Slow ata scanning with Ubuntu Hardy on Acer Aspire 5051

mhowell · 06-28-2008, 08:25 PM

Since using Ubuntu Hardy the startup of my laptop has slowed down considerably.

Looking at the output of the boot up shows at long time waiting for ata ports to be scanned, as seen in my dmesg output.

Quote:

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[ 14.866969] SCSI subsystem initialized
[ 14.872433] libata version 3.00 loaded.
[ 14.873534] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:12.0[A] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 14.873708] scsi0 : ata_generic
[ 14.873801] scsi1 : ata_generic
[ 14.874322] ata1: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x8440 ctl 0x8434 bmdma 0x8400 irq 17
[ 14.874369] ata2: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x8438 ctl 0x8430 bmdma 0x8408 irq 17
[ 15.122718] ata1.01: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 15.122762] ata1: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 20.364341] ata1.01: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 20.364385] ata1: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 25.606157] ata1.01: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 25.606200] ata1: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 30.847801] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 30.847844] ata1: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 36.089419] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 36.089462] ata1: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 41.331119] ata1.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 41.331162] ata1: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 46.736496] ata2.01: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 46.736539] ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 51.978263] ata2.01: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 51.978306] ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 57.219953] ata2.01: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 57.219996] ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 62.461577] ata2.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 62.461620] ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 67.703409] ata2.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 67.703452] ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 72.945047] ata2.00: failed to IDENTIFY (I/O error, err_mask=0x3)
[ 72.945089] ata2: failed to recover some devices, retrying in 5 secs
[ 78.105767] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.1[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 78.105877] PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:14.1 to 64
[ 78.105937] scsi2 : ata_generic
[ 78.106023] scsi3 : ata_generic
[ 78.106160] ata3: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0x8420 irq 14
[ 78.106210] ata4: PATA max UDMA/100 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0x8428 irq 15
[ 78.434189] ata3.00: ATA-6: TOSHIBA MK6034GAX, AC101A, max UDMA/100
[ 78.434233] ata3.00: 117210240 sectors, multi 16: LBA48
[ 78.434291] ata3.01: ATAPI: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S, 1.20, max UDMA/33
[ 78.434344] ata3.00: configured for UDMA/100
[ 78.434386] ata3.01: configured for UDMA/33
[ 78.589339] scsi 2:0:0:0: Direct-Access ATA TOSHIBA MK6034GA AC10 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 78.591286] scsi 2:0:1:0: CD-ROM MATSHITA DVD-RAM UJ-850S 1.20 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[ 79.736915] fuse init (API version 7.9)
[ 79.759819] ACPI Exception (processor_core-0816): AE_NOT_FOUND, Processor Device is not present [20070126]
[ 79.763120] ACPI: Thermal Zone [THRM] (49 C)
[ 80.465578] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbfs
[ 80.465598] usbcore: registered new interface driver hub
[ 80.482099] usbcore: registered new device driver usb
[ 80.497523] Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2
[ 80.498381] ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx
[ 80.509487] ohci_hcd: 2006 August 04 USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[ 80.509532] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.0[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 80.509546] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: OHCI Host Controller
[ 80.509766] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[ 80.509787] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.0: irq 19, io mem 0xb0005000
[ 80.565463] usb usb1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 80.565484] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 80.565496] hub 1-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 80.606102] 8139cp: 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v1.3 (Mar 22, 2004)
[ 80.669230] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.1[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 80.669245] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: OHCI Host Controller
[ 80.669264] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[ 80.669278] ohci_hcd 0000:00:13.1: irq 19, io mem 0xb0006000
[ 80.725149] usb usb2: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 80.725172] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 80.725185] hub 2-0:1.0: 4 ports detected
[ 80.829000] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:13.2[A] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[ 80.829013] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: EHCI Host Controller
[ 80.829032] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 3
[ 80.829081] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: irq 19, io mem 0xb0007000
[ 80.840824] ehci_hcd 0000:00:13.2: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00, driver 10 Dec 2004
[ 80.840919] usb usb3: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
[ 80.840938] hub 3-0:1.0: USB hub found
[ 80.840944] hub 3-0:1.0: 8 ports detected
[ 80.949627] 8139cp 0000:08:02.0: This (id 10ec:8139 rev 10) is not an 8139C+ compatible chip
[ 80.949632] 8139cp 0000:08:02.0: Try the "8139too" driver instead.
[ 80.949850] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:08:04.0[A] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[ 80.953144] 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.28
[ 81.008527] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:08:04.0
[ 81.008859] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:08:02.0[A] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[ 81.009981] eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xa000, 00:16:36:95:e0:46, IRQ 21
[ 81.009983] eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8100B/8139D'
[ 81.019139] Driver 'sd' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[ 81.019206] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 117210240 512-byte hardware sectors (60012 MB)
[ 81.019216] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 81.019219] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 81.019232] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 81.019267] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] 117210240 512-byte hardware sectors (60012 MB)
[ 81.019275] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 81.019277] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[ 81.019289] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 81.019292] sda:<4>Driver 'sr' needs updating - please use bus_type methods
[ 81.450235] sda1 sda2 sda4
[ 81.476246] sd 2:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[ 81.481635] sd 2:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[ 81.481654] sr 2:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
[ 81.487127] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 24x/24x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[ 81.487132] Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
[ 81.487182] sr 2:0:1:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
[ 81.690574] Attempting manual resume
[ 81.690577] swsusp: Resume From Partition 8:4
[ 81.690579] PM: Checking swsusp image.
[ 81.690827] PM: Resume from disk failed.
[ 81.738355] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[ 81.738366] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[ 90.769393] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input2
[ 91.048769] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
[ 91.080762] shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
[ 91.276299] Linux agpgart interface v0.102
[ 91.389553] piix4_smbus 0000:00:14.0: Found 0000:00:14.0 device
[ 91.595805] input: Power Button (FF) as /devices/virtual/input/input3
[ 91.607639] ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF]
[ 91.607733] input: Power Button (CM) as /devices/virtual/input/input4
[ 91.623598] ACPI: Power Button (CM) [PWRB]
[ 91.623697] input: Lid Switch as /devices/virtual/input/input5
[ 91.629076] ACPI: Lid Switch [LID]
[ 91.629133] input: Sleep Button (CM) as /devices/virtual/input/input6
[ 91.639566] ACPI: Sleep Button (CM) [SLPB]
[ 91.684059] ACPI: AC Adapter [ACAD] (on-line)
[ 91.908613] ACPI: Battery Slot [BAT1] (battery present)
[ 91.908670] ACPI: WMI-Acer: Mapper loaded
[ 92.158646] Yenta: CardBus bridge found at 0000:08:01.0 [1025:010f]
[ 92.158677] Yenta: Using CSCINT to route CSC interrupts to PCI
[ 92.158679] Yenta: Routing CardBus interrupts to PCI
[ 92.158685] Yenta TI: socket 0000:08:01.0, mfunc 0x00001202, devctl 0x44
[ 92.390856] Yenta: ISA IRQ mask 0x0cf8, PCI irq 16
[ 92.390862] Socket status: 30000006
[ 92.390864] Yenta: Raising subordinate bus# of parent bus (#08) from #09 to #0c
[ 92.390870] pcmcia: parent PCI bridge I/O window: 0xa000 - 0xafff
[ 92.390873] cs: IO port probe 0xa000-0xafff: clean.
[ 92.391073] pcmcia: parent PCI bridge Memory window: 0xb0200000 - 0xb02fffff
[ 92.434023] sdhci: Secure Digital Host Controller Interface driver
[ 92.434027] sdhci: Copyright(c) Pierre Ossman
[ 92.462235] sdhci: SDHCI controller found at 0000:08:01.2 [1524:0550] (rev 1)
[ 92.462260] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:08:01.2[B] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 92.462309] mmc0: SDHCI at 0xb0203400 irq 17 PIO
[ 92.462317] sdhci: SDHCI controller found at 0000:08:01.4 [1524:0551] (rev 1)
[ 92.462335] PCI: Enabling device 0000:08:01.4 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 92.462339] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:08:01.4[B] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
[ 92.462371] mmc1: SDHCI at 0xb0203100 irq 17 PIO
[ 93.209256] ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:14.2[A] -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 18
[ 93.333339] Synaptics Touchpad, model: 1, fw: 6.2, id: 0x12a0b1, caps: 0xa04713/0x204000
[ 93.376054] input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as /devices/platform/i8042/serio4/input/input7
[ 93.446014] fglrx: module license 'Proprietary. (C) 2002 - ATI Technologies, Starnberg, GERMANY' taints kernel.
[ 93.608139] [fglrx] Maximum main memory to use for locked dma buffers: 1655 MBytes.
[ 93.608174] [fglrx] ASYNCIO init succeed!
[ 93.608277] [fglrx] PAT is enabled successfully!
[ 93.608295] [fglrx] module loaded - fglrx 8.47.3 [Feb 25 2008] on minor 0
[ 93.695643] acer_acpi: Acer Laptop ACPI Extras version 0.11.1
[ 93.695650] acer_acpi: Detected Acer WMID interface
[ 94.142634] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found
[ 94.212317] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'simple'
[ 95.465527] cs: IO port probe 0x100-0x3af: clean.
[ 95.467814] cs: IO port probe 0x3e0-0x4ff: clean.
[ 95.468769] cs: IO port probe 0x820-0x8ff: clean.
[ 95.469548] cs: IO port probe 0xc00-0xcf7: clean.
[ 95.470357] cs: IO port probe 0xa00-0xaff: clean.
[ 96.385209] lp: driver loaded but no devices found
[ 96.596990] Adding 1060280k swap on /dev/sda4. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:1060280k
[ 97.176621] EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal
[ 97.901246] kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds
[ 97.901595] EXT3 FS on sda2, internal journal
[ 97.901599] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode.
[ 98.197950] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team

