--- linux-2.4.20-pre5-ac4/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c.orig	Mon Sep  9 12:23:22 2002
+++ linux-2.4.20-pre5-ac4/drivers/ide/ide-cd.c	Mon Sep  9 12:26:29 2002
@@ -3239,6 +3239,7 @@
 	ide_drive_t *drive;
 	struct cdrom_info *info;
 	int failed = 0;
+	byte stat;
 #endif /* CLASSIC_BUILTINS_METHOD */
 	MOD_INC_USE_COUNT;
 #ifdef CLASSIC_BUILTINS_METHOD
@@ -3257,6 +3258,17 @@
 				"emulation.\n", drive->name);
 			continue;
 		}
+
+		/* ide-cd probe workaround by Kristian Peters */
+		stat = GET_STAT();
+		ide_dump_status (drive, "drive status", stat);
+
+		if (stat & BUSY_STAT) {
+			printk("ide-cd: Probing for drive %s failed. Device is busy !\n", drive->name);
+			continue;
+		}
+		/* end */
+
 		info = (struct cdrom_info *) kmalloc (sizeof (struct cdrom_info), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (info == NULL) {
 			printk ("%s: Can't allocate a cdrom structure\n",