Problems with booting from the 2.6.17-10 kernel
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: linux-source
On boot with the default options set in boot line, I get the following while it runs:- /scripts/
hda3: rw=16, want=8, limit=2
I/O error reading swsusp image
This is interspersed between lines registering and unregistering USB devices. The kernel doesn't freeze - everything is still responsive - but the boot doesn't proceed from this point.
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 123.5 GB, 123522416640 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15017 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 7295 58597056 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 * 7296 10334 24410767+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 14032 15017 7920045 5 Extended
/dev/hda4 10335 14031 29696152+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda5 14032 14887 6875788+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 14888 15017 1044193+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
I've no idea what it's trying to do to the Extended partition - possibly something to do with the swap? - but I think the script in question is in the initrd, and the problem is that / never gets mounted. This happens in both the -generic (amd64) and -386 (i386) kernels, whether I use the UUID= symlinks or /dev/hd?? in GRUB and fstab.
for i386, I can't get it to boot at all - luckily I had an old 2.6.17.9 vanilla kernel that boots fine. For amd64, if I use the 'recovery' mode boot, that works - I can then 'telinit 2' to get a normal desktop.
| Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in linux-source-2.6.17: | |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We are currently reviewing bug reports regarding older kernel versions. After review we feel this bug does not meet the criteria for a stable release update and are setting this bug's status to "Won't Fix". For more information regarding stable release updates, please refer to https:/
However, now that the 7.10, codename Gutsy Gibbon, release of Ubuntu is out, we were wondering if you can still reproduce this issue. Could you please download and try the new version of Ubuntu from http://
* uname -a > uname-a.log
* cat /proc/version_
* after a fresh boot execute - dmesg > dmesg.log
* sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log
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