"ata1: softreset failed" - boot message

[Julian Brezon]

[ 1.464015] ata1: softreset failed (device not ready)
[ 4.486570] ACPI: I/O resource piix4_smbus [0xb00-0xb07] conflicts with ACPI
region SOR1 [0xb00-0xb0f]
[ 6.983185] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 6.984556] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
[ 7.259854] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through
fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
/dev/sda6: clean, 159718/1772928 files, 1283036/7077888 blocks
*Setting preliminary keymap...
*Starting AppArmor profiles
Skipping profile in /etc/apparmor.d/disable: usr.bin.firefox-3.5

*Setting up console font and keymap
Ubuntu karmic (development branch) username tty1

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: julian 1685 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: julian 1685 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xf7ff4000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'VIA VT1708S'
   Components : 'HDA:11060397,1043836c,00100000'
   Controls : 36
   Simple ctrls : 20
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'U0x46d0x991'/'USB Device 0x46d:0x991 at usb-0000:00:12.2-4, high speed'
   Mixer name : 'USB Mixer'
   Components : 'USB046d:0991'
   Controls : 2
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'Mic',0
   Capabilities: cvolume cvolume-joined cswitch cswitch-joined
   Capture channels: Mono
   Limits: Capture 0 - 3072
   Mono: Capture 0 [0%] [18.00dB] [on]
Card2.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:2 'T1x1'/'Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc. Turtle Beach USB MIDI 1x1 at usb-0000:00:12.1-3, ful'
   Mixer name : ''
   Components : 'USB10f5:0003'
   Controls : 0
   Simple ctrls : 0
Card2.Amixer.values:

Date: Mon Oct 5 15:02:34 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=f42be4d2-a1bd-4e72-82f5-4e484b4d9a74
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-11-generic 2.6.31-11.36
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=af78797d-852f-4870-b379-adffd34cf728 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-11-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.19
RfKill:

SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 06/05/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1503
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M4A78T-E
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1503:bd06/05/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A78T-E:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

[Boondoklife (boondoklife)]

I get the following message on my screen before the splash kicks in:

usb_id[412]: unable to access '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb4'

usb_id[413]: unable to access '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/3-2.1'

usb_id[418]: unable to access '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/3-2.2'

usb_id[427]: unable to access '/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb3/3-2/3-2.3'

fsck from util-linux-ng 2.16
Linux: clean, 127301/1798720 files, 804816/7193103 blocks
 * Setting preliminary keymap...
 * Starting AppArmor Profiles...
 * Setting up console font and keymap...
 * Running DKMS auto installation service for kernel 2.6.31-11-generic

[C de-Avillez (hggdh2)]

Thank you for reporting this bug and helping make Ubuntu better. I am unsure on what is the problem you experienced. Can you please explain?

[Tormod Volden (tormodvolden)]

Do you have the usplash package installed?

[Boondoklife (boondoklife)]

@C de-Avillez - Ok, I have installed the new Beta and one of the things on the page was "Boot Experience", which requested users to file a bug for any messages that are shown after grub but before the splash screen. This is what I see in that time period, I thought this was going to be used to make sure people don't see things like this.

I tagged it with ubuntu-boot-experience as requested on the page, am I doing something wrong when posting this or what? Here is the site that asked for the information: http://www.ubuntulinux.org/testing/karmic/beta (Under the Boot Experience section).

@Tormod Volden - Yes I do have usplash installed, it comes with karmic and I did not remove it.

[Andrew Senyshyn (asenyshyn)]

I have the same messages after grub before splash. How can I provide more details?