[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 Title: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
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 installing packages on your own, the linux- image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test. --or-- 2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD. Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback. ** Tags added: cft-2.6.27 -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
Hi Felix, Point taken. I'll change the status to "Confirmed". Thanks. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Won't Fix => Confirmed -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
Leann, the fact that no kernel fix is expected for the foreseeable future is no reason to WONTFIX. A fix will come from somewhere at some point. It's just not entirely clear where it will come from, or when. There has always been a fix available by recompiling the kernel to restore IDE and preload it in initrds, and there is an imminent or existing fix via device mapper and kpartx available for SUSE users: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=397816 Wontfixing this is like telling upgraders to use SUSE instead. -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
Hi Guys, As Mathew pointed out, this was a decision implemented from upstream. It's not likely to be resolved for Ubuntu kernels until changes are made upstream. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: None => linux -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
** Tags added: iso-testing -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
It is artificial in the sense that the kernel developers chose to regard the SCSI partition limit problem of no apparent consequence when choosing to _replace_ the traditional IDE driver system with a libata driver system based upon a SCSI foundation. This they did in the face of ever more gargantuan hard disks. It's also artificial in that the traditional drivers could still be provided for the benefit of upgraders who need them, as Mandriva and SUSE do. LVM is not a solution for those who already have the partitions and dependencies on them in their rollout, maintenance and backup systems. -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
It's not an artificial limitation - it's a consequence of the move from the legacy IDE stack to libata, which is abstracted through the SCSI layer with the result that only a maximum of 15 partitions per drive are supported. -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
Mandriva 2008 and OpenSUSE have workarounds to use legacy drivers instead of libata to access all existing partitions. Have you found a workaround that works in Gutsy? I'm having no luck. :-( -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 134983] Re: Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16
Booting up with a Knoppix 5.0 CD, it didn't have any problem to have that partition mounted and its contents allocated.. This test confirms, that Gutsy currently is imposing some annoying, artificial limit to supported partitions, starting with hda16 and up. -- Cannot mount /home on /dev/hda16 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/134983 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
