Index: sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c =================================================================== --- sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c +++ sys/cam/ata/ata_xpt.c @@ -800,6 +800,16 @@ goto noerror; /* + * Some old WD SATA disks have broken SPINUP handling. + * If we really fail to spin up the disk, then there will be + * some media access errors later on, but at least we will + * have a device to interact with for recovery attempts. + */ + } else if (softc->action == PROBE_SPINUP && + status == CAM_ATA_STATUS_ERROR) { + goto noerror; + + /* * Some HP SATA disks report supported DMA Auto-Activation, * but return ABORT on attempt to enable it. */