Issues with my hard drive mounting during boot

[vdubhack]

Running 10.10 64bit Kernel 2.6.35-23

I am noticing what I think is a big hiccup in my boot process my drive is mounting at around the 4sec mark then my system pauses for roughly 13 seconds, you can even it see it on the screen a blinking cursor comes up the entire time. Then during the rest of the boot my drive will re-mount at least 4 more times. Then during use of my system there will be random re-mounts throughout the use.

Here is the mounting message

 4.935976] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[   17.006924] Adding 5125116k swap on /dev/sda4.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:5125116k

These are the repeated re-mounting messages during boot. generally my last or second to last message in dmesg ends with this every boot. This is the first re-mount message

EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro

The rest of the re-mount messages are like this

EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0

I just noticed the pausing recently after an update but have been seeing this re-mounting since install. Are these normal? They dont seem like it to me, and if they are normal why such a long time on the initial mount and every re-mount takes 4-5 seconds. Let me know if I can provide any further info as well. Thanks for any info and or help on this.

[vdubhack]

Anyone have any ideas and or suggestions on this ?

[sohlinux]

sounds like you may have a bad drive. try to boot with the live cd and check the drive

[vdubhack]

I have run multiple dish checks and never reports a problem I have tried in both linux and windows and neither ever report issues at all about my disk.

I just get those messages a ton and when shutting down I get a message that says unmounting weak file systems.

I have run fsck the logs say nothings logged. gsmartcontrol says disks are fine as well.

So dont think its a bad drive, but if you have other suggestions on how to find whats wrong with it I am open to try and figure it out.


edit:

Could it be the SATA is not being setup properly or something:

[    2.460743] ahci 0000:00:1f.2: AHCI 0001.0300 32 slots 6 ports 3 Gbps 0x39 impl SATA mode
[    2.521937] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908100 irq 50
[    2.521947] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908280 irq 50
[    2.521953] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908300 irq 50
[    2.521960] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908380 irq 50
[    2.870504] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[    3.237245] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    4.017463] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[    4.397323] ata6: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)

/usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/readahead false: success.
Running hook /usr/lib/pm-utils/power.d/sata_alpm false:
Setting SATA APLM on host0 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host1 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host2 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host3 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host4 to max_performance...Done.
Setting SATA APLM on host5 to max_performance...Done.

Just saw these messages not sure it helps any There is only one HD in my laptop

[sohlinux]

as its a laptop it could be some power issue, check in the power options - system power management and set to never sleep and not to spin down hard drives

and try cleaning the file system

http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.....php?t=1578000

[vdubhack]

I had already found that thread and tried everything on there and still have the issue. This is on a clean install and I have tried installing 3 different times. So I just do not get whats up with this.

[vdubhack]

I just found these messages in dmesg seems the SATA link goes down and then it re-mounts

[    0.000000]  BIOS-e820: 00000000bf7cc000 - 00000000bf7ff000 (ACPI data)
[    0.000000]  modified: 00000000bf7cc000 - 00000000bf7ff000 (ACPI data)
[    0.000000] Memory: 3902340k/5242880k available (5710k kernel code, 1060432k absent, 280108k reserved, 5380k data, 908k init)
[    1.762374] ACPI: EC: GPE = 0x1e, I/O: command/status = 0x66, data = 0x62
[    1.763690] _OSC request data:1 8 1f 
[    1.829635] _OSC request data:1 1f 1f 
[    1.845801] libata version 3.00 loaded.
[    1.946933] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947096] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947246] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947394] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947540] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947701] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947849] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.947996] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    1.948142] _OSC request data:1 0 1f 
[    2.342793] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 10240k
[    2.501609] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908100 irq 50
[    2.501611] ata2: DUMMY
[    2.501612] ata3: DUMMY
[    2.501619] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908280 irq 50
[    2.501625] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908300 irq 50
[    2.501665] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908380 irq 50
[    2.850323] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[    2.851515] ata1.00: ATA-8: Hitachi HTS725050A9A360, PC4OC71E, max UDMA/133
[    2.851523] ata1.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 31/32), AA
[    2.852988] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
[    3.217108] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    3.989762] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[    3.991212] ata5.00: ATAPI: MATSHITABD-CMB UJ141EL, 1.00, max UDMA/100
[    3.993320] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/100
[    4.356611] ata6: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    4.809529] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)

[    4.809529] EXT4-fs (sda3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[   16.523997] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[   18.564832] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[   28.669951] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0

[    2.439914] ahci 0000:00:1f.2: AHCI 0001.0300 32 slots 6 ports 3 Gbps 0x39 impl SATA mode
[    2.501609] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908100 irq 50
[    2.501619] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908280 irq 50
[    2.501625] ata5: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908300 irq 50
[    2.501665] ata6: SATA max UDMA/133 abar m2048@0xf0908000 port 0xf0908380 irq 50
[    2.850323] ata1: SATA link up 3.0 Gbps (SStatus 123 SControl 300)
[    3.217108] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    3.989762] ata5: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[    4.356611] ata6: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)

[   16.523997] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[   18.564832] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0
[   28.669951] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro,commit=0

Not sure what else to even look for or search online for now at this point. There is a second hard drive slot on the laptop that is not being used at this time could it be thinking its there or trying to mount that first and causing issues or ? Just throwing out ideas.

[sohlinux]

did you try to reset your bios settings to default?

[sohlinux]

can you paste in your /etc/fstab here

[vdubhack]

I never did anything to my bios its as it came from the factory.

Here is fstab

# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda3 during installation
UUID=8b1aeb39-7a1a-423e-8b75-c576c0ec3a76 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda4 during installation
UUID=bf9c52d9-458e-4402-bd32-8735fad9e5e1 none            swap    sw              0       0

Here is dmesg info on the UUID's in case this helps as well

[    0.000000] Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=8b1aeb39-7a1a-423e-8b75-c576c0ec3a76 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M nouveau.blacklist=1 quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux
[    0.000000] Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-23-generic root=UUID=8b1aeb39-7a1a-423e-8b75-c576c0ec3a76 ro crashkernel=384M-2G:64M,2G-:128M nouveau.blacklist=1 quiet splash acpi_osi=Linux
[    1.763688] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.829633] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.946931] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947094] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947245] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947392] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947538] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947700] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947847] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.947994] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID
[    1.948140] \_SB_.PCI0:_OSC invalid UUID

Thanks for your help so far with this very appreciated


From looking at the fstab's info online I am noticing mine does not have relatime option in it and my cd/dvd drive is not on there or is that all unrelated to this?