Comment 128 for bug 285892

Reassigning to kernel pkg, as this appears to be a kernel problem.

TSSTcorp devices have special workarounds in the kernel. In ata_device_blacklist[] we see

        /* Maybe we should just blacklist TSSTcorp... */
        { "TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202[HJN]", "SB0[01]", ATA_HORKAGE_IVB, },

It is worth attempting to emulate what the above workaround attempts to accomplish with ATA_HORKAGE_IVB, which is to force the cable type.

Kernel module "libata" accepts the "force" module parameter.

Try setting libata.force=40c to force a 40c cable type.