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unable to read IDE partition table under 8.0.4

Bug #221677 reported by pi.f on 2008-04-25

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	linux (Ubuntu)	Invalid	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

I have a 250G SATA and a 320G IDE drive. I use the SATA for root, /boot, and /home. I use the IDE for backups and transient data.

Under a fresh 8.04 install (release candidate around April 19-20), I get "unable to read partition table" errors... it treats my WD320 IDE drive as a SATA (expected behaviour, I hear).

/dev/sda is visible, but /dev/sda[1234] are not (under the older releases, these were /dev/hda[1234]).

Next, I re-install 7.10, no problem, works fine under 7.10
Next, I re-install 6.06, no problem, works fine under 6.06
Next, I re-install 8.0.4, install all the latest updates, still unable to read partition table.

So, this is a new problem under 8.0.4. I can still detect and read every partition of the IDE drive if I use the older releases, but I can't use the IDE drive under 8.0.4. This means that this isn't a hardware error.

Is there anything I can do to fix this, or should I wait it out for a few days hoping for a fix to be released, or should I revert to 7.10 and wait for 8.0.5? For the long term, I need both drives.

Any info or suggestions?

Thanks.

====================================================================================

Below, I've pasted some info out of /var/log/messages and dmesg.

Relevant entries from dmesg:

[ 24.138541] ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200AAJB-00TYA0, 00.02C01, max UDMA/100
[ 24.138545] ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 16: LBA48
[ 24.153924] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 24.194553] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 24.440503] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[ 24.472806] ata2.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H42N, RL00, max UDMA/66

[ 24.644429] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD3200AAJB-0 00.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5

[ 24.647951] sata_via 0000:00:0f.0: version 2.3
[ 24.647966] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 24.648001] sata_via 0000:00:0f.0: routed to hard irq line 5
[ 24.648789] scsi2 : sata_via
[ 24.649238] scsi3 : sata_via

[ 24.658349] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[ 24.658443] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 24.658459] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 24.658462] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 24.658485] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 24.658545] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 24.658559] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 24.658561] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 24.658584] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 24.658587] sda:<4>Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[ 24.666883] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 24.666887] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 24.666893] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 24.666894] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 24.666897] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 24.666900] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 24.666923] ata1: soft resetting link
[ 24.847974] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 24.847982] ata1: EH complete
[ 24.849775] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 24.849778] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 24.849783] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 24.849785] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 24.849788] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 24.849790] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 24.849811] ata1: soft resetting link

[ 25.035720] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 25.035728] ata1: EH complete
[ 25.040990] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 25.040993] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 25.040998] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 25.041000] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 25.041002] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 25.041004] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 25.041026] ata1: soft resetting link

[ 25.235492] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 25.235500] ata1: EH complete
[ 25.240516] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4
[ 25.240520] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 25.240523] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 25.240529] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 25.240530] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 25.240533] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 25.240535] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 25.240557] ata1: soft resetting link

[ 25.427187] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[ 25.427197] ata1: EH complete
[ 25.431731] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 25.431735] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 25.431740] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 25.431742] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 25.431744] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 25.431746] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 25.431768] ata1: soft resetting link
[ 25.618928] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[ 25.618936] ata1: EH complete
[ 25.622946] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 25.622949] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 25.622955] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 25.622956] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 25.622959] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 25.622961] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 25.622982] ata1: soft resetting link
[ 25.806675] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[ 25.806684] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
[ 25.806688] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
[ 25.806693] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
[ 25.806696] 72 0b 47 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00
[ 25.806706] 00 00 00 07
[ 25.806710] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Add. Sense: Scsi parity error
[ 25.806716] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
[ 25.806719] Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
[ 25.806737] ata1: EH complete
[ 25.814191] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 25.814194] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 25.814199] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 25.814201] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 25.814203] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 25.814205] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 25.814227] ata1: soft resetting link

[ 25.997409] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[ 25.997418] ata1: EH complete
[ 26.005406] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/33:PIO4
[ 26.005409] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[ 26.005412] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[ 26.005418] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[ 26.005419] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[ 26.005422] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[ 26.005424] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[ 26.005446] ata1: soft resetting link
[ 26.064733] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[ 26.189140] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
[ 26.189146] ata1: EH complete
[ 26.196350] ldm_validate_partition_table(): Disk read failed.
[ 26.196358] Dev sda: unable to read RDB block 0
[ 26.196441] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 26.196735] unable to read partition table
[ 26.196791] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[ 26.196853] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 26.196856] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 26.196882] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 26.196908] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[ 26.196922] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 26.196924] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 26.196946] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA

Relevant entries from /var/log/messages:

Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 23.960915] ata1: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xfc00 irq 14
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.138541] ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200AAJB-00TYA0, 00.02C01, max UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.138545] ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 16: LBA48
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.153924] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.644429] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD3200AAJB-0 00.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.647966] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.648001] sata_via 0000:00:0f.0: routed to hard irq line 5
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658349] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658443] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658459] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658485] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658545] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658559] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658584] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.658587] sda:<4>Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.666894] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.666923] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.847974] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.847982] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.849785] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 24.849811] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.035728] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.041000] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.041026] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.235492] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.235500] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.240516] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.240530] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.240557] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.427187] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.427197] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.431742] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.431768] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.618928] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.618936] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.622956] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.622982] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806675] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806684] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806688] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806693] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806696] 72 0b 47 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806706] 00 00 00 07
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806710] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Add. Sense: Scsi parity error
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806716] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.806737] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.814201] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.814227] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.997409] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 25.997418] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.005406] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/33:PIO4
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.005419] res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.005446] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.189140] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.189146] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196358] Dev sda: unable to read RDB block 0
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196441] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196735] unable to read partition table
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196791] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196853] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196882] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196908] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196922] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.196946] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [ 26.228110] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0

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Lemmy (lehmannd) wrote on 2008-04-25:

Same problem here using 8.04 final on 32 Bit AMD Athlon XP 2000. At the moment I can't use Hardy Heron at all :-(

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pi.f (flinderpi) wrote on 2008-04-26: Re: [Bug 221677] Re: unable to read IDE partition table under 8.0.4

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I only filed the bug yesterday. I'm sure they have more urgent problems, so I don't expect fast progress on this.

I'm just going to try to offload everything from the IDE to an external drive, then repartition it using 8.0.4. I really want to get this resolved.

Lemmy <email address hidden> wrote: Same problem here using 8.04 final on 32 Bit AMD Athlon XP 2000. At the
moment I can't use Hardy Heron at all :-(

--
unable to read IDE partition table under 8.0.4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221677
You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
of the bug.

Status in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
I have a 250G SATA and a 320G IDE drive. I use the SATA for root, /boot, and /home. I use the IDE for backups and transient data.

Under a fresh 8.04 install (release candidate around April 19-20), I get "unable to read partition table" errors... it treats my WD320 IDE drive as a SATA (expected behaviour, I hear).

/dev/sda is visible, but /dev/sda[1234] are not (under the older releases, these were /dev/hda[1234]).

Is there anything I can do to fix this, or should I wait it out for a few days hoping for a fix to be released, or should I revert to 7.10 and wait for 8.0.5? For the long term, I need both drives.

Any info or suggestions?

Thanks.

====================================================================================

Below, I've pasted some info out of /var/log/messages and dmesg.

Relevant entries from dmesg:

[ 24.644429] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA WDC WD3200AAJB-0 00.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5

I only filed the bug yesterday.  I'm sure they have more urgent problems, so I don't expect fast progress on this.

I'm just going to try to offload everything from the IDE to an external drive, then repartition it using 8.0.4.  I really want to get this resolved.

Lemmy <lehmannd@in.tum.de> wrote: Same problem here using 8.04 final on 32 Bit AMD Athlon XP 2000. At the
moment I can't use Hardy Heron at all :-(

-- 
unable to read  IDE partition table under 8.0.4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221677
You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
of the bug.

Status in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
I have a 250G SATA and a 320G IDE drive.  I use the SATA for root, /boot, and /home.  I use the IDE for backups and transient data.

Under a fresh 8.04 install (release candidate around April 19-20), I get "unable to read partition table" errors... it treats my WD320 IDE drive as a SATA (expected behaviour, I hear).

/dev/sda is visible, but /dev/sda[1234] are not (under the older releases, these were /dev/hda[1234]).

