I've fixed this by switching to IDE drivers. To do this, append those lines to /etc/initramfs-tools/modules:
atiixp # change to your chipset driver! ide_core ide_cd ide_disk ide_generic blacklist ata_generic blacklist pata_atiixp blacklist pata_acpi Maybe you don't need the blacklist stuff, I'm not sure. The chipset driver should be one of those printed by "lsmod | grep permanent". Then update initramfs by "sudo update-initramfs -u" and change all /dev/sda to /dev/hda in /boot/grub/menu.lst and /etc/fstab. Also probably that UUID stuff should be changed to /dev/hda* too. Use at your own risk, of course. -- hdparm - cannot set dma on IDE hard drive that works via pata https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/110636 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