[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2009-10-19 Thread Immanuel Peratoner
I have a similiar problem here on Ubuntu Karmic Beta: - Athlon 64 with ASRock N68PV-GS Mainboard and nForce 630 Chipset - 2 SATA (no raid) - sda1: root - sdb1: my data When trying to boot Ubuntu Karmic, after a few seconds it drops to a BusyBox shell with the message: "Gave up waiting for roo

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2009-05-07 Thread Bryan Wu
This bug report is being closed because we received no response to the previous inquiry for information. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release, Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2009-05-07 Thread Bryan Wu
No updates for 5 months and the last post said this issue was gone since Intrepid. So close it. -Bryan ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Won't Fix -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notif

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-12-08 Thread Henrik Holmström
Reinstalled 2.6.27-7 from a 8.10 LiveCD I burned oct 29. Worked smoothly and system started from HDD after that. Then repeated "dangerous things": 1) install NVIDIA v177 driver: rebooted ok. 2) upgrade to 2.6.27-9 by accepting all 158 updates available is next up: rebooted ok. I'm 100% clueless t

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-12-08 Thread Henrik Holmström
Tested all the boot options suggested here and in related bugs (have a link list in bug #305714); nothing helps. Tested (almost) all BIOS settings and physical connectors; nothing helps. When the kernel boot from grub, it stops waiting for the disk after what looks like a healthy "pre-boot". Sinc

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-12-07 Thread Henrik Holmström
>From what I understand, I have the same problem. I added bug #305714 which may >be a duplicate of this one. I have tried more or less all the different boot options suggested. I have two perhaps interesting details regarding this problem: 1) my system worked for two weeks before failing to find

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-12-07 Thread Henrik Holmström
>From what I understand, I have the same problem. I added bug #305714 which may >be a duplicate of this one. I have tried more or less all the different boot options suggested. I have two perhaps interesting details regarding this problem: 1) my system worked for two weeks before failing to find

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-20 Thread Leann Ogasawara
@Kissell, it sounds like you have something more similar to bug 290153. Does the workaround mentioned there (using the rootdelay boot option) work for you? -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-13 Thread mklemm
Sorry, but I still don't think it's exactly the same as in #294123. I did exactly what you proposed, with waiting for the drives up to 5 minutes, but they never showed up, no output in dmesg, no device nodes under /dev... However, booting with the all_generic_ide option works, but disk access see

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-05 Thread Magnes
It's probably the same bug. You can start your system if you wait in the busybox for sata drives to be loaded (check dmesg from time to time) and then write "exit", hit enter and the system will start. I use main that way actually. Today's update to the kernel didn't help. -- root filesystem fail

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-05 Thread Magnes
(of course I meant "mine" not "main", sorry for my English) -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ub

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-05 Thread mklemm
Definitely - I am having a similar problem on the 2.6.27-7-generic kernel, whereas the 2.6.24-19-generic works fine. The details are in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/294123 It doesn't seem to be quite the same, though, so I think it wouldn't be fair to mark one or the ot

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-04 Thread Magnes
1) http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=968424 - here is a thread on ubuntuforums.org about it 2) people get the error even if they reinstall 3) only SATA drives are causing the problem 4) one person reported that plugging in SATA drives to all SATA slots resolved the problem The problem is s

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-01 Thread Kissell
okay, i had several things to blame when this problem occured... I was assuming it was related to the SATA RAID array, because when I unplug that array it boots just fine. But, the actual error gives a UUID of the IDE disk in my system. The UUID is correct for the boot partition, /boot/grub/menu

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-11-01 Thread Magnes
I've just upgraded from 8.04 to 8.10 and know I have this problem. My computer is Athlon X2, nforce (don't know which version). I'll try to boot using older kernel, but it looks like I might have to reinstall the system. :( -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-10-31 Thread Kissell
I've just upgraded from hardy to 8.10 via the dist-upgrade and received this problem. I unplugged all hard disks I didn't need and then tried to install 8.10 from CD, that worked just fine... except, the whole point of the machine is the RAID file share, so I plugged the drives back in, and it ha

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-10-31 Thread Kissell
well, if i wait long enough at the intramfs screen i can type return or exit and that seems to kick me into gdm, and then everything works as i need it to... except, i still don't have mdadm recognizing the drives. fdisk -l shows all the drives, but mdadm won't assemble the array, even manually.

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-10-29 Thread Chylee
I seem to have similar problems please check out. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/284774 I am using kubuntu 8.10 -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs,

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-08-28 Thread Leann Ogasawara
The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test: 1) If you are comfortable

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-05-06 Thread Dwayne Nelson
Thanks, Michael (and Bernd). Confirming that adding "large-memory" to lilo.conf does resolve the issue for me. -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-05-05 Thread Michael Onnen
Bernd, Dwayne, yours seems to be a different bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lilo/+bug/221664 -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a di

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-05-02 Thread Rob Quill
Hi, I believe I am having a similar problem, although I do not have RAID on my system. Booting my custom built 2.6.22 works fine, but booting the current kernel (2.6.24-16 I believe) results in a shell and being told that the disk cannot be mounted because the device or resource is busy. I have pu

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-29 Thread Bernd Schubert
Hello Dwayne, I also had to read Denis' posting several times - it was a bit confusing to read. But I think not the size of initramfs is important, but the size of the kernel. Well, 2.6.24-15-generic is still well below the 3MB limit of Denis' findings, but 2.6.24 is definitely larger than 2.6.2

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-28 Thread Bernd Schubert
Hello Dwayne, you are not alone, I run into the initramfs problem as well. Just a question, are you by any chace using lilo (as I do)? Just asking due to this http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/9/24/50 Cheers, Bernd -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-28 Thread Dwayne Nelson
Thanks for the link, Bernd. Yes, I am running lilo. It is worth noting that the file I've been using since building my kernel (shows up as 2.6.24.3) is actually quite large. It probably shouldn't be, but even the 2.6.22 files are over 8 megabytes: -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8564557 2008-04-18 00:5

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-21 Thread Dwayne Nelson
I compiled a custom 2.6.24 kernel to get around the "bad gzip magic numbers" problem I was having. Unfortunately, I still can not use 3d acceleration or sound with this new compiled kernel - I guess I'll be watching for 2.6.24-17 generic. Hardy releases in 3-days ... really? I am leaving this th

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-17 Thread Dwayne Nelson
In my test, 2.6.22 was re-created fine. -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubun

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-14 Thread Dwayne Nelson
Thanks for the suggestion. "pci=nomsi" does not work for me. I am going to try generating a new 2.6.22 image to see if that works (I don't think I have created a 2.6.22 since the move to hardy) - this should tell me whether the problem is in creating the images or if the problem is in loading the

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-13 Thread Bob Myers
Amazingly I was able to find a fix after scouring this site. The answer was in bug #75055. If I added pci=nomsi to my kernel line in the menu.lst file I was able to get past BusyBox. Unfortunately all is not well. I can't seem to get Hardy to recognize my ipod and it freezes occasionally. I'm going

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-12 Thread Bob Myers
I have a similar issue which I added here https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/201483. I'm not sure how close this issue is but I get trapped in BusyBox after I update to latest in Hardy. This seems to be a more active bug so I'm going to keep my status here. -- root fi

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-11 Thread Dwayne Nelson
Confirmed the problem still exists for me on 2.6.24-16. "checking if image is initramfs...it isn't (bad gzip magic numbers); looks like an initrd" Nobody else seems to be getting the above message -- I am attaching my image to this comment. For more information, the machine is a Core2 Duo and

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-09 Thread Dwayne Nelson
I am also experiencing difficulties booting 2.6.24-15. ASUS P5K-E with 3 SATA drives in RAID-1 containing root and boot. 2.6.22-14 (and lower) boot fine. I have tried 2.6.24-12 through 2.6.24-15 and always get the following message: "checking if image is initramfs...it isn't (bad gzip magic numb

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-09 Thread Tero Kankaanperä
Experiencing the same symptoms in a 64bit system based on ASUS A8V-E Deluxe, with two identical SATA 250 Gb disks set as RAID1 and partitioned so that /, /boot, /home and swap are on separate partitions after upgrade from Gutsy to Hardy (on April 7th). Loading, please wait... (I've disabled the spl

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-04-02 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Kernel Team (ubuntu-kernel-team) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notif

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-29 Thread Markus K.
I just encountered the same problem as Barrakketh and miekday after updating from 7.10 to 8.04 beta. Means I could only boot Ubuntu with the i386 kernel using only one core of my Intel Q6600 Quadcore machine. Updating initramfs fixed the problem for me, too. Thanks mikeday! -- root filesyste

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-22 Thread Barrakketh
I ran into this bug after upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy last night. mikeday's suggestion (run "update-initramfs -k 2.6.24-12-generic -u") fixed the problem for me. -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-21 Thread Leann Ogasawara
** Changed in: ubuntu Sourcepackagename: linux-source-2.6.24 => None Status: New => Invalid -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subsc

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-13 Thread mikeday
Running "update-initramfs -k 2.6.24-12-generic -u" fixed the problem for me. Anyone who can run the 386 kernel but not the generic kernel should try that; not sure why it isn't done automatically when the kernel is upgraded. By the way, how to unsubscribe from a bug? My inbox is overflowing :) --

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-13 Thread mikeday
Running "update-initramfs -k 2.6.24-12-generic -u" fixed the problem for me. Anyone who can run the 386 kernel but not the generic kernel should try that; not sure why it isn't done automatically when the kernel is upgraded. By the way, how to unsubscribe from a bug? My inbox is overflowing :) --

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-13 Thread Luda
appending pci=nomsi to the kernel-options in grub.conf works for my setup, at least on the 32bit-system, reinstalling the 64bit-version right now. -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-13 Thread Luda
I've got the same problem: Athlon64, VIA-Mainboard, SATA-Harddrive, Hardy Alpha6 lspci (done with gutsy): 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge 00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge 00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T890 Host Bridge 00

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-13 Thread mikeday
(For the record, I am running Hardy on a HP xw4600, with two SATA drives, booting off the first drive, not using RAID, the problem does not appear to be a volume_id issue, it's that the drives are not being detected or the module is not being loaded). -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv mo

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-13 Thread mikeday
I have just experienced the "waiting for root file system" bug after upgrading from Gutsy to Hardy. I can fix the bug by booting the 386 kernel instead of the generic kernel (2.6.24-12). So it seems to be specific to SMP, consistent with earlier reports, and is NOT fixed in Hardy. Any tips would be

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-04 Thread Amon_Re
I replaced the machine with said controller for some new kit, can't test if this issue still exist. -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subs

Re: [Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-04 Thread Slightcrazed
I'm not even sure that my comment on this bug relates to the original issue - but as far as I know yes, this still exists, at least with the latest available Gutsy Kernel Anything 2.6.22 or newer fails to boot on my laptop, complaining that it can't mount the root filesystem. 2.6.20 or older wo

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2008-03-03 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Hi All, There hasn't been any recent activity in this bug for a while and we were just wondering if this issue still exists in the latest Hardy Alpha release? The Hardy Heron Alpha series contains an updated version of the kernel. You can download and try the new Hardy Heron Alpha release from h

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-11-17 Thread ubuntu_demon
IMHO the following bugs might be related : https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-jeos/+bug/163113 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/163140 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.22/+bug/120316 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/33269 -- root fi

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-11-16 Thread ubuntu_demon
I'm using Gutsy. I have created (qcow) qemu images from Feisty alternate installer, Gutsy alternate installer and Gutsy JeOS. All these images fail to mount the root filesystem. I have attached a screenshot where booting the feisty image fails (I booted without quiet splash). I was able to boot t

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-11-09 Thread Paweł Daniluk
I am experiencing the same problem after upgrading to Gutsy on Sun Fire x2200 server. The Feisty kernel boots fine. Gutsy gets stuck at mounting the root filesystem and gives a BusyBox prompt. -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You r

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-10-21 Thread Slightcrazed
I can't say for certain if this is the same issue - I upgraded to the gibbon yesterday, and upon a reboot the system would not come up. The recovery kernel (2.6.22-14-generic, I think) shows: BEGIN: Waiting for root filesystem and it never boots. The Edgy kernel, 2.6.20-16, boots fine. I thought

Re: [Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-10-18 Thread Starry Steve
I'm sorry, I can no longer test this bug, I don't have the laptop any more. - Steve Leann Ogasawara wrote: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. Now that the 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon release of Ubuntu is out, > we were wondering if you can still reprodu

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-10-18 Thread Leann Ogasawara
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Now that the 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon release of Ubuntu is out, we were wondering if you can still reproduce this issue. Could you please download and try the new version of Ubuntu from http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/do

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-09-21 Thread Launchpad Janitor
[Expired for linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber.

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-06-05 Thread Starry Steve
After opening question #7704 here: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/7704 I was told that I have hit this bug, so here goes. This concerns Xubuntu v7.04 alternate CD, with linux v2.6.20. In summary, I have an old Toshiba Satellite 200CDS laptop, with P166 processor with 48Mb memory,

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-06-05 Thread Starry Steve
(comment added to main bug description) -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubun

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-06-05 Thread Starry Steve
** Also affects: linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/33269 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscr

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2007-03-18 Thread Ben Collins
** Changed in: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Ubuntu Kernel Team => Ubuntu Kernel Team -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://launchpad.net/bugs/33269 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ub

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2006-11-01 Thread Steffen Mortensen
I having the same problem as justinchudgar after upgrading to edgy. The 386 kernel boots fine, but the generic hangs when it's unable to mount the root filesystem. It's a Asus A8N-E motherboard with a X2 4400+ CPU. After a while I'm dropped to a shell in the initrd image, and can see that the sata_

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2006-08-24 Thread justinchudgar
I am having a very similar problem. I am using a Pentium D 805 dual core on a ECS RC410L/800-Mv2.0, 3 IDE HDDs, 0 SATA devices, 1 IDE HDD. I have tried installing from both the 6.06 alternate install CD and the 6.06 desktop CD. In either case, the system works fine, but with only 1 CPU used. When I

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2006-08-23 Thread Ben Collins
This bug may be fixed in the current edgy developement system. In an effort to track this bug to our latest distribution, it is being targeted for edgy. Please confirm whether this bug exists in edgy. If not, then please re- attach all related output (e.g. dmesg, oops output) while under edgy. La

[Bug 33269] Re: root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded)

2006-08-15 Thread f3ss
i have a same problem mobo:Asus K8N4. i hop in Edgy its work fine -- root filesystem fails to mount (sata_nv module is loaded) https://launchpad.net/bugs/33269 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs