halt：unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory

[manzur]

this is happening in intrepid ibex, ubuntu 8.10; i know there is another bug report that reads the same but that one is on ubuntu 7.10 and this is still happening in ubuntu 8.10 final release

halt：unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory
[53932.106459] system halted

i think this bug is associate to this one:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/297270

i expected that my computer just shut down but it didn't

[Datman (datnguyen5)]

I'm having the exact same problem.

I get the same error. Clean install of Kubuntu 81.0 (just installed like 3 days ago). Can't ever shut down properly and getting the error "halt：unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory"

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Per the kernel team's bug policy, can you please attach the following information. Please be sure to attach each file as a separate attachment.

* cat /proc/version_signature > version.log
* dmesg > dmesg.log
* sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log

For more information regarding the kernel team bug policy, please refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies . Thanks again and we appreciate your help and feedback.

[manzur (sl-solaris)]

version.log file

[manzur (sl-solaris)]

dmesg.log file

[manzur (sl-solaris)]

lspci-vvnn.log file

[Datman (datnguyen5)]

We posted the necessary files so can someone look into this please?

[Jai (awayatm)]

I'm also experiencing this, on two separate systems.
System 1 - Asus A7S333
System 2 - Asus P5W DH Deluxe

[Jai (awayatm)]

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[Peter Chynoweth (pcchynoweth)]

I am getting the same problem. It happen on my Aspire 5520 laptop when I went from Hardy Heron (8.04) to Intrepid Ibex (8.10). The computer stalls at the message (Unable to iterate IDE devices... ) and it won't shut down.

I am attaching the three log files that were requested from others.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Peter Chynoweth (pcchynoweth)]

Second attached log file...

[Peter Chynoweth (pcchynoweth)]

Third attached log file....

[Datman (datnguyen5)]

I'm still getting the same error but after the error, it says "power down" then it shuts off. Not sure what's causing it to power off now though.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

[Nicolas Østergaard (nicoilos)]

I have exactly the same problem. I tried to add "rmmod snd_hda_intel" to /etc/default/halt, but it did not work.

I am about to be mad of it!

[prian (tbayersdorf)]

Also the same problems - I had PCLOS 2007 installed - a had never a problem - changed cause of more support in up-to-date programs to ubuntu 8.10 :-((
Thanks for help
Attachements will come

[prian (tbayersdorf)]

second attachement

[prian (tbayersdorf)]

and third

[era (erik-thysell)]

I've had this problem for about 5 years.. I don't know the answer but hope to have a soloution somewhere sooooon....

[marcel (marcelrf)]

Any ideas on this ?
I tried editing halt init script but the problem persisted. It is really annoying and quite dangerous too, as I too put my laptop in the bag thinking the power off was functioning.

Hopefully DEBIAN 5 is coming out soon and I AM SURE they won't have this issue !!!

[bkkkd (bkkkd)]

Hi,
My server also exists such a problem. Is there any ways to solve it?

[marcel (marcelrf)]

Yes, this bug started happening on Intrepid and it hasn't been fixed for Jaunty.
Anybody has any ideas on how to debug this ? Any hints on what could be causing the problem ?
It is happening on many many laptop computers as I you all can see!!

[Ralf Jung (ralfjung-e)]

My PC shuts down normally, but that message indicates that something is wrong and I have no clue if that is the case or not.

Isn't this a duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/92685 ?

[ruan (rshenglong)]

I have the same problem in kubuntu 9.04
I used have the problem in kubuntu 8.10
 what it is

[SJCat (stimpyjcat)]

I can add something that haven't seen anywhere else, if I press a key twice a couple of seconds after "halt：unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory" got the "system halted" message and the shutdown completes

[SJCat (stimpyjcat)]

forgot to specify that happens with kubuntu 9.04 on an acer aspire 5520 with kernel 2.6.28-12

[Bo Lundberg (bo-lundberg)]

Same problem in a clean install of Ubuntu/kubuntu 9.04 on an Asus P5KPL-AM mobo.
"unable to iterate IDE devices No such file or directory" message when shutdown, otherwise the shutdown procces seems OK, but a closer look shows that all connected peripherals - keyboard, mouse, KVM-switch, USB-scanner - is left with power on. And there seems to bee no other way than the psu switch to close them down.
Same result if I boot another Linux OS from live-CD
With so many reports similar problems in different distros/kernels, there must be some hardware compatibility problem. Would be nice if someone qualified gave this problem a closer look.

[Shaform (shaform)]

I have a similar problem in Ubuntu 9.04.
Sometimes when I hit "Shut down" in the System menu, the system will not halt but instead the gdm login screen turns up.
Although they may not not related, this situation is very similar to this one: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/italc/+bug/367960

After this happens, I click the shutdown button on the login screen, and a message turns up saying something like:
Will not halt
unable to iterate IDE devices: No such files or directory

But it still halts anyway, though there must be some problem for this to turn up.

Also, I am having this problem too:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/285392

[XiPe (ali-m-hashim)]

@SJCAT: what is the key u press twice???

[SJCat (stimpyjcat)]

@XiPe

Any key works, even shift and the like, sometimes only once (if halt was waiting for a couple of seconds)

But what is the difference between halt and restart?, because i think that they must differ only on the last step
Maybe laptops now require something extra to complete a shutdown, is a bit weird (and looks like happens with other distros too)

[Antonio J. de Oliveira (ajoliveira)]

I am having this on a Jaunty 32-bit server, it prevents the machine from halting normally.

[Antonio J. de Oliveira (ajoliveira)]

#sudo reboot

or

#sudo shutdown -h now

are working perfectly on my PC

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Triaged a while ago but has not had any updated comments for quite some time. Please let us know if this issue remains in the current Ubuntu release, http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . If the issue remains, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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[Antonio J. de Oliveira (ajoliveira)]

Incidence of the bug preventing the machine from power down has dropped to a very low percentage, but the message and the delay are still there.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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