This issue is long since resolved in Ubuntu, which no longer uses the scripts in the sysvinit package for fsck/mount of filesystems.
** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/182616 Title: Checkfs fails on USB partition because initialization isn't finished yet; prompts on every boot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/182616/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs