Message "The disk drive for ... is not ready yet" is NOT displayed following upgrade to2.6.32-24-generic-pae kernel

[Dave Hay]

Binary package hint: mountall

This is similar but not identical to #571444.

I have the following entry in /etc/fstab: -

/dev/sdb2 /home/hayd/lenovo hfsplus rw,auto,exec,user

relating to an external USB drive.

During boot-up of the previous 2.6.32-23-generic-pae kernel, I am prompted with the following message: -

The disk drive for /home/hayd/lenovo is not ready yet or not present
Continue to wait; or press S to skip mounting or M for manual recovery

which is precisely as one would expect.

However, following a recent upgrade to 2.6.32-24-generic-pae, this message is no longer displayed; instead, I am presented with a completely blank screen.

Having used the GRUB2 menu ( via the [Shift] key ) to boot back to the -23 kernel, I realised (a) what the problem is and (b) how to overcome it - by pressing the [S] key to skip the auto-mount.

Therefore, I'm now able to boot -24 and get past the exception, by hitting [S], but the message should be displayed in clear text.

It's my view that this is a bug introduced by the kernel update.

Hardware

Lenovo Thinkpad W500 ( 4061-BL5 )
AMD/ATI Radeo graphics ( via i915 open-source driver )
Gnome 2.30.02

OS

Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

If the screen went blank after a kernel update, this should be filed against the kernel.

In any case, mountall should not be prompting at all for a mount point under a user's home directory... the boot should continue whether or not this drive can be mounted.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 614668

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

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