Same problem here, but on sata disks. No USB. Running amd64 Karmic but with 2.6.28-11-generic kernel from Jaunty, as the 2.6.30 fails to boot on my box.
$ ps wwaux|grep blkid root 985 49.3 0.0 8128 700 ? R< 13:21 47:12 /sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/block/8:16 root 1583 48.0 0.0 8128 696 ? R< 13:24 44:27 /sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/block/8:17 root 1585 47.7 0.0 8128 700 ? R< 13:24 44:11 /sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/block/8:18 root 3020 46.9 0.0 8128 700 ? R< 13:28 41:47 /sbin/blkid -o udev -p /dev/block/8:16 $ ls -altr /dev/block/8\:1? lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 May 22 13:21 /dev/block/8:16 -> ../sdb lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 May 22 13:21 /dev/block/8:18 -> ../sdb2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 May 22 13:21 /dev/block/8:17 -> ../sdb1 $ ls -atrl /dev/.udev/failed/ total 0 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 73 May 22 13:21 \x2fdevices\x2fpci0000:00\x2f0000:00:04.0\x2fhost6\x2ftarget6:0:1\x2f6:0:1:0\x2fblock\x2fsdb\x2fsdb2 -> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/host6/target6:0:1/6:0:1:0/block/sdb/sdb2 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 73 May 22 13:21 \x2fdevices\x2fpci0000:00\x2f0000:00:04.0\x2fhost6\x2ftarget6:0:1\x2f6:0:1:0\x2fblock\x2fsdb\x2fsdb1 -> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/host6/target6:0:1/6:0:1:0/block/sdb/sdb1 Strace of the blkid processes gives no output, so they're just spinning. Worth noting is that this kernel hangs for about 5 minutes during boot, around here: [ 7.576714] EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. [ 14.445048] udev: starting version 142 [ 14.704335] ck804xrom ck804xrom_init_one(): Unable to register resource 0x00000000ff000000-0x00000000ffffffff - kernel bug? [ 14.704344] resource map sanity check conflict: 0xff000000 0xffffffff 0xff780000 0xffffffff reserved [ 14.704351] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 14.704352] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.28/arch/x86/mm/ioremap.c:226 __ioremap_caller+0x349/0x390() [ 14.704354] Modules linked in: ck804xrom(+) mtd chipreg map_funcs forcedeth ohci1394 ieee1394 fbcon tileblit font bitblit softcursor [ 14.704363] Pid: 885, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu [ 14.704365] Call Trace: [ 14.704371] [<ffffffff802509bf>] warn_on_slowpath+0x5f/0x90 [ 14.704374] [<ffffffff8022f669>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x9/0x10 [ 14.704376] [<ffffffff8022f669>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x9/0x10 [ 14.704379] [<ffffffff80236c29>] __ioremap_caller+0x349/0x390 [ 14.704383] [<ffffffffa007c2db>] ? ck804xrom_init_one+0x1ab/0x5ca [ck804xrom] [ 14.704386] [<ffffffff80236d82>] ioremap_nocache+0x12/0x20 [ 14.704389] [<ffffffffa007c2db>] ck804xrom_init_one+0x1ab/0x5ca [ck804xrom] [ 14.704392] [<ffffffffa0082041>] init_ck804xrom+0x41/0x59 [ck804xrom] [ 14.704395] [<ffffffffa0082000>] ? init_ck804xrom+0x0/0x59 [ck804xrom] [ 14.704397] [<ffffffff8020a03b>] do_one_initcall+0x3b/0x170 [ 14.704400] [<ffffffff802d0225>] ? __vunmap+0xc5/0x110 [ 14.704403] [<ffffffff802d02c5>] ? vfree+0x25/0x30 [ 14.704406] [<ffffffff8027eee8>] ? load_module+0x11c8/0x11d0 [ 14.704409] [<ffffffff8027ef9d>] sys_init_module+0xad/0x1e0 [ 14.704412] [<ffffffff8021253a>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b [ 14.704413] ---[ end trace 7cbb05b594db9bfa ]--- [ 15.507018] nvidia: module license 'NVIDIA' taints kernel. [ 15.761085] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNEB] enabled at IRQ 18 [ 15.761097] nvidia 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNEB] -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 [ 15.761104] nvidia 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 [ 15.762264] NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 180.44 Tue Mar 24 05:46:32 PST 2009 [ 15.794313] input: PC Speaker as /devices/platform/pcspkr/input/input4 [ 15.854327] i2c-adapter i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x2d00 [ 15.854359] i2c-adapter i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x2e00 [ 16.143176] Found: PMC Pm49FL004 [ 16.143184] ck804xrom @fff80000: Found 1 x8 devices at 0x0 in 8-bit bank [ 16.172582] number of JEDEC chips: 1 [ 16.172585] cfi_cmdset_0002: Disabling erase-suspend-program due to code brokenness. [ 16.209814] synaptics was reset on resume, see synaptics_resume_reset if you have trouble on resume [ 16.415218] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 21 [ 16.415223] HDA Intel 0000:00:06.1: PCI INT B -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 [ 16.415288] HDA Intel 0000:00:06.1: setting latency timer to 64 [ 17.223775] input: ImPS/2 Logitech Wheel Mouse as /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input5 [ 375.733026] lp: driver loaded but no devices found More info on request. -- blkid hangs on /dev/.tmp-block-* devices https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378930 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs