Long boot delays whilst erroring on fd0

[Alan Pope 🍺🐧🐱 🦄]

System takes ages to boot whilst polling fd0. I have no floppy drive so this is a somewhat pointless exercise :)

Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 10.263051] input: HDA Digital PCBeep as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0f.1/input/input7
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 20.988537] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 33.160819] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 33.160823] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 45.332987] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 45.332990] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 57.512678] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 57.512681] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Jul 24 21:36:49 wopr64 kernel: [ 57.647913] lp: driver loaded but no devices found

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 25 17:38:33 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=/dev/sda1
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Hi-Speed 21-in-1 Flash Card Reader/Writer (Internal/External)
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04f2:0116 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd KU-2971 German Keyboard
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-4-generic 2.6.31-4.22
ProcCmdLine: root=/dev/md3 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-4.22-generic
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-4-generic N/A
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-4-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 08/22/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: ASUS P5N32-E SLI ACPI BIOS Revision 1205
dmi.board.name: P5N32-E SLI
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.XX
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 123456789000
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvrASUSP5N32-ESLIACPIBIOSRevision1205:bd08/22/2007:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP5N32-ESLI:rvr1.XX:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Rajeev Nair (rajeev)]

Hi
I have the same issue.Karmic alpha 3.

Amd 690 G chipset. 64 bit kernel.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.