Jaunty fails to boot, SATA problem, SRST failed (errno=-16)

Hi wcollier,

This seems related to bug 220706. Just curious if you could try some of the workarounds listed there and let us know your results:

1) "Yes. I already tried settings the rootdelay=120 and it boots after the drive has been discovered." - https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/51

2) "I fixed the problem by turning my drives to cable select and re-plugging my ide cables in the proper direction." - https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/2

3) "I turned off all my unused sata ports in BIOS, by changing 'Extended IDE Drive' to none." - https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/42 and https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/43

4) You may also want to try a BIOS update if there is one available for you system

Thanks.

#1 - rootdelay set to 120 and 300, neither changes the results.

#2 not an IDE, its a SATA HDD issue.

#3 there are no unused SATA ports. Disconnected all but the root dirve, turned off as recommended, still having the same error.

#4 Bios updated prior to my install, its the latest.

Is there a way to capture the boot messages from the failed boot? I only get as far as the busybox (initrdfs I think) load after things time out and there are no sdN devices found.

> This seems related to bug 220706. Just curious if you could try some of
> the workarounds listed there and let us know your results:
>
> 1) "Yes. I already tried settings the rootdelay=120 and it boots after
> the drive has been discovered." -
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/51
>
> 2) "I fixed the problem by turning my drives to cable select and re-
> plugging my ide cables in the proper direction." -
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/2
>
> 3) "I turned off all my unused sata ports in BIOS, by changing 'Extended
> IDE Drive' to none." -
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/42
> and
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/220706/comments/43
>
> 4) You may also want to try a BIOS update if there is one available for
> you system

Hi wcollier,

Thanks for the quick response and sorry for such a long delay in getting back to you. Can you try one last quick test and try either the most recent 2.6.31-rc3 Mainline kernel build - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds or grab and test the latest Karmic Alpha Image which contains a 2.6.31-rc3 based Ubuntu kernel - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ . If the issue remains I think you could mount a USB stick after you are dropped into a busybox to try and grab log files (eg. dmesg). Thanks.

I will try to get to that this weekend.

----- Original Message ----
> From: Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:04:08 PM
> Subject: [Bug 382269] Re: Jaunty fails to boot, SATA problem, SRST failed (errno=-16)
>
> Hi wcollier,
>
> Thanks for the quick response and sorry for such a long delay in getting
> back to you. Can you try one last quick test and try either the most
> recent 2.6.31-rc3 Mainline kernel build -
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds or grab and test the
> latest Karmic Alpha Image which contains a 2.6.31-rc3 based Ubuntu
> kernel - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ . If the issue remains I
> think you could mount a USB stick after you are dropped into a busybox
> to try and grab log files (eg. dmesg). Thanks.
>
> --
> Jaunty fails to boot, SATA problem, SRST failed (errno=-16)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382269
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: sata-modules-2.6.28-11-generic-di
>
> 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About
> Ubuntu.
>
> Ubuntu 9.04 Release: 9.04
>
> 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy packagename'
> or by checking in Synaptic.
>
> unable to boot. no way to get it.
>
> 3) What you expected to happen
>
> Jaunty to boot.
>
> 4) What happened instead
>
> SRST failed (errno=-16) repeated, then dropped into busybox. doing ls /dev/s*
> shows no "sda" device at all.
>
> Motherboard is:
> XFX NFORCE 680I LT SLI INTEL SOCKET 775 DDR2 Product Code: MB-N680-ILT9
> Latest XFX AWARD BIOS
> http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/motherboards/6series/680.aspx
>
> Other info attached to follow-on comments since apparently you cannot upload
> multiple files (at least with Firefox on Win) - I got the info from booting the
> live CD

Sorry, have not been able to get to this - stomped flat at work (I work as an software and systems integration engineer for a major mobile communication equipment company).

I hope to get to this after the next week, when I get everyone on my team back from vacation.

Regards,

w

----- Original Message ----
> From: Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:04:08 PM
> Subject: [Bug 382269] Re: Jaunty fails to boot, SATA problem, SRST failed (errno=-16)
>
> Hi wcollier,
>
> Thanks for the quick response and sorry for such a long delay in getting
> back to you. Can you try one last quick test and try either the most
> recent 2.6.31-rc3 Mainline kernel build -
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds or grab and test the
> latest Karmic Alpha Image which contains a 2.6.31-rc3 based Ubuntu
> kernel - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ . If the issue remains I
> think you could mount a USB stick after you are dropped into a busybox
> to try and grab log files (eg. dmesg). Thanks.
>
> --
> Jaunty fails to boot, SATA problem, SRST failed (errno=-16)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/382269
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: sata-modules-2.6.28-11-generic-di
>
> 1) The release of Ubuntu you are using, via 'lsb_release -rd' or System -> About
> Ubuntu.
>
> Ubuntu 9.04 Release: 9.04
>
> 2) The version of the package you are using, via 'apt-cache policy packagename'
> or by checking in Synaptic.
>
> unable to boot. no way to get it.
>
> 3) What you expected to happen
>
> Jaunty to boot.
>
> 4) What happened instead
>
> SRST failed (errno=-16) repeated, then dropped into busybox. doing ls /dev/s*
> shows no "sda" device at all.
>
> Motherboard is:
> XFX NFORCE 680I LT SLI INTEL SOCKET 775 DDR2 Product Code: MB-N680-ILT9
> Latest XFX AWARD BIOS
> http://www.xfxforce.com/en-us/products/motherboards/6series/680.aspx
>
> Other info attached to follow-on comments since apparently you cannot upload
> multiple files (at least with Firefox on Win) - I got the info from booting the
> live CD

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