No, no. This is a hardware issue at this stage. These errors:

hda: read_intr: status=0x59
hda: read_intr: error=0x40
end_request: I/O error, dev 03:03 (hda), sector 4882


imply that something bad is happening on your hard drive connection. There are a few known causes for this kind of behavior - typically a bad hard drive cable, dry solder joints or a drive that is starting to fail. Time for some diagnosis... How comfortable are you with opening the player?
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Paul Grzelak
200GB with 48MB RAM, Illuminated Buttons and Digital Outputs