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 :-(

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unable to read  IDE partition table under 8.0.4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/221677
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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]).

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.

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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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