So, this is a new problem under 8.0.4.  I can still detect and read every partition of the IDE drive if I use the older releases, but I can't use the IDE drive under 8.0.4.  This means that this isn't a hardware error.

Is there anything I can do to fix this, or should I wait it out for a few days hoping for a fix to be released, or should I revert to 7.10 and wait for 8.0.5?  For the long term, I need both drives.

Any info or suggestions?

Thanks.

====================================================================================

Below, I've pasted some info out of /var/log/messages and dmesg.

Relevant entries from dmesg:

[   24.138541] ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200AAJB-00TYA0, 00.02C01, max UDMA/100
[   24.138545] ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 
[   24.153924] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[   24.194553] usb 1-2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[   24.440503] usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 2
[   24.472806] ata2.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H42N, RL00, max UDMA/66

[   24.644429] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD3200AAJB-0 00.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5

[   24.647951] sata_via 0000:00:0f.0: version 2.3
[   24.647966] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[   24.648001] sata_via 0000:00:0f.0: routed to hard irq line 5
[   24.648789] scsi2 : sata_via
[   24.649238] scsi3 : sata_via

[   24.658349] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[   24.658443] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[   24.658459] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[   24.658462] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   24.658485] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   24.658545] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[   24.658559] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[   24.658561] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   24.658584] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   24.658587]  sda:<4>Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[   24.666883] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   24.666887] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   24.666893] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   24.666894]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   24.666897] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   24.666900] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   24.666923] ata1: soft resetting link
[   24.847974] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[   24.847982] ata1: EH complete
[   24.849775] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   24.849778] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   24.849783] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   24.849785]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   24.849788] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   24.849790] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   24.849811] ata1: soft resetting link

[   25.035720] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[   25.035728] ata1: EH complete
[   25.040990] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   25.040993] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   25.040998] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   25.041000]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   25.041002] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   25.041004] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   25.041026] ata1: soft resetting link

[   25.235492] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
[   25.235500] ata1: EH complete
[   25.240516] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4
[   25.240520] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   25.240523] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   25.240529] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   25.240530]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   25.240533] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   25.240535] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   25.240557] ata1: soft resetting link

[   25.427187] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[   25.427197] ata1: EH complete
[   25.431731] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   25.431735] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   25.431740] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   25.431742]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   25.431744] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   25.431746] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   25.431768] ata1: soft resetting link
[   25.618928] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[   25.618936] ata1: EH complete
[   25.622946] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   25.622949] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   25.622955] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   25.622956]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   25.622959] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   25.622961] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   25.622982] ata1: soft resetting link
[   25.806675] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[   25.806684] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
[   25.806688] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
[   25.806693] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
[   25.806696]         72 0b 47 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 
[   25.806706]         00 00 00 07 
[   25.806710] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Add. Sense: Scsi parity error
[   25.806716] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
[   25.806719] Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
[   25.806737] ata1: EH complete
[   25.814191] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   25.814194] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   25.814199] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   25.814201]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   25.814203] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   25.814205] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   25.814227] ata1: soft resetting link

[   25.997409] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
[   25.997418] ata1: EH complete
[   26.005406] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/33:PIO4
[   26.005409] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2
[   26.005412] ata1.00: BMDMA stat 0x24
[   26.005418] ata1.00: cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 tag 0 dma 4096 in
[   26.005419]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
[   26.005422] ata1.00: status: { DRDY ERR }
[   26.005424] ata1.00: error: { ICRC ABRT }
[   26.005446] ata1: soft resetting link
[   26.064733] usb 1-2: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 3
[   26.189140] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
[   26.189146] ata1: EH complete
[   26.196350] ldm_validate_partition_table(): Disk read failed.
[   26.196358] Dev sda: unable to read RDB block 0
[   26.196441] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[   26.196735]  unable to read partition table
[   26.196791] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[   26.196853] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[   26.196856] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   26.196882] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   26.196908] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
[   26.196922] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[   26.196924] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   26.196946] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA

Relevant entries from /var/log/messages:

Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   23.960915] ata1: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xfc00 irq 14
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.138541] ata1.00: ATA-7: WDC WD3200AAJB-00TYA0, 00.02C01, max UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.138545] ata1.00: 625142448 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.153924] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.644429] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD3200AAJB-0 00.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.647966] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0f.0[B] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.648001] sata_via 0000:00:0f.0: routed to hard irq line 5
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658349] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658443] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658459] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658485] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658545] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658559] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658584] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.658587]  sda:<4>Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.666894]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.666923] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.847974] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.847982] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.849785]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   24.849811] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.035728] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.041000]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.041026] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.235492] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.235500] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.240516] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/66:PIO4
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.240530]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.240557] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.427187] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.427197] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.431742]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.431768] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.618928] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.618936] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.622956]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.622982] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806675] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806684] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE,SUGGEST_OK
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806688] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Sense Key : Aborted Command [current] [descriptor]
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806693] Descriptor sense data with sense descriptors (in hex):
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806696]         72 0b 47 00 00 00 00 0c 00 0a 80 00 00 00 00 00 
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806706]         00 00 00 07 
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806710] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Add. Sense: Scsi parity error
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806716] end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.806737] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.814201]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.814227] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.997409] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/66
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   25.997418] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.005406] ata1.00: limiting speed to UDMA/33:PIO4
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.005419]          res 51/84:00:07:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/e0 Emask 0x10 (ATA bus error)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.005446] ata1: soft resetting link
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.189140] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/33
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.189146] ata1: EH complete
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196358] Dev sda: unable to read RDB block 0
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196441] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196735]  unable to read partition table
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196791] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196853] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196882] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196908] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 625142448 512-byte hardware sectors (320073 MB)
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196922] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.196946] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 23 23:22:16 langouste kernel: [   26.228110] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0

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Don Malcolm (lpad6) wrote on 2008-04-26:

I too am having problems accessing my hard drives. I have filed bug#222322. The problem appears to be in the kernel itself. I think we need a new kernel.

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quazgar (quazgar) wrote on 2008-04-26:

output of lshw, the disk shown as hdc1 causes errors in 2.6.24 Edit (14.1 KiB, text/plain)

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I can confirm this bug:

After upgrading to 8.04, the kernel doesn't recognize one of my hard disks (the one with the root partition on it) any more (a seagate IDE disk). Booting with the old (2.6.22) kernel works fine. It's not recognized by the live CD either. The other disk (also IDE) is displayed alright, all partitions show up correctly in /dev/disk/* as sdd* as expected. The disk without the partition table _does_ show up as a block device as /dev/sdc, though.

Relevant output from lshw (run under 2.6.22) follows:

I can confirm this bug:

After upgrading to 8.04, the kernel doesn't recognize one of my hard disks (the one with the root partition on it) any more (a seagate IDE disk).  Booting with the old (2.6.22) kernel works fine. It's not recognized by the live CD either.  The other disk (also IDE) is displayed alright, all partitions show up correctly in /dev/disk/* as sdd* as expected.  The disk without the partition table _does_ show up as a block device as /dev/sdc, though.

Relevant output from lshw (run under 2.6.22) follows:

