Bug 40502

Summary:	waste time following a floppy drive not connected
Product:	IO/Storage	Reporter:	njin (marconifabio)
Component:	Other	Assignee:	io_other
Status:	CLOSED INVALID
Severity:	normal	CC:	alan
Priority:	P1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/820519
Kernel Version:	3.0.0-7	Subsystem:
Regression:	No	Bisected commit-id:

Description njin 2011-08-03 20:27:38 UTC

Hello
The boot of the live session is delayed because

Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 11.783749] aufs test_add:262:exe[609]: uid/gid/perm //filesystem.squashfs 0/0/0755, 1000/1000/0755
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 25.038509] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 37.118643] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 37.118652] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 49.199184] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 49.199193] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 62.508980] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 74.589065] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 74.589074] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 86.668627] end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 86.668634] Buffer I/O error on device fd0, logical block 0
Aug 3 17:20:56 ubuntu kernel: [ 105.186605] Adding 2029564k swap on /dev/sda5. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:2029564k

in a system with the floppy cable not connected (only power is attached)

Thanks
Fabio

Comment 1 njin 2011-08-03 20:52:00 UTC

reproduced without power cable too.

Comment 2 Alan 2012-05-12 13:57:46 UTC

Something in user space is trying to open the floppy drive. Not a kernel bug