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    [Solved] 11.10 I/O errors

    I am running a Dell Inspiron M5010 with and AMD Phenom II triple core 64 bit processor and 6GB ram. I have been using natty for many months now (dual booting with windows 7 for netflix access) and decided to upgrade to oneric. Upgrade went fine until restart. After restart, I put in my kubuntu password then the computer freezes for a couple of minutes and then goes to a black screen with errors. The first few errors are:

    end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector (then gives a sector number)

    this error is repeated with different sector numbers over and over again

    some other errors show up

    touch: cannot touch '/var/lib/sudo/jim/1': read only file system

    .:5:can't open /etc/apache2/envvars

    grub-editenv: error: Cannot read the file /boot/grub/grubenv

    It will then go on to repeat a new I/O error with sector number every 2-4 minutes
    I left it running for about an hour but nothing happened more that the I/O errors

    I can get the computer to start if I select the old kernel version for natty 2.(whatever) but if I ever select the 3.(whatever) kernel I get the I/O errors and it never starts.

    I am guessing it is a problem with grub. I am currently using the windows 7 boot loader to point to grub which I hear is the easiest when working with a windows dual boot as windows boot loader can erase grub if you update it. Grub version is Version: 0.97-29ubuntu64 and the computer reports that it is running 11.10 even when I boot it with the older kernel.

    Any ideas?

    #2
    Re: 11.10 I/O errors

    check your drive for surface defects. use a boot cd like ultimate boot cd and run one of hd checking tools.

    or it could be an issue with your controller chip and the newer kernels. either way check the disk.
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      #3
      Re: 11.10 I/O errors

      Sorry I forgot to mention that I already did a disk check and that was not an issue.

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        #4
        Re: 11.10 I/O errors

        i had a slightly similar problem with ubuntu, turned out the monitor i was using was causing driver problems (took me a week to just plug in the original monitor cause it didnt sound like a solution to me at all). i could install and everything would seem fine, but as soon as the computer got shut off or had to restart it was the biggest pain in the arss to get back on, id be stuck at a black screen everytime.
        im not that educated with computers (yet), and im still pretty new to ubuntu/kubuntu (made the switch due to limited development tools w/ windows) but i figured id just throw that out there just in case...

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          #5
          Re: 11.10 I/O errors

          I am pretty sure that it is not a monitor driver issue. I believe it has to do with the linux kernel. Is there something I can do about this or should I just wait for another new kernel release? I installed the 3.0.0.13 (previous version to 3.0.0.14 that came with the oneric upgrade). Anyway, if anyone has any ideas I would be grateful.

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            #6
            Re: 11.10 I/O errors

            The new linux 3.0.0.15 kernel was released today and my system starts fine on that kernal. No I/O errors. Problem solved.

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