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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
** 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
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
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?
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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)
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