This happens at random when i try to hibernate my system (12.04) lts sometimes it hibernates properly and others it gives me that error-which stops it hibernating so i have to push the power button for it to turn off. My swap file is 10GB and ram=4GB so plently of space for hibernation (only evern hibernate when no swap used, only ram). Some help would be much appreciated. I have also noticed this is a very old bug dating back from 2007 but back then it happened during different actions. here is the output from gsmart: smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [i686-linux-3.2.0-24-generic-pae] (local build) Copyright (C) 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net === START OF INFORMATION SECTION === Model Family: Seagate Momentus XT Device Model: ST95005620AS Serial Number: 5YX1C0HG LU WWN Device Id: 5 000c50 03d9c6f5c Firmware Version: SD28 User Capacity: 500,107,862,016 bytes [500 GB] Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show] ATA Version is: 8 ATA Standard is: ATA-8-ACS revision 4 Local Time is: Wed May 9 22:40:43 2012 BST SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability. SMART support is: Enabled === START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION === SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED General SMART Values: Offline data collection status: (0x82) Offline data collection activity was completed without error. Auto Offline Data Collection: Enabled. Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine completed without error or no self-test has ever been run. Total time to complete Offline data collection: ( 634) seconds. Offline data collection capabilities: (0x7b) SMART execute Offline immediate. Auto Offline data collection on/off support. Suspend Offline collection upon new command. Offline surface scan supported. Self-test supported. Conveyance Self-test supported. Selective Self-test supported. SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering power-saving mode. Supports SMART auto save timer. Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported. General Purpose Logging supported. Short self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 1) minutes. Extended self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 105) minutes. Conveyance self-test routine recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes. SCT capabilities: (0x1001) SCT Status supported. SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 10 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x000f 120 099 006 Pre-fail Always - 235861123 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0003 097 097 000 Pre-fail Always - 0 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 099 099 020 Old_age Always - 1420 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 100 100 036 Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x000f 076 060 030 Pre-fail Always - 46149991 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 1230 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0013 100 100 097 Pre-fail Always - 0 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 020 Old_age Always - 1438 184 End-to-End_Error 0x0032 100 100 099 Old_age Always - 0 187 Reported_Uncorrect 0x0032 066 066 000 Old_age Always - 34 188 Command_Timeout 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 189 High_Fly_Writes 0x003a 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 190 Airflow_Temperature_Cel 0x0022 067 051 045 Old_age Always - 33 (Min/Max 28/33) 191 G-Sense_Error_Rate 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 88 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 099 099 000 Old_age Always - 3760 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 033 049 000 Old_age Always - 33 (0 14 0 0) 195 Hardware_ECC_Recovered 0x001a 054 045 000 Old_age Always - 235861123 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0012 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0010 100 100 000 Old_age Offline - 0 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x003e 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 SMART Error Log Version: 1 ATA Error Count: 30 (device log contains only the most recent five errors) CR = Command Register [HEX] FR = Features Register [HEX] SC = Sector Count Register [HEX] SN = Sector Number Register [HEX] CL = Cylinder Low Register [HEX] CH = Cylinder High Register [HEX] DH = Device/Head Register [HEX] DC = Device Command Register [HEX] ER = Error register [HEX] ST = Status register [HEX] Powered_Up_Time is measured from power on, and printed as DDd+hh:mm:SS.sss where DD=days, hh=hours, mm=minutes, SS=sec, and sss=millisec. It "wraps" after 49.710 days. Error 30 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 429 hours (17 days + 21 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 41 01 ff ff ff 4f Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 02:00:12.741 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 02:00:07.770 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 49d+08:04:03.924 READ FPDMA QUEUED ef 03 46 00 00 00 40 00 49d+03:55:51.889 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode] c6 00 10 00 00 00 40 00 49d+03:55:49.937 SET MULTIPLE MODE Error 29 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 429 hours (17 days + 21 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 41 01 ff ff ff 4f Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 49d+08:04:03.924 READ FPDMA