Upgrade to linux-image-2.6.22-14 kernel renders my PC unbootable
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: linux-image-
The problem occurred after upgrading from 7.04 to 7.10 Ubuntu. I have followed all instructions on how to upgrade posted in UBUNTU WIKI (update-manager -d). Before describing my problem, here is my hardware info:
=> cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 15
model : 2
model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz
stepping : 4
cpu MHz : 1992.051
cache size : 512 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm
bogomips : 3986.87
clflush size : 64
512Mb of RAM,
120Mb ATA hard drive
2 external USB drives:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 067b:3507 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL3507 ATAPI6 Bridge
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0d49:7010 Maxtor
PCI:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 650/M650 Host (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961 [MuTIOL Media IO]
00:02.1 SMBus: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS961/2 SMBus Controller
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:06.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
00:06.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
00:06.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
00:07.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
00:07.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 420] (rev a3)
Currently working and running kernel on my 7.10 installation is 2.6.20-16-386.
Problem.
During the initial boot process, /boot file system and my external drives are not mounted. It fails with the following error: file system is already mounted or another process is currently using it.
At that point I am given a choice of dropping to a shell for further diagnostics or pressing Ctrl-D to continue. After dropping to a shell and trying to perform an fsck, a file system busy error is displayed. I cannot mount /boot nor my external USB drives.
I am at a loss here. What was the major change in I/O stack between .20 and .22 kernel series? Something is executed before all partition and file systems have a chance to get mounted. Reverting back to my working kernel (2.6.20-16-386) solves my issue but what about 2.6.22?
maybe, the same bug? https:/ /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ linux-source- 2.6.22/ +bug/150739