Adding all_generic_ide and/or irqpoll does not help and takes just as long and since Hardy, adding all_generic_ide is needed to be added to the install parameters.

Both the Hard drive and the DVD drive are normal IDE and not SATA

while the laptop works fine it's annoying waiting extra time for it to continue loading compared to older versions of ubuntu and any help would be grateful.

Thanks,

Mat

mhowell · 07-02-2008, 12:11 PM

bump.

Mat

dtjohnst · 12-20-2008, 05:16 PM

Was this ever solved? I'm having the same problem...

mhowell · 12-20-2008, 07:23 PM

I've never found a solution to this but when I played around with Fedora 10 a few weeks ago the problem seemed to be solved so you could try that if you have the time to try a different distro.

tommcd · 12-21-2008, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mhowell

Both the Hard drive and the DVD drive are normal IDE and not SATA

Since you have ide hard drives, have you checked to see if dma is enabled:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DMA
This does not seem to be the problem that it was with earlier versions of Ubuntu, but it is worth a try.
Also, try passing hda=noprobe to the kernel line when bootng Ubuntu.
EDIT: I corrected a typo. It should be hda=noprobe.

Drakeo · 12-21-2008, 01:27 AM

Read what tommcd said you have a IDE drive Integrated Device Electronic. not a sata
The Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA, IPA: /ˈseɪtə/, /ˈsætə/ or /ˈsɑːtə/) computer bus has the primary function of transferring data (directly or otherwise) between the motherboard and mass storage devices (such as hard disk drives and optical drives) inside a computer.
and looking at the error log it tells you the scripts say sata do not know why and it is not till it has gone through everything that it gets the hard drive up with the right ID.
this should point you into the right direction.

elkanguro · 02-15-2009, 09:47 AM

You have to disable sata_sil module by adding it to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist

mhowell · 03-21-2009, 06:47 PM

I added sata_sil to the blacklist and it worked... after realising update-initramfs had to be done, didn't figure that one out till the kernel updated, doing this automatically.

Thanks for the advice, my bootup speed is now basically half its old time