GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 420288
LiveCD hangs searching for Adaptec I20 RAID controllers on Inspiron 2650
Last modified: 2008-01-30 08:16:32 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #403272 +++ Please describe the problem: Downloaded the GParted livecd to partition the hardrives on my Dell Inspiron 2650 Laptop.After booting from the cd I press enter and pick an option it scans the devices on the laptop but when it gets to my DVD Drive it halts at Detecting Adaptec I20 RAID controllers. The only way to make it stop is to either wait a while for it to automatically restart or to shut it down and restart it. I've used the earlier versions of the GParted live cd and never had this issue where were up to the 2.5.x realease. This hang has also been reproduced on the newest testing releases available on the forums. Steps to reproduce: 1. Power on laptop and insert CD. 2. Boot from CD. 3. Pick option 4. Press Enter key at GParted boot screen. Actual results: Boot sequence hangs while "Detecting I20 RAID Controllers." Expected results: Boot to Gnome desktop. Does this happen every time? Yes. Other information: System specs can be located at the following URL: http://support2.jp.dell.com/docs/systems/ins2600/en/sm_en/specs.htm
Please, could you tell me the exact version of the livecd. Then I can find out the kernel config and see if adaptec is enable or not. THX ! 0.3.4 or 0.3.4-1 or 0.3.4-2 or 0.3.4-3 ?
0.3.4-3
thx. Like you can see here : http://gparted.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/gparted/livecd/tags/0.3.4-3/kernel/configs/gparted-config-2.6.20-r2-tbl.conf?revision=52&view=markup adaptec is enable, but following lines are not (lines 898-905). I will enable those lines in the next release. Please give it a try when it is out (some days probably).
Ok
GParted Live cd 0.2.5-5 works but GParted 0.3.4-3 doesn't
(In reply to comment #5) > GParted Live cd 0.2.5-5 works but GParted 0.3.4-3 doesn't > You are talking about adpatec, right ? NOthing to do with your other bug, I guess.[Bug 420329] ?!
Beta iso can be downloaded here : http://gparted.free.fr/beta/gparted-livecd-0.3.4-4-beta-20070320-08h25.iso
Differant than the other bug which is a video issue this is a hardware issue.
(In reply to comment #8) > Differant than the other bug which is a video issue this is a hardware issue. > Did you try to choose the "intel video" option at boot time ?
Excuse me, I mixed the two bugs :(
I'm downloading the new version now and see if it fixes it the beta version that was supplied above didn't fix it.
The new cd doesn't have it fixed 0.3.4-4 or is there an option that I can pick so it works.
You could maybe try to edit grub line and remove the "dodmraid" or something like that. Then type escape and "b" like boot.
Still doesn't work found this https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.15/+bug/24050 and this http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/index.php and http://whocares.de/2005/10/08/how-to-fix-suse-linux-100-for-the-adaptec-ata-2400a-and-other-i2o-raid-controllers/ and http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/faq.php#dpt_i2o
could you try to ad this params in cmdline (editing grub), before the dodmraid : noload=i20 thx
On Toshiba Satellite 3005 Laptop, boot process hang after Loading Adaptec I20 RAID Version 2.4 Build 5go Detecting Adaptec I20 RAID Controllers ... verified on both 0.3.4-9 and 0.3.4-10. Reproducible every time.
tested bug exists in 0.3.4-0 and 0.3.3-7 tested bug does not exist in 0.3.2-0 did not test liveCD version in between 0.3.2-0 and 0.3.3-7
Could you elaborate on where to added the params? I assume it should be added to the source of the gparted livecd and rebuild the iso image. Am I right?
When you can see the first enlightened line, press "e" to edit use arrow to enlighten the second line press "e" to edit this line use arrow to go at the end of the line and there write : noload=i20 this should do the trick
No, it didn't work even after adding noload=i20.
In last release I have set I20 to "M". http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/news.php
I'm no idea what's the implication of the above comment. Can you elaborate?
(In reply to comment #22) > In last release I have set I20 to "M". > http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/news.php I too have an Inspiron 2650, and even latest ISO, 0.3.4-11 doesn't work. I burned maybe a dozen gparted-livecd images in the past few days to my CD-RW from http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=115843&package_id=173828 I have found that all gparted-livecd images released in 2007 have this problem. gparted-livecd-0.3.3-0 (2006-12-06 14:29) boots the Inspiron 2650 with the default configuration, and the next image, gparted-livecd-0.3.3-5 (2007-02-16 12:23), hangs at the I2O driver. Thanks, -Pete P.S. - btw, I believe the name is "i2o", not "i20" (i.e. the letter oh, not zero)
Pete, could you please try to edit the grub line, then go to the end of the line using arrow, and add this after space : noload=i20 and tell me if it works, please.
(In reply to comment #25) > noload=i20 Larry, Yes, sorry I didn't mention that in the original report, but, I have already tried noload=i2o noload=i20 noload=I20 noload=I2O just in case it was either case sensitive or the zero/oh were confused. In addition, in noticing your comment #15 on this bug, I also burned a fresh copy of 0.3.4-11 this evening and tried them before the dodmraid rather than after and that didn't help either. Thanks, -Pete
Is possible to take a sreen shot of the screen when it hangs ? Just to let me see... thx
Created attachment 101544 [details] Digital photograph of screen when Inspiron 2650 hangs at Adaptec i2o (not i20) module This is extremely compressed and greyscale to make it small. If you need more lines, I'll take another screenshot booting with vga=ask.
OK Thanks. I will have a look at it asap.
Created attachment 101641 [details] 60 line screen when Inspiron 2650 hangs at Adaptec i2o (not i20) module This has more info, but perhaps the smaller font is a bit more difficult to read.
Like I mentioned on the web site (http://gparted-livecd.tuxfamily.org/news.php), the gparted-livecd is unfortunately no more supported. I worked on it alone during one year, and I have no free time anymore to continue. BTW with the new c++ dev we focus on the source code. Other good projects are running gparted. One of them is sysresccd : http://www.sysresccd.org/Main_Page