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453369] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453946] EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): __ext4_get_inode_loc:3676: inode #83361793: block 333447200: comm rsync: unable to read itable block Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453959] Aborting journal on device dm-3-8. Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.454440] EXT4-fs (dm-3): Remounting filesystem read-only Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035935] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0xff SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035945] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035954] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035969] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:00:47:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035973] res 41/40:00:47:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035981] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.035986] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042031] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042063] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042069] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042078] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042088] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042093] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042113] 9f 00 11 47 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042122] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042133] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 47 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042151] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581767 Nov 17 21:17:08 desktop kernel: [287739.042194] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825646] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x7f SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825656] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825665] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825681] ata3.00: cmd 60/10:00:3f:11:c0/00:00:0d:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 8192 in Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825684] res 41/40:00:45:11:c0/00:00:0d:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825692] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.825697] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831134] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831165] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831170] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831178] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831188] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831193] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831213] 0d c0 11 45 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831222] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831233] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 0d c0 11 3f 00 00 10 00 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831251] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 230691141 Nov 17 21:17:14 desktop kernel: [287744.831298] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458428] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x3f SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458438] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458447] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458462] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:00:4f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458466] res 41/40:00:4f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458474] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.458479] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464633] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464665] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464671] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464680] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464690] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464695] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464716] 9f 00 11 4f Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464725] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464736] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 4f 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464755] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581775 Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.464799] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:16 desktop kernel: [287747.465337] EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): __ext4_get_inode_loc:3676: inode #7208961: block 28835872: comm rsync: unable to read itable block Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058470] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x3f SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058481] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058489] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058505] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:20:57:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 4 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058508] res 41/40:00:57:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058516] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.058522] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064129] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064166] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064172] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064180] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064190] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064195] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064216] 9f 00 11 57 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064224] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064236] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 57 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064255] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581783 Nov 17 21:17:19 desktop kernel: [287750.064282] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680704] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x1ff SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680715] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680724] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680740] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:08:5f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680743] res 41/40:00:5f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680751] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.680757] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687125] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687164] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687171] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687180] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687190] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687195] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687216] 9f 00 11 5f Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687225] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687236] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 5f 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687259] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581791 Nov 17 21:17:22 desktop kernel: [287752.687291] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369735] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x77 SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369746] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369754] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369770] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:30:67:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 6 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369773] res 41/40:00:67:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369782] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.369787] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375795] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375833] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375839] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375848] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375858] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375863] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375884] 9f 00 11 67 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375893] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375904] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 67 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375923] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581799 Nov 17 21:17:24 desktop kernel: [287755.375953] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014309] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x1f SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014320] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014329] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014344] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:00:6f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014347] res 41/40:00:6f:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014356] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.014361] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020906] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020936] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020941] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020949] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020960] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020965] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020985] 9f 00 11 6f Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.020994] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.021005] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 6f 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.021023] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581807 Nov 17 21:17:27 desktop kernel: [287758.021063] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647800] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0xf SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647811] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647819] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647835] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:18:77:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 tag 3 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647839] res 41/40:00:77:11:00/00:00:9f:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647847] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.647852] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653378] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653413] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653419] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653427] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653508] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653593] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653614] 9f 00 11 77 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653623] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653634] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 9f 00 11 77 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653653] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 2667581815 Nov 17 21:17:30 desktop kernel: [287760.653679] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325598] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0xf SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325608] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325617] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325632] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:18:3f:11:00/00:00:73:00:00/40 tag 3 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325636] res 41/40:00:3f:11:00/00:00:73:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325644] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.325650] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.331727] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:32 desktop kernel: [287763.331754] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914509] ata3.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0xf SErr 0x0 action 0x0 Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914519] ata3.00: irq_stat 0x40000008 Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914528] ata3.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914543] ata3.00: cmd 60/08:00:3f:11:00/00:00:73:00:00/40 tag 0 ncq 4096 in Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914547] res 41/40:00:3f:11:00/00:00:73:00:00/40 Emask 0x409 (media error) <F> Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914555] ata3.00: status: { DRDY ERR } Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.914560] ata3.00: error: { UNC } Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.921036] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/133 Nov 17 21:17:35 desktop kernel: [287765.921063] ata3: EH complete which lead to Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443349] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Unhandled sense code Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443355] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443363] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Medium Error [current] [descriptor] Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443374] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex): Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443379] 72 03 11 04 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443399] 73 00 11 47 Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443420] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Unrecovered read error - auto reallocate failed Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443431] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB: Read(10): 28 00 73 00 11 47 00 00 08 00 Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443450] end_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 1929384263 Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443485] ata3: EH complete Nov 17 21:17:48 desktop kernel: [287779.443774] EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): __ext4_get_inode_loc:3676: inode #60293121: block 241172512: comm rsync: unable to read itable block which lead to my disk being remounted as read only Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453946] EXT4-fs error (device dm-3): __ext4_get_inode_loc:3676: inode #83361793: block 333447200: comm rsync: unable to read itable block Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.453959] Aborting journal on device dm-3-8. Nov 17 21:17:05 desktop kernel: [287736.454440] EXT4-fs (dm-3): Remounting filesystem read-only No I was able to completely solve this issue by following this post http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=9684933&postcount=12 and disabling NCQ by editing /etc/default/grub and changing GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="libata.force=noncq" Additional info also here http://iwtf.net/2011/05/19/western-digital-sata-errors-under-linux/ Just and FYI, I have had similar problem for my CentOS 6.3 problem and the solution was slightly different, in addition to disabling NCQ I also had to limit the SATA speet to 1.5G. More info is here https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684599 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=549981 ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #684599 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684599 ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #549981 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=549981 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/965213 Title: ata1.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x1 SErr 0x480800 action 0x6 frozen To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/965213/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs