Looks like a drive problem, judging from the kernel error messages. Dec 10 21:49:53 ubuntu kernel: [17193381.040000] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Dec 10 21:49:53 ubuntu kernel: [17193381.040000] hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=3280903, high=0, low=3280903, sector=3280903 Dec 10 21:49:53 ubuntu kernel: [17193381.040000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown Dec 10 21:49:53 ubuntu kernel: [17193381.040000] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 3280903 Dec 10 21:50:03 ubuntu kernel: [17193391.412000] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Dec 10 21:50:03 ubuntu kernel: [17193391.412000] hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=3280903, high=0, low=3280903, sector=3280903 Dec 10 21:50:03 ubuntu kernel: [17193391.412000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown Dec 10 21:50:03 ubuntu kernel: [17193391.412000] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 3280903 Dec 10 21:50:14 ubuntu kernel: [17193401.732000] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Dec 10 21:50:14 ubuntu kernel: [17193401.732000] hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=3280903, high=0, low=3280903, sector=3280903 Dec 10 21:50:14 ubuntu kernel: [17193401.732000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown Dec 10 21:50:14 ubuntu kernel: [17193401.732000] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 3280903 Dec 10 21:50:15 ubuntu kernel: [17193403.384000] hda: dma_intr: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Dec 10 21:50:15 ubuntu kernel: [17193403.384000] hda: dma_intr: error=0x40 { UncorrectableError }, LBAsect=3280903, high=0, low=3280903, sector=3280903 Dec 10 21:50:15 ubuntu kernel: [17193403.384000] ide: failed opcode was: unknown Dec 10 21:50:15 ubuntu kernel: [17193403.384000] end_request: I/O error, dev hda, sector 3280903 Dec 10 21:50:16 ubuntu grub-installer: Bus error (core dumped) Dec 10 21:50:16 ubuntu grub-installer: error: Running 'update-grub -y' failed.
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