--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.19.2/drivers/scsi/st.c	2007-01-10 19:10:37.000000000 +0000
+++ davinci-8020-5504/linux-2.6.19.2/drivers/scsi/st.c	2007-01-11 07:38:19.000000000 +0000
@@ -1177,10 +1177,7 @@
 		goto err_out;
 	if ((filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) == 0 &&
 	    retval != CHKRES_READY) {
-		if (STp->ready == NO_TAPE)
-			retval = (-ENOMEDIUM);
-		else
-			retval = (-EIO);
+		retval = (-EIO);
 		goto err_out;
 	}
 	return 0;