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1 minute black screen before OS logo... please help (dmseg included)

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  • Hard Drives
  • Linux
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October 19, 2013 11:02:59 PM

I've been trying to figure out why my boot has 1 extra minute. I've replaced hard drives, removed my DVD drive, and it's still there.

Here is my dmseg: http://pastebin.com/zViPkbCA

If anybody is smart enough to have a look through it and tell me where it's hanging, I'll love you.

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October 20, 2013 3:31:48 PM

Syndicat3 said:
I've been trying to figure out why my boot has 1 extra minute. I've replaced hard drives, removed my DVD drive, and it's still there.

Here is my dmseg: http://pastebin.com/zViPkbCA

If anybody is smart enough to have a look through it and tell me where it's hanging, I'll love you.


  1. 848.
  2. [ 6.469230] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
  3.  
  4. 849.
  5. [ 11.115755] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  6.  
  7. 850.
  8. [ 16.474050] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
  9.  
  10. 851.
  11. [ 21.120572] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  12.  
  13. 852.
  14. [ 26.478866] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
  15.  
  16. 853.
  17. [ 56.149431] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  18.  
  19. 854.
  20. [ 56.149437] ata2: limiting SATA link speed to 3.0 Gbps
  21.  
  22. 855.
  23. [ 61.171835] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  24.  
  25. 856.
  26. [ 61.171841] ata2: reset failed, giving up


That indicates that the OS is trying to initialize on a mounted HDD and is having issues...

This is a forum link to a post that talks about a way to solve the issue:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/62295/how-to-fix-a-comre...

This is more information about the specific issue you're having with a SSD boot taking exceptionally long:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/99...

Those are both for Ubuntu systems, however, you can likely use the solutions if you're on a debian based system. (Some of the commands may need some altering for non-debian based systems).

Good luck!
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October 21, 2013 8:54:17 AM

8350rocks said:
Syndicat3 said:
I've been trying to figure out why my boot has 1 extra minute. I've replaced hard drives, removed my DVD drive, and it's still there.

Here is my dmseg: http://pastebin.com/zViPkbCA

If anybody is smart enough to have a look through it and tell me where it's hanging, I'll love you.


  1. 848.
  2. [ 6.469230] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
  3.  
  4. 849.
  5. [ 11.115755] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  6.  
  7. 850.
  8. [ 16.474050] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
  9.  
  10. 851.
  11. [ 21.120572] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  12.  
  13. 852.
  14. [ 26.478866] ata2: link is slow to respond, please be patient (ready=0)
  15.  
  16. 853.
  17. [ 56.149431] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  18.  
  19. 854.
  20. [ 56.149437] ata2: limiting SATA link speed to 3.0 Gbps
  21.  
  22. 855.
  23. [ 61.171835] ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)
  24.  
  25. 856.
  26. [ 61.171841] ata2: reset failed, giving up


That indicates that the OS is trying to initialize on a mounted HDD and is having issues...

This is a forum link to a post that talks about a way to solve the issue:

http://askubuntu.com/questions/62295/how-to-fix-a-comre...

This is more information about the specific issue you're having with a SSD boot taking exceptionally long:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/99...

Those are both for Ubuntu systems, however, you can likely use the solutions if you're on a debian based system. (Some of the commands may need some altering for non-debian based systems).

Good luck!


You are the best!

It was the very tiny mSATA SSD causing the problem. It's supposed to act as a 24 GB cache. It just stopped working, even in Windows (5 minute boot, freezing on resume from suspend). After removing it, the computer boots in 5 seconds.

Thankfully, I have a 90 GB SSD I can throw in this laptop so I'm not to concerned if it's defective or just needs a firmware update.

Cheers!
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October 21, 2013 10:25:04 AM

Glad you got it sorted out...

Funny how it works out that the culprit is often something you'd never suspect...
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