Comment 34 for bug 397096

I haven't a Radeon GPU for sure, it's a VIA all integrated KT400 (if I remember
correctly) with an Athlon XP Processor 2200+, 512 MB of ram, 20 GB of HD drive.

Ubuntu 9.04 worked till the previous 30 GB HD failed. As far as I can tell the
new one works fine.
I don't know how to disable hdparm, if you tell me (I'm a
newby) I'll try as soon as I can.
Thanks

>----Messaggio originale----
>Da:
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>Data: 01/11/2009 12.48
>A: <email address hidden>

>Ogg: [Bug 397096] Re: ata exception and hang when booting, at T=n.81606 s
>

>Marco and Mikael, does the issue go away if you disable hdparm? Do you
>also
have a radeon GPU?
>
>--
>ata exception and hang when booting, at T=n.81606 s

>https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/397096
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>Status in The Linux Kernel:
Confirmed
>Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: New
>
>Bug description:
>This
seems similar to the issues in bug 352197, I just don't know which one is
closest, or bug 270794, bug 286380, bug 103780.
>
>Sometimes the machine
continues after having a ~30 seconds break with the HD lamp constantly lit.
Sometimes the lamp goes off again but the machine is still hung.
>
>I have also
tried blacklisting the tg3 and ipw2200 network drivers, since it often hangs
just after loading or dealing with these. Which is also just at the time gdm is
starting (some people reported the readahead stresses the disk).
>
>The number
of similar reports makes me optimistic it is not the hard drive dying, but I
can not be sure I guess.
>
>ProblemType: Bug
>Architecture: i386
>Date: Wed
Jul 8 19:27:09 2009
>DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
>HibernationDevice:
RESUME=UUID=d6223bfb-d64e-4243-96d5-5d5a22c7d50f
>Lsusb:
> Bus 005 Device 001:
ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002
Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
> Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux
Foundation 1.1 root hub
> Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1
root hub
> Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

>MachineType: Acer, inc. TravelMate 8100
>Package: linux-image-2.6.31-2-generic
2.6.31-2.16
>ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-2-generic
root=UUID=59b5106f-825d-4931-92d0-b6cd1eee4f49 ro radeon.modeset=1

>ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
>ProcVersionSignature:
Ubuntu 2.6.31-2.16-generic
>RelatedPackageVersions: linux-backports-modules-
2.6.31-2-generic N/A
>SourcePackage: linux
>Uname: Linux 2.6.31-2-generic i686

>dmi.bios.date: 01/20/06
>dmi.bios.vendor: Acer
>dmi.bios.version: 3C25
>dmi.
board.name: Kingfisher
>dmi.board.vendor: Acer, Inc.
>dmi.board.version: Not
Applicable
>dmi.chassis.type: 1
>dmi.chassis.vendor: , Inc.
>dmi.chassis.
version: N/A
>dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvr3C25:bd01/20/06:svnAcer,inc.:
pnTravelMate8100:pvrNotApplicable:rvnAcer,Inc.:rnKingfisher:rvrNotApplicable:
cvn,Inc.:ct1:cvrN/A:
>dmi.product.name: TravelMate 8100
>dmi.product.version:
Not Applicable
>dmi.sys.vendor: Acer, inc.
>