*-ide:1
                description: IDE Channel 1
                physical id: 1
                bus info: ide@1
                logical name: ide1
                clock: 33MHz
              *-disk:0
                   description: ATA Disk
                   product: ST3160812A
                   vendor: Seagate
                   physical id: 0
                   bus info: ide@1.0
                   logical name: /dev/hdc
                   version: 3.AAJ
                   serial: 4LS440SN
                   size: 149GiB (160GB)
                   capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm partitioned partitioned:dos
                   configuration: mode=udma2 signature=bbbbbbbb smart=on
                 *-volume:0
                      description: EXT3 volume
                      vendor: Linux
                      physical id: 1
                      bus info: ide@1.0,1
                      logical name: /dev/hdc1
                      logical name: /
                      logical name: /dev/.static/dev
                      version: 1.0
                      serial: 9bdd3a49-2483-4c2d-9b4a-6aaf1e089a73
                      size: 20GiB
                      capacity: 20GiB
                      capabilities: primary bootable journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
                      configuration: created=2008-02-06 19:02:16 filesystem=ext3 modified=2008-04-26 23:25:04 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,data=ordered mounted=2008-04-26 23:25:04 state=mounted
                 *-volume:1
                      description: Linux swap volume
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: ide@1.0,2
                      logical name: /dev/hdc2
                      version: 1
                      serial: 1b77acd9-bea4-47fd-b12b-c2bbb12f327d
                      size: 972MiB
                      capacity: 972MiB
                      capabilities: primary nofs swap initialized
                      configuration: filesystem=swap pagesize=4096
                 *-volume:2
                      description: EXT3 volume
                      vendor: Linux
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: ide@1.0,3
                      logical name: /dev/hdc3
                      logical name: /home
                      version: 1.0
                      serial: bd9da549-79e8-46fb-b08a-8036ae1c11f6
                      size: 29GiB
                      capacity: 29GiB
                      capabilities: primary journaled extended_attributes large_files huge_files recover ext3 ext2 initialized
                      configuration: created=2008-02-06 19:02:40 filesystem=ext3 modified=2008-04-26 23:26:23 mount.fstype=ext3 mount.options=rw,data=ordered mounted=2008-04-26 23:26:23 state=mounted
                 *-volume:3
                      description: Windows FAT volume
                      vendor: mkdosfs
                      physical id: 4
                      bus info: ide@1.0,4
                      logical name: /dev/hdc4
                      logical name: /data-neu
                      version: FAT32
                      serial: 47a9-fbc4
                      size: 98GiB
                      capacity: 98GiB
                      capabilities: primary fat initialized
                      configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat label=dataneu mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,gid=46,fmask=0007,dmask=0007,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,utf8 state=mounted
              *-disk:1
                   description: ATA Disk
                   product: IBM-DTLA-307030
                   vendor: IBM
                   physical id: 1
                   bus info: ide@1.1
                   logical name: /dev/hdd
                   version: TX4OA50C
                   serial: YK0YKT2P876
                   size: 28GiB (30GB)
                   capacity: 28GiB (30GB)
                   capabilities: ata dma lba iordy smart security pm apm partitioned partitioned:dos
                   configuration: apm=off mode=udma2 signature=0a6b0a6a smart=on
                 *-volume:0
                      description: Windows FAT volume
                      vendor: MSDOS5.0
                      physical id: 1
                      bus info: ide@1.1,1
                      logical name: /dev/hdd1
                      logical name: /windows
                      version: FAT32
                      serial: 688d-c6c1
                      size: 10001MiB
                      capacity: 10001MiB
                      capabilities: primary bootable fat initialized
                      configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,gid=46,fmask=0007,dmask=0007,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,utf8 state=mounted
                 *-volume:1
                      description: Linux swap volume
                      physical id: 2
                      bus info: ide@1.1,2
                      logical name: /dev/hdd2
                      version: 1
                      serial: 0c94c6f1-d36f-42d4-bb79-5c4a04966d12
                      size: 368MiB
                      capacity: 368MiB
                      capabilities: primary nofs swap initialized
                      configuration: filesystem=swap pagesize=4096
                 *-volume:2
                      description: Windows FAT volume
                      vendor: mkdosfs
                      physical id: 3
                      bus info: ide@1.1,3
                      logical name: /dev/hdd3
                      logical name: /data-alt
                      version: FAT32
                      serial: 46df-3e0f
                      size: 18GiB
                      capacity: 18GiB
                      capabilities: primary fat initialized
                      configuration: FATs=2 filesystem=fat mount.fstype=vfat mount.options=rw,gid=46,fmask=0007,dmask=0007,codepage=cp437,iocharset=iso8859-1,utf8 state=mounted

Please pass this bug over to the kernel team as critical (unable to mount the root file system here), and possibly also upstream.  (Don't know if this is fixed in a newer kernel version maybe.)

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quazgar (quazgar) wrote on 2008-04-26:

can confirm this bug

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quazgar (quazgar) wrote on 2008-04-26:

not sure if this is exactly the right package, but I think that whoever knows that it's wrong can easily set the right one.

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Nicolas (dawar) wrote on 2008-04-29:

Same bug for me, see bug#216353

There is a big problem with the kernel and VT82 chipset :(

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Don Malcolm (lpad6) wrote on 2008-04-30:

Guys,

I have resolved this issue for my system. It turns out that there has been a rewrite, and that it is less tolerant of bad IDE cabling and bad jumper settings. For details, refer to https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=444334

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Tybion (db-collins) wrote on 2008-05-01:

A BIG thankyou Don, for doggedly pursuing this. I would never have worked this one out. I encountered the same problem yesterday. I have 2 IDE drives. In my case, the cable quality was the problem, and it actually started off being an intermittent problem. Sometimes the system could boot up, but even when it did, it couldn't read the 2nd IDE drive.

