Could you please elaborate a little bit on how to apply the patched version? I'll be hapy to test if I only knew how... Op 14 nov. 2012 17:05 schreef "Phillip Susi" <ps...@ubuntu.com> het volgende:
> I have uploaded a patched version of util-linux to my ppa, could you > test it and see if it fixes this for you? > > > ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) > Status: New => In Progress > > ** Changed in: util-linux (Ubuntu) > Assignee: (unassigned) => Phillip Susi (psusi) > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078407 > > Title: > pdc fakeraid not recognized > > Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu: > In Progress > > Bug description: > I have a fresh install of Ubuntu Desktop on my old Dell Dimension > 8300. This box has a Promise Fasttrak raid controller a.k.a. softraid > or fakeraid. It is setup with two identical drives in raid0, stiped. > > I had a hard time getting the installer to run without errors. Did all > kind of manual steps to make the installer complete. > I installed from a pendrive, booted the liveCD. Used dmraid -ay and > gparted to partition the drive. Did nothing special with the partitions one > swap and one root partition. The installer ends up grubbing my pendrive > instead of my harddisk so I followed a manual to purge an reinstall grub2 > on the correct disk here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1581099 > ) > > Now when I boot, the computer shows a graphical off-black screen > (ubuntu boot color???) and nothing happens. When I then reboot with > Ctrl+Alt+Delete a second time. I get GNU GRUB menu and I choose > "Ubuntu, with Linux 3.2.0-29-generic-pae". After a while I got thrown > in busybox because of the root device was not found: ALERT! /dev/disk > /by-uuid/8693f1c2-3eb1-41a4-ba10-3fbe860144a1 does not exist. > > When I type "dmraid -ay" [Enter] > I see three messages like RAID set "pdc_ccgcdegci" was activated. > Press Crtl+D the computer will continue to boot normally. > > The next time I boot I need to reboot to get pass the off-black screen > and into the GNU Grub menu again. > > I found bug report 941874, but I checked and the fixes described there > seem to be in place on my machine... > I tried the steps described in " > http://www.humans-enabled.com/2012/03/how-to-fix-ubuntu-1204beta-boot-problem.html"; > to no avail. > > I'm new to the whole Ubuntu/linux thing and I just want my computer to > boot without manual intervention. Please help. > > Thanx! > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1078407/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078407 Title: pdc fakeraid not recognized To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/util-linux/+bug/1078407/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
