[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-03-09 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
[Expired for linux (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.] ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Expired -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1265381

[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-01-08 Thread vaiopro
fixed this by adding libata.force=noncq to the grub config. i totally forgot that i did that with my first install. the laptop now boots in 7 seconds from the moment of the ubuntu password boot screen, to the desktop. before that it took way over one minute. it works every time! i also use the

[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-01-08 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
** Description changed: I re-installed ubuntu 13.10 x64 on my vaio pro, in legacy, bios mode. The installation is lvm/luks encrypted and thus asks me for the encryption password before booting. it does not reliably boot. i often have to try several times, those are the errors i get

[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-01-02 Thread vaiopro
christopher, i now tried for several hours to update the bios. the windows 7 repair disk didn't execute the bios exe. i did several tries with freedos and read around the internet. is it really essential to update the bios, the changelog is here: What does it fix? Update CPU micro code to fix

[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-01-02 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
vaiopro, thank you for your efforts. It would be important to have the most updated BIOS available. Would you happen to have the OEM WIn7/8/8.1 install media/recovery partition you could install Windows with to get this updated? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-01-02 Thread vaiopro
update: the windows 7 x64 live usb worked after all. that unpacked bat worked. after booting ubuntu again, it failed me with the first error again: ... alert! /dev/mapper/ubuntu-vg-root does not exist ... several tries later, it finally boots, nothing changed. here is what i (obviously now)

[Bug 1265381] Re: [Sony VAIO SVP1321C5E] luks/lvm encrypted 13.10 installation doesn't reliably boot

2014-01-02 Thread Christopher M. Penalver
vaipro, thank you for updating your BIOS. Could you please confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ . If the issue remains, could you please run the following command in the development