Did you the alternate iso for ubuntu? I found out the desktop doesn't work with raid on install.
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-----Original Message-----
From: RecceDG <email address hidden>

Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:44:02 
To: <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 285392] Re: Softreset failed (device not ready)


Me too.

Tried installing Fedora 11 Beta, then Fedora 10 (Fedora is my usual
distribution) and had NO luck whatsoever. Installed the latest Ubuntu
out of sheer frustration and it Just Worked - except that when Grub
boots, it'll hang for about 30 seconds, flash the "soft rest failed"
messages for both drives, then boot. So far, no other issues.

I have 2 WD 1TB Caviar Black SATA drives. They are currently partitioned
identically with a 200 Mb ext2 partition (/boot and /boot 2) a 2000 Mb
swap partition, a 200 Gb partition for / (and /sysback) and a partition
taking up the rest of the drive for /home (and /homeback)

My intent is to set up the second drive as software RAID 5 for the /home
and /root partitions, but the Ubuntu installer did not provide that as
an option the way Fedora does.

As an aside, if anybody can provide a pointer on how to migrate my
current setup to software RAID 5 on the / and /home partitions, that
would be great....

Back to the original problem - I tried switching the SATA mode in the
BIOS from IDE to AHCI and that made no difference.

Motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H
Processor is a Phenom 2 950 3.0 Ghz (and is not overclocked)

$lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (int gfx)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] RS780 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 5)
00:11.0 SATA controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
00:12.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:12.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:12.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI0 Controller
00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700 USB OHCI1 Controller
00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB EHCI Controller
00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller (rev 3a)
00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 IDE Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 LPC host controller
00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge
00:14.5 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800 USB OHCI2 Controller
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] HyperTransport Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 10h [Opteron, Athlon64, Sempron] Link Control
01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
01:05.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc RS780 Azalia controller
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
03:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)  

Extract of hd stuff from dmesg:

[   64.758777] ahci 0000:00:11.0: version 3.0
[   64.758795] ahci 0000:00:11.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[   64.758928] ahci 0000:00:11.0: AHCI 0001.0100 32 slots 6 ports 3 Gbps 0x3f impl SATA mode
[   64.758930] ahci 0000:00:11.0: flags: 64bit ncq sntf ilck pm led clo pmp pio slum part 
[   64.759338] scsi0 : ahci
[   64.759415] scsi1 : ahci
[   64.759455] scsi2 : ahci
[   64.759492] scsi3 : ahci
[   64.759536] scsi4 : ahci
[   64.759573] scsi5 : ahci
[   64.759635] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed irq 22
[   64.759638] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f180 irq 22
[   64.759641] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f200 irq 22
[   64.759643] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f280 irq 22
[   64.759646] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f300 irq 22
[   64.759649] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f380 irq 22
[   65.644128] ata1: softreset failed (device not ready)
[   65.644161] ata1: failed due to HW bug, retry pmp=0
[   65.808136] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[   65.809140] ata1.00: ATA-8: WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0, 05.00K05, max UDMA/133
[   65.809142] ata1.00: 1953525168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
[   65.810411] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
[   66.308129] ata2: softreset failed (device not ready)
[   66.308160] ata2: failed due to HW bug, retry pmp=0
[   66.472370] ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[   66.473523] ata2.00: ATA-8: WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0, 05.00K05, max UDMA/133
[   66.473524] ata2.00: 1953525168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
[   66.474724] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
[   66.808145] ata3: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[   67.144144] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[   67.480172] ata5: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[   67.816146] ata6: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[   67.832195] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1001FALS-0 05.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[   67.832248] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
[   67.832258] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[   67.832259] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   67.832272] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   67.832310] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
[   67.832317] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[   67.832319] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   67.832331] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   67.832333]  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 >
[   67.876405] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[   67.876431] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[   67.876463] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1001FALS-0 05.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[   67.876510] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
[   67.876517] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[   67.876519] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   67.876530] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   67.876554] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
[   67.876561] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
[   67.876563] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[   67.876574] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[   67.876576]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 < sdb5 >
[   67.902929] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
[   67.902947] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0
[   67.903118] pata_atiixp 0000:00:14.1: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
[   67.903215] scsi6 : pata_atiixp
[   67.903263] scsi7 : pata_atiixp