Maybe this issue should be publicised on the Hardy release page? - if you have any problems with reading disks check that the IDE disk cables and disk jumper settings are perfect!

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pi.f (flinderpi) wrote on 2008-05-04:

#10

This worked for me, too.

I replaced my IDE cable because I didn't trust it. I found that I had an unnecessary 1-2 jumper, which I removed.

Now, I can see and use every partition on my IDE drive.

Problem solved.

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yosoyelkoch (julio-garcia-b) wrote on 2008-05-12:

#11

Same for me with an ASRock VIA P4VM8 Motherboard

1 HD IDE 80 GB
1 SATA 160 GB

I have Ubuntu 8.0.4 on SATA and I can not see some partitions on IDE (But I am able to see others)

I can not see 3 Fedora Partitions, But I can see 2 NTFS Partitions.

Very Strange. Hope my comment helps.

P.S. I'll check Jumpers on IDE HD.

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slayer (antoniochiaravalloti) wrote on 2008-05-12:

#12

i confirm the bug.

i've tried to replace the cable and to invert the position of the drive, then removing\changing position of the jumper... no way it works...

When i prompt to install hardy I CAN SEE all partitions and all drives, but neither the live cd either hardy installed are able to mount the IDE drive or its partitions.

I can see only a SCSI device... notably if i install gParted, it recognizes the ide drive and its partitions, but can't access 'em.

I'm back to Gutsy now, please keep me informed.

Here is my bug report https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/222547

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chuy_max (chuy-max) wrote on 2008-05-31:

#13

Bug confirmed. Same error in syslog, and the system was unbootable.

I hadn't that problem with gutsy, nor feisty (Installed in the same month in the same HDD). I checked the HDD pins but they were ok. I just changed the IDE cable and everything worked fine.

Thanks Don Malcolm.

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slayer (antoniochiaravalloti) wrote on 2008-06-06:

#14

GREAT NEWS !!!

I thought my ide cable could have been 40-wire instead of 80-wire. IT WAS!! NOW I GOT A 80-WIRE CABLE AND EVERYTHING WORKS GREAT WITH THE STANDARD (NEW) MODULES !!!

I tried four different cables, the amazing thing is that they all were 40-wire, I can't believe it!!!

The bug is now solved for me, thanks to everybody!

p.s. the only way to discover if your ide cable is 40-wire or 80-wire is that the 80-wire cable has got coloured pins (blue-mother board , gray-slave and black-master)

More suggestions:

I suggest not to use cable select, but to set your hd to master (if it is master) and connect it to the black pin of the cable, os slave and connect it to the gray pin.

I suggest, moreover, to set manually the speed of the hard disk (in my case ultra dma 6) and the PIO mode (4 to me). Who knows, maybe the bug affects via chipsets when they work in auto mode...

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote on 2008-08-29:

#15

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

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Ralph Janke (txwikinger) wrote on 2008-10-10:

#16

The Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta release was most recently announced - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta . It contains the 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. It would be great if you could test and verify if this is still an issue. The status is being set to Incomplete until we receive further feedback. Thanks.

Changed in linux:
status:	Confirmed → Incomplete

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vino (vinocit) wrote on 2008-12-08:

#17

Hi i tried with intrepid but i think there is no improvement in it

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Charlie Kravetz (charlie-tca) wrote on 2008-12-15:

#18

I am closing this bug report based on the original reporters comments that he is no longer experiencing this issue. see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/221677/comments/10 .

For those who still have an issue, please verify you have the same hardware as the original bug reporter otherwise open a new bug report. Additionally, if you open a new bug report regarding this issue, please make sure you have tested against the actively developed kernel. The Jaunty Jackalope Alpha series was recently released which contains an updated version of the kernel. You can download and try the newHJaunty Jackalope Alpha release from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/ . Also make sure your bug report is against the 'linux' source package. Starting with the Hardy release, the kernel source package naming convention changes from 'linux-source-2.6.x' to just 'linux'. Thanks.