Kernel update 3.13.0-105 causes SATA errors that end up remounting partitions as read-only

[Marcus Aurelius]

I started to notice SATA errors on my secondary hard disk (a Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB, on an Intel DG45ID motherboard) after updating to 3.13.0-105. A simple file copy operation fails after a few megabytes and the drive stops responding. Sometimes it remounts itself as read-only, and sometimes it disappears from the drive list. On next reboot the drive is sort-of OK, but without the new files.

I thought it was a hard disk failure, but reverting to 3.13.0-100 seems to fix the problem completely. SMART is OK and fsck checks passed.

I'll try to post more details about my system later when I'm back to my home computer.
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ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: marcuscf 2558 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: marcuscf 2558 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: KDE
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=6b4b37f4-4276-4541-8e40-36a0b8570265
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-05-12 (1676 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
IwConfig:
 eth0 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-105-generic root=UUID=15c44951-2c8d-4c57-b8ff-e46deebb7b4a ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-105.152-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-105-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-105-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.127.22
RfKill:

Tags: trusty
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-105-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-11-03 (40 days ago)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 02/25/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: IDG4510H.86A.0135.2011.0225.1100
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: DG45ID
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAE27729-310
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrIDG4510H.86A.0135.2011.0225.1100:bd02/25/2011:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDG45ID:rvrAAE27729-310:cvn:ct3:cvr:

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[Marcus Aurelius (marcuscf)]

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[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Can you see if this issue still happens with the latest Trusty kernel in -proposed?

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed.

[Marcus Aurelius (marcuscf)]

I will try that and some other configurations later today or in the next few days, after backing up the data on that disk.

[Marcus Aurelius (marcuscf)]

I haven't been able to reproduce the problem after running fsck on /dev/sda5.

I'm attaching an excerpt from my syslog which includes the errors I was getting (I guess they didn't show up in the logs sent by apport).

I still intend to test newer kernels and run other checks to see if it's a hardware or software problem.

[Marcus Aurelius (marcuscf)]

I'm confirming that it's reproducible in 3.13.0-106-generic and 3.13.0-107-generic (although it seems to happen much less often).

I will run on 3.13.0-100-generic for a while to be sure it works well and to (try to) rule out the possibility of a hardware fault.

[Marcus Aurelius (marcuscf)]

Forget it. It's not related to kernel >= 3.13.0-105. I guess I need a better hard drive or a better SATA cable.

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