Extract from /var/log/messages:

Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.758795] ahci 0000:00:11.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.758928] ahci 0000:00:11.0: AHCI 0001.0100 32 slots 6 ports 3 Gbps 0x3f impl SATA mode
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.758930] ahci 0000:00:11.0: flags: 64bit ncq sntf ilck pm led clo pmp pio slum part 
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759338] scsi0 : ahci
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759415] scsi1 : ahci
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759455] scsi2 : ahci
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759492] scsi3 : ahci
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759536] scsi4 : ahci
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759573] scsi5 : ahci
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759635] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed irq 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759638] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f180 irq 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759641] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f200 irq 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759643] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f280 irq 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759646] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f300 irq 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   64.759649] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m1024@0xfe02f000 port 0xfe02f380 irq 22
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   65.644161] ata1: failed due to HW bug, retry pmp=0
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   65.808136] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   65.809140] ata1.00: ATA-8: WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0, 05.00K05, max UDMA/133
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   65.809142] ata1.00: 1953525168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   65.810411] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   66.308160] ata2: failed due to HW bug, retry pmp=0
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   66.472370] ata2: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   66.473523] ata2.00: ATA-8: WDC WD1001FALS-00J7B0, 05.00K05, max UDMA/133
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   66.473524] ata2.00: 1953525168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   66.474724] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   66.808145] ata3: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.144144] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.480172] ata5: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.816146] ata6: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832195] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1001FALS-0 05.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832248] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832258] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832272] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832310] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832317] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832331] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.832333]  sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 < sda5 >
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876405] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876431] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876463] scsi 1:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      WDC WD1001FALS-0 05.0 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876510] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876517] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876530] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876554] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] 1953525168 512-byte hardware sectors: (1.00 TB/931 GiB)
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876561] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876574] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.876576]  sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3 sdb4 < sdb5 >
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.902929] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI disk
Apr 24 22:01:21 karzai kernel: [   67.902947] sd 1:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 0

So far, no additional messages in the logs about SATA resets...

DG

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Softreset failed (device not ready)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/285392
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Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
Status in “linux” source package in Fedora: New

Bug description:
INSTALLATION problem for Hardy and IBEX as well.
During the install process I got the next messages [during an extremely slow installation process]
Hardy producess similar messages (30 min)
Ibex stops, 

Let me lists messages when Ibex install stops
I got the mesages below

BusyBox V1.10.2 (Ubuntu 1:1.10.2-1 ubuntu6) built-in shell (ash)

[66.064009] ata7:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[76.084008] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[86.088009] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[121.128011] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)
[126.148007] ata8:Softreset failed (device not ready)

What is the problem rally here with the install DVD? (regardless is it Hardy or Intrepid the same messages I got)

GA-EP45-DQ6 motherboard (http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2831)


[ The South Bridge: 6 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATAII0, SATAII1, SATAII2, SATAII3, SATAII4, SATAII5) supporting up to 6 SATA 3Gb/s devices are connected but
I did not connected any sata cables to 2 x SiI5723 chips : -4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (GS0-Source, GS1, GS2-Source, GS3) supporting up to 4 SATA 3Gb/s devices - Support for Smart Backup (RAID 1) ]

I suspect that messages comes around the Jmicron & Sis5723 chips. Is it driver problem, not providing during the install ? 
See schematic http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data/articles/2008/2559/dq6-sketch.jpg
Or more info on the motherboard  at http://forums.tweaktown.com/f69/ep45-ds5-dq6-27384/


How to provide driver, if it is so? (There is no Ubuntu driver at ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/jmb36x/? [there is driver for e.g. fedora but none for ubuntu])
How to continue the installation, skip searching the ATA drivers for not used chip, get able to install the Ibex?