Manuel

> Did you try to not hit ^C at this point ? My guess is that the
> ATA command would timeout the same way, and then the tar would continue
> to go on.

Yes :)
 
> About this problem, the first thing to check is the IDE cable.


Yes.  I used to work on the IBM workstation production line at St 
Albans in England :)  200 to 500 machines per night on the late shift 
all of them built by hand.  Mostly mine :)



Richard
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