QUEUED ef 03 46 00 00 00 40 00 49d+03:55:51.889 SET FEATURES [Set transfer mode] c6 00 10 00 00 00 40 00 49d+03:55:49.937 SET MULTIPLE MODE 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 49d+03:54:28.943 NOP [Abort queued commands] 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 48d+16:49:30.965 READ FPDMA QUEUED Error 28 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 429 hours (17 days + 21 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 41 01 ff ff ff 4f Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 48d+16:49:30.965 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 48d+16:49:25.945 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 48d+05:44:43.244 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 48d+05:44:38.281 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 47d+18:39:55.170 READ FPDMA QUEUED Error 27 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 429 hours (17 days + 21 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 41 01 ff ff ff 4f Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 48d+05:44:43.244 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 48d+05:44:38.281 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 47d+18:39:55.170 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 47d+18:39:50.193 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 47d+07:35:07.069 READ FPDMA QUEUED Error 26 occurred at disk power-on lifetime: 429 hours (17 days + 21 hours) When the command that caused the error occurred, the device was active or idle. After command completion occurred, registers were: ER ST SC SN CL CH DH -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 41 01 ff ff ff 4f Error: UNC at LBA = 0x0fffffff = 268435455 Commands leading to the command that caused the error were: CR FR SC SN CL CH DH DC Powered_Up_Time Command/Feature_Name -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- ---------------- -------------------- 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 47d+18:39:55.170 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 47d+18:39:50.193 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 47d+07:35:07.069 READ FPDMA QUEUED 2f 00 01 10 00 00 40 00 47d+07:35:02.107 READ LOG EXT 60 00 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 46d+20:30:18.658 READ FPDMA QUEUED SMART Self-test log structure revision number 1 Num Test_Description Status Remaining LifeTime(hours) LBA_of_first_error # 1 Short offline Completed without error 00% 815 - # 2 Short offline Completed without error 00% 650 - SMART Selective self-test log data structure revision number 1 SPAN MIN_LBA MAX_LBA CURRENT_TEST_STATUS 1 0 0 Not_testing 2 0 0 Not_testing 3 0 0 Not_testing 4 0 0 Not_testing 5 0 0 Not_testing Selective self-test flags (0x0): After scanning selected spans, do NOT read-scan remainder of disk. If Selective self-test is pending on power-up, resume after 0 minute delay. Thanks in advance. P.S. Could this bug be considered as a security vulnerability or not? Just wondering because if I have an encrypted container (e.g. with truecrypt) and the system does not shutdown but i assumed it would you would be able to get all the passwords stored in memory or something like that (purely theoretically though)... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic-pae 3.2.0-24.37 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic-pae 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC262 Analog [ALC262 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: anton 2999 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: anton 2999 F.... pulseaudio Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xd4a00000 irq 47' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC262' Components : 'HDA:10ec0262,104d3a00,00100302 HDA:14f12c06,104d1700,00100000' Controls : 17 Simple ctrls : 9 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xd0030000 irq 48' Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI' Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,104d3a00,00100100' Controls : 6 Simple ctrls : 1 Card1.Amixer.values: Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Mono: Playback [on] Date: Wed May 9 22:32:15 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ae2f30bd-f897-41e2-ae9f-f2e0b98118bd InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) MachineType: Sony Corporation VGN-NW11S_T ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic-pae root=UUID=d1c00637-5696-457c-9753-7171d6f95459 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-24-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-24-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.79 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: zram UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 08/27/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: R0180Y4 dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A dmi.board.name: VAIO dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.board.version: N/A dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation dmi.chassis.version: N/A dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrR0180Y4:bd08/27/2009:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGN-NW11S_T:pvrC601PLF4:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrN/A:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A: dmi.product.name: VGN-NW11S_T dmi.product.version: C601PLF4 dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation