--- linux-2.4.3p7.compile/drivers/ide/ide.c.orig	Tue Apr 17 07:20:10 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3p7.compile/drivers/ide/ide.c	Mon Jun 11 23:57:09 2001
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@
 					  cur & 0xf,
 					  IN_BYTE(IDE_SECTOR_REG));
 				}
-				if (HWGROUP(drive)->rq)
+				if (HWGROUP(drive) && HWGROUP(drive)->rq)
 					printk(", sector=%ld", HWGROUP(drive)->rq->sector);
 			}
 		}