Using UUID in /etc/fstab causes long delay on boot
Bug #66170 reported by
John S
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Bug Description
When any lines in /etc/fstab use the UUID= method to select volumes, there is a several-minute delay at boot, during which the splash screen disappears and the screen is blank except a blinking cursor. During this time, all drives display regular flickers of activity several times a second.
All UUIDs are accurate and up to date. If no UUID specifications are in fstab (/dev/hdx instead) then booting occurs normally. There are NTFS filesystems in fstab, but it doesn't have to be these that use UUID specification in order to see the problem.
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Bizarre -- now the delay is happening again without any UUID specifications in fstab. Red herring I guess.