According to a redhat bug report (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310682) it was introduced by a kernel update from 4.3 to 4.4. So I've testet 4.3.6 from mainline and it is not effected.
Btw. you probably get this on a live system too and for all hdds (since root is on the flash drive). This can have quite an impact, because some DEs automatically mount all removable drives (e.g. kde). If one of your hdd partitions contains a hypernated system, your in for a lot of fscking and/or ro mounted partitions on next resume. ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1310682 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1310682 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1568352 Title: "/sys/block/sd(X)/removable" erroneously indicates "removable" for fixed drives Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This seems to happen only to additional hdd (not the one with the root partition). gnome-disks and some file manager report those drives as ejectable. This might be fixed by the following patch http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable- queue.git/diff/queue-4.4/ata-ahci-don-t-mark-hotplugcapable-ports-as- external-removable.patch?id=4e362751dc079531ef2b95bcd5c71e12f78e1ae6 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: linux-image-4.4.0-18-generic 4.4.0-18.34 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-18.34-generic 4.4.6 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: kiran 1110 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat Apr 9 20:03:18 2016 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=ebcf26a9-f63a-4b55-ad87-31f7b1f3feb6 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-31 (9 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20160323) MachineType: LENOVO 2767WSD PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-18-generic root=UUID=a0309315-a77b-4d81-8a2c-b603b5ab7acd ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.4.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.4.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.157 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/17/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7UET94WW (3.24 ) dmi.board.name: 2767WSD dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7UET94WW(3.24):bd10/17/2012:svnLENOVO:pn2767WSD:pvrThinkPadT400:rvnLENOVO:rn2767WSD:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 2767WSD dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T400 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1568352/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp