Hi all,
Whilst I am able to initially launch the OpenSUSE installation DVD just fine, attempting to install (or verify the installation media) boots the kernel and then the wheels come off. The DVD drive can no longer be recognised. The installer reports that there is no disk in the drive and just repeatedly instructs you to insert CD1.
Here is a relevant snippet from /var/log/boot.msg:
<6> 1.424458] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x40f0 ctl 0x40e0 bmdma 0x40d8 irq 18
<4> 2.772037] ata2.01: failed to resume link (SControl 0)
<6> 2.928238] ata2.00: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
<6> 2.928317] ata2.01: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
<7> 2.928394] ata2.01: link offline, clearing class 3 to NONE
<6> 2.936139] ata2.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GT50N, A101, max UDMA/133
<6> 2.952072] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
<4> 3.052561] ata2.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x2)
<4> 9.274433] ata2.01: failed to resume link (SControl 0)
<6> 9.430469] ata2.00: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
<6> 9.430552] ata2.01: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
<7> 9.430630] ata2.01: link offline, clearing class 3 to NONE
<6> 9.454573] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
<4> 14.453292] ata2.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0)
<4> 14.453380] ata2.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4)
<4> 14.453450] ata2.00: limiting SATA link speed to 1.5 Gbps
<4> 14.453518] ata2.00: limiting speed to UDMA/133:PIO3
<4> 15.801010] ata2.01: failed to resume link (SControl 0)
<6> 15.957034] ata2.00: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
<6> 15.957118] ata2.01: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
<7> 15.957196] ata2.01: link offline, clearing class 3 to NONE
<6> 15.981131] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/133
<4> 20.979857] ata2.00: qc timeout (cmd 0xa0)
<4> 20.979943] ata2.00: TEST_UNIT_READY failed (err_mask=0x4)
<4> 20.980010] ata2.00: disabled
<6> 20.980091] ata2.00: hard resetting link
<6> 21.299803] ata2.01: hard resetting link
<4> 22.327570] ata2.01: failed to resume link (SControl 0)
<6> 22.483587] ata2.00: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
<6> 22.483670] ata2.01: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 0)
<7> 22.483748] ata2.01: link offline, clearing class 3 to NONE
<6> 22.483751] ata2: EH complete
Full log available if required.
I note this Ubuntu bug report that seems to be the same issue which, amongst other things, includes this driver patch that purportedly fixes it. I also note this current thread in this forum that sounds very similar.
Does anyone know is this is a known issue already and if there’s likely to be an updated installer release that will fix this ?
Cheers,
Simon.