> can you try the attached patch (I have other changes in wdc.c so offset may
> be wrong. The function to be patched is __wdcwait_reset()) ?
> The reset function doesn't handle the case of a channel without device
> connected ...

That does the trick!  Thanks Manuel.

Brian.

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