after having discussed my issue within a German forum I have been advised to document the issue here.
As I have just signed in to GitHub the first time I am not sure whether I have found the proper place to do so .
But I will try. Maybe someone is aware of a solution. Sorry for potentially bad English as I am not a native speaker.
Since years I have run MINT (Cinnamon) without problems and also upgraded from 18 to 19 to 20.
Recently I have tried to upgrade to MINT 21.1.
The upgrade process went well and finished with a message of success - just necessary to reboot the computer.
And that is where the trouble began.
The reboot just reached the Grub menu. After having selected the OS the MINT symbol showed up on the screen and the boot process ended up with an initramfs screen.
Of course the mentioned UUID is the proper one !
The crazy thing was that GParted from a MINT 21 life system also did not list the former SDA (thus an installation from scratch - being the worst case - was also excluded).
But GParted from a Knoppix 9 life system did list the HD. Also RedoRescue 4 did (thank God - otherwise I would not have been able to restore the MINT 20.3 image).
Cloning the system from the old Western Digital HD to a Seagate HD and using the Seagate HD did not help. The HD simply was invisible.
After some experiments I have found out that attaching the HD to a different SATA port made the difference.
The computer (HP Z620) provides 6 AHCI SATA connectors. Two of them offer 6 GB/s, four of them offer only 3 GB/s.
In the past (before the upgrade) my boot HD (including the MINT installation) was connected to a 6 MB/s connector.
This not working any more after the upgrade the HD is now connected to a 3 GB/s connector - and MINT 21.3 is running.
Unfortunately I have to accept a significant loss of performance now which is annoying.
Maybe this is a missing piece of hardware support in MINT 21.x in comparision to MINT 20.x ?
I have attached a file containing some details (e.g. inxi) about my machine.
Unfortunately I am not a hardware expert. Thus I had to use the documentation within the HP manual in respect to the SATA ports.
Update:
After having added an extra PCI-e card including four SATA 6GB/s ports and having connected SDA to one of these MINT 21.1 is able to detect all disks. Looks like Mint 21.x has a problem regarding the onboard SATA 6GB/s connections from HP.
Steps to reproduce
I have tried out all SATA ports with several harddisks (formatted, not formatted, different manufacturer, different sizes, different MINT-versions)
Expected behavior
MINT 21.x shoul be able to use the harddisk (including connection) that MINT 19.x and 20.x have used before the upgrade
Additional information
Summary of Upgrade-Protocol (looks fine):
update-initramfs -u
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-91-generic
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sda4
I: (UUID=087d21cf-a2cd-4c95-bb00-e63edcd7c41d)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Check succeeded: Letzte Phase
Upgrade successful! You can now close this terminal and reboot your computer.
System configuration before Upgrade (HD Western Digital having been used from MINT 18 on until MINT 20.3)
inxi MINT 20.3 (Western Digital model: WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB3)
leigh123linux
commented
8 months ago
Distribution
MINT 21.x
Package version
5.4.12
Graphics hardware in use
No response
Frequency
Always
Bug description
Hi all,
after having discussed my issue within a German forum I have been advised to document the issue here. As I have just signed in to GitHub the first time I am not sure whether I have found the proper place to do so . But I will try. Maybe someone is aware of a solution. Sorry for potentially bad English as I am not a native speaker.
Since years I have run MINT (Cinnamon) without problems and also upgraded from 18 to 19 to 20. Recently I have tried to upgrade to MINT 21.1. The upgrade process went well and finished with a message of success - just necessary to reboot the computer. And that is where the trouble began. The reboot just reached the Grub menu. After having selected the OS the MINT symbol showed up on the screen and the boot process ended up with an initramfs screen. Of course the mentioned UUID is the proper one ! The crazy thing was that GParted from a MINT 21 life system also did not list the former SDA (thus an installation from scratch - being the worst case - was also excluded). But GParted from a Knoppix 9 life system did list the HD. Also RedoRescue 4 did (thank God - otherwise I would not have been able to restore the MINT 20.3 image).
Cloning the system from the old Western Digital HD to a Seagate HD and using the Seagate HD did not help. The HD simply was invisible. After some experiments I have found out that attaching the HD to a different SATA port made the difference. The computer (HP Z620) provides 6 AHCI SATA connectors. Two of them offer 6 GB/s, four of them offer only 3 GB/s. In the past (before the upgrade) my boot HD (including the MINT installation) was connected to a 6 MB/s connector. This not working any more after the upgrade the HD is now connected to a 3 GB/s connector - and MINT 21.3 is running. Unfortunately I have to accept a significant loss of performance now which is annoying. Maybe this is a missing piece of hardware support in MINT 21.x in comparision to MINT 20.x ?
I have attached a file containing some details (e.g. inxi) about my machine. Unfortunately I am not a hardware expert. Thus I had to use the documentation within the HP manual in respect to the SATA ports.
Update: After having added an extra PCI-e card including four SATA 6GB/s ports and having connected SDA to one of these MINT 21.1 is able to detect all disks. Looks like Mint 21.x has a problem regarding the onboard SATA 6GB/s connections from HP.
Steps to reproduce
I have tried out all SATA ports with several harddisks (formatted, not formatted, different manufacturer, different sizes, different MINT-versions)
Expected behavior
MINT 21.x shoul be able to use the harddisk (including connection) that MINT 19.x and 20.x have used before the upgrade
Additional information
Summary of Upgrade-Protocol (looks fine):
update-initramfs -u update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.15.0-91-generic I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/sda4 I: (UUID=087d21cf-a2cd-4c95-bb00-e63edcd7c41d) I: Set the RESUME variable to override this. Check succeeded: Letzte Phase Upgrade successful! You can now close this terminal and reboot your computer.
System configuration before Upgrade (HD Western Digital having been used from MINT 18 on until MINT 20.3)
inxi MINT 20.