ALERT! /dev/disk ... does not exist.

[ShepHeard]

I recently clean-installed Lucid on my Toshiba NB200 netbook as a dual boot with XP, using a bootable USB drive made with LiveUSB Creator. I previously had 9.10, no problems.

However, now when I boot into Linux I get the above error and the computer drops to the BusyBox shell (initramfs). However, if I wait a while and type reboot the machine sometimes loads linux OK (albeit very slowly). booting in recovery mode makes no difference.

Without quiet splash, the last line is:

sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI Disk

it hangs here before dropping out.

It seems not to be specific to a particular kernal version as if I select older kernals to boot from I have the same problem (versions 20-22).

I tried the advice given here:

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/bootinfoscript/index.php?title=Boot_Problems:search

..but to no avail.

I have tried reinstalling, with a freshly downloaded copy of Ubuntu 10.04 , but again the same problem.
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: chris 1325 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0440000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC272'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0272,1179ff6e,00100001'
   Controls : 16
   Simple ctrls : 8
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=db330907-1279-4b03-9339-9893072ce2b6
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
MachineType: TOSHIBA TOSHIBA NB200
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=b0c8a80b-bc25-4be5-9de7-15502a348802 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_ZA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: yes
Tags: lucid kconfig regression-release needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: V1.20
dmi.board.name: KAVAA
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrV1.20:bd04/07/2009:svnTOSHIBA:pnTOSHIBANB200:pvrPLL20E-00U00JEN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnKAVAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: TOSHIBA NB200
dmi.product.version: PLL20E-00U00JEN
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi ShepHeard,

Please be sure to confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu. ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . If the issue remains, please run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 594523

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[ShepHeard (shep-bug)]

Hi, thanks for the messages.

I'm downloading the latest build (10.10) and will re-install with that today when I get the chance.

Currently the computer only very occasionally boots successfully so running anything from the terminal is going to be difficult.

I'll update again later.

Cheers,

Shep

[ShepHeard (shep-bug)]

Hi again, as far as I can tell, the problem does not exist with the 10.10 latest build. It appears to be booting normally.

I'll report back a little later just to confirm.

[ShepHeard (shep-bug)]

OK, I booted cold this morning (I have seen a couple of articles on this issue suggesting that it may be more common when the machine is cold) and it is still running fine. So, I guess that the problem is limited to 10.04.

What would you like me to do next? I never got the previous install of 10.04 to boot before I installed 10.10 so I never got access to a terminal.

Regards,

ShepHeard

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I tried again with 10.04... After much rebooting I got it to load and thus here are the apport logs...

One thing that has been suggested is switching the SATA controller mode from AHCI to Compatibility under BIOS.

However, I'm a little reluctant to do this as it may cause issues with my XP install. Moreover, as far as I can tell linux, as of kernal 2.6.19, should support AHCI, no?

[penalvch (penalvch)]

ShepHeard, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, could you please test the latest upstream kernel available following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds ? It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Please do not test the daily kernel folder, but the one all the way at the bottom. Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested. If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tags:
kernel-fixed-upstream
kernel-fixed-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

where VERSION-NUMBER is the version number of the kernel you tested. For example:
kernel-fixed-upstream-v3.12-rc2

This can be done by clicking on the yellow circle with a black pencil icon next to the word Tags located at the bottom of the bug description. As well, please remove the tag:
needs-upstream-testing

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the following tags:
kernel-bug-exists-upstream
kernel-bug-exists-upstream-VERSION-NUMBER

As well, please remove the tag:
needs-upstream-testing

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug's Status as Confirmed. Please let us know your results. Thank you for your understanding.

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