re: "Does this happen when you are trying to install Ubuntu and/or booting from a LiveCD? If so, can you see if this also happens with the latest Trusty daily build, which can be downloaded from ..."
LiveCD (or, in my case "live flash drive") worked correctly, but of course it did not use the hard drive, so if sata problem is responsible for this, it would not be apparent. problem only showed up when installing, i tried several times and never succeeded (sometimes it just hanged, sometimes casper displayed a failure message). then, after trying other releases and my older hard drive i discovered that the old ubuntu (like 10.10) handles both disks without problems, and the old disk can work with any ubuntu, new or old. only the "new disk" on "new ubuntu" combination is fatal. this reminded my of "libata.force=noncq" that was needed for correctly handling some SSD drives. it turned out that it also helped in my case, so now i have working 13.10 (which opens another bunch of problems, but that's another story) i also filed a bug in the kernel bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72621 ok, i'm going to try Trusty, too, however, theoretically it should not work ;-) (if my theory is correct) ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #72621 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=72621 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292046 Title: unreliable sata on MSI MS-7346 (sata_nv) + Seagate ST1000DM003-1CH162 Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: what more can i tell? it crashes and does not provide any information, so i can't install ubuntu. the reporting tool said that some logs will be automatically attached so i'm not sure if i have to add anything here? ok, let's add syslog and partman according to the guidelines... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: ubiquity 2.15.26 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperVersion: 1.336ubuntu1 Date: Thu Mar 13 15:35:41 2014 InstallCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true persistent file=/cdrom/preseed/ubuntu.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- maybe-ubiquity LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=linux PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SourcePackage: ubiquity UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) --- ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: sz 1882 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: sz 1882 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=4084a9ca-831b-44dc-8245-aea2e8b8e4f1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-03-14 (7 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. MachineType: MSI MS-7346 MarkForUpload: True Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-18-generic root=UUID=5d166cf8-1797-4b10-a41f-7d91f98237aa ro libata.force=noncq quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-18.32-generic 3.11.10.4 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.116.2 RfKill: Tags: saucy Uname: Linux 3.11.0-18-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 04/13/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V1.0 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: MS-7346 dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.0:bd04/13/2007:svnMSI:pnMS-7346:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnMS-7346:rvr1.0:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: MS-7346 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MSI To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1292046/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
