try disconnecting the CD/DVD drive (if it is laptop with a removeable drive etc). Most people seem to have success with removing it. (of course, not the solution, but it would help the team(s) if it is known this is a cause).
r. On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Don Rhummy <297...@bugs.launchpad.net>wrote: > I'm getting this same issue. has anyone solved this? > > Here's all the info I can think of: > > 1. I have two HD's, both set as cable select > > 2. I have a DVD/CD reader/writer drive > > 3. My drives are PATA > > 4. I'm getting slightly different error messages with reg. startup vs > fail safe mode (I get the errors on every boot, as well as during > running): > > REGULAR STARTUP > --------------------------- > [ 295.816174] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 > frozen > [ 295.816196] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE DMA > [ 295.816225] ata1.00: cmd ca/00:08:00:50:7f/00:00:00:00:00/e3 tag 0 dma > 4096 out > [ 295.816232] res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout) > [ 295.816246] ata1.00: status: { DRDY } > > FAIL SAFE STARTUP > --------------------------- > [ 295.816174] ata1.00: exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 > frozen > [ 295.816196] ata1.00: failed command: WRITE DMA > [ 295.816225] ata1.00: cmd ca/00:08:00:50:7f/00:00:00:00:00/e3 tag 0 dma > 4096 out > [ 295.816232] res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x4 (timeout) > [ 295.816246] ata1.00: status: { DRDY } > [ 300.856096] ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0) > [ 305.844090] ata1: device not ready (errno=-16), forcing hardreset > [ 305.844114] ata1: soft resetting link > [ 306.024895] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133 > [ 306.024898] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/100 > [ 306.024913] ata1.00: device reported invalid CHS sector 0 > [ 306.024942] ata1: EH complete > > -- > Consistent repeating [ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient ] > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297058 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > I have a Dell Latitude D630. > > With Ubuntu 8.04 and now with 8.10 I consistently receive the following > error message(s). > > Currently I am running an Hitachi 80GB SATA drive, I have also tried a > Seagate 80G and another Hitachi 80G hard drive and all seem to exhibit the > problem. > > Nov 12 12:01:57 itasca kernel: [ 1226.128187] ata1: link is slow to > respond, please be patient (ready=0) > Nov 12 12:02:02 itasca kernel: [ 1231.112167] ata1: device not ready > (errno=-16), forcing hardreset > Nov 12 12:02:02 itasca kernel: [ 1231.112191] ata1: soft resetting link > Nov 12 12:02:02 itasca kernel: [ 1231.292629] ata1.00: configured for PIO3 > Nov 12 12:02:02 itasca kernel: [ 1231.292662] ata1: EH complete > Nov 12 12:08:27 itasca kernel: [ 1616.132171] ata1: link is slow to > respond, please be patient (ready=0) > Nov 12 12:08:32 itasca kernel: [ 1621.116175] ata1: device not ready > (errno=-16), forcing hardreset > Nov 12 12:08:32 itasca kernel: [ 1621.116199] ata1: soft resetting link > Nov 12 12:08:32 itasca kernel: [ 1621.296651] ata1.00: configured for PIO3 > Nov 12 12:08:32 itasca kernel: [ 1621.296684] ata1: EH complete > Nov 12 12:11:43 itasca kernel: [ 1812.128172] ata1: link is slow to > respond, please be patient (ready=0) > Nov 12 12:11:48 itasca kernel: [ 1817.112176] ata1: device not ready > (errno=-16), forcing hardreset > Nov 12 12:11:48 itasca kernel: [ 1817.112202] ata1: soft resetting link > Nov 12 12:11:48 itasca kernel: [ 1817.292446] ata1.00: configured for PIO3 > Nov 12 12:11:48 itasca kernel: [ 1817.292462] ata1: EH complete > Nov 12 12:13:03 itasca kernel: [ 1892.128178] ata1: link is slow to > respond, please be patient (ready=0) > Nov 12 12:13:08 itasca kernel: [ 1897.120164] ata1: device not ready > (errno=-16), forcing hardreset > Nov 12 12:13:08 itasca kernel: [ 1897.120187] ata1: soft resetting link > Nov 12 12:13:08 itasca kernel: [ 1897.300640] ata1.00: configured for PIO3 > Nov 12 12:13:08 itasca kernel: [ 1897.300671] ata1: EH complete > Nov 12 12:15:11 itasca kernel: [ 2020.069207] ata1.00: limiting speed to > PIO0 > Nov 12 12:15:16 itasca kernel: [ 2025.108176] ata1: link is slow to > respond, please be patient (ready=0) > Nov 12 12:15:21 itasca kernel: [ 2030.092169] ata1: device not ready > (errno=-16), forcing hardreset > Nov 12 12:15:21 itasca kernel: [ 2030.092194] ata1: soft resetting link > Nov 12 12:15:21 itasca kernel: [ 2030.272660] ata1.00: configured for PIO0 > Nov 12 12:15:21 itasca kernel: [ 2030.272690] ata1: EH complete > > > The message repeats approximately every 2 minutes. > > I hoped that upgrading to 8.10 would resolve the issue but it has not, with > the same problem seen when I ran 8.04 > > rbuckl...@itasca:~$ uname -a > Linux itasca 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:06 UTC 2008 x86_64 > GNU/Linux > > rbuckl...@itasca:~$ cat /proc/version > Linux version 2.6.27-7-generic (bui...@crested) (gcc version 4.3.2 (Ubuntu > 4.3.2-1ubuntu11) ) #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 19:33:06 UTC 2008 > > > rbuckl...@itasca:~$ lspci > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile PM965/GM965/GL960 Memory > Controller Hub (rev 0c) > 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 > Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 0c) > 00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile GM965/GL960 Integrated > Graphics Controller (rev 0c) > 00:1a.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #4 (rev 02) > 00:1a.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #5 (rev 02) > 00:1a.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI > Controller #2 (rev 02) > 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio > Controller (rev 02) > 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port > 1 (rev 02) > 00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port > 2 (rev 02) > 00:1c.5 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) PCI Express Port > 6 (rev 02) > 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #1 (rev 02) > 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #2 (rev 02) > 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB UHCI > Controller #3 (rev 02) > 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) USB2 EHCI > Controller #1 (rev 02) > 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev f2) > 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801HEM (ICH8M) LPC Interface > Controller (rev 02) > 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) IDE > Controller (rev 02) > 00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801HBM/HEM (ICH8M/ICH8M-E) > SATA AHCI Controller (rev 02) > 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) SMBus Controller (rev > 02) > 03:01.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. Cardbus bridge (rev 21) > 03:01.4 FireWire (IEEE 1394): O2 Micro, Inc. Firewire (IEEE 1394) (rev 02) > 09:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5755M > Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 02) > 0c:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN > [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61) > > > There does not seem to be any consensus on what causes this issue, or how > to resolve it. There is a lot of similarities to other bugs posted. > > Things which have been tried > - change BIOS to AHCI from ATA (for the controller) > - upgrade the BIOS to the latest from Dell (July 2008) > - have a CD in the drive > > > Regards > Ramon > > ProblemType: Bug > Architecture: amd64 > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10 > Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic 2.6.27-7.16 > ProcCmdLine: root=LABEL=ithaca ro quiet splash > ProcEnviron: > > > PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/jdk/bin:/opt/apache-maven/bin:/opt/eclipse > LANG=en_AU.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.27-7.16-generic > SourcePackage: linux > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/297058/+subscribe > -- Consistent repeating [ata1: link is slow to respond, please be patient ] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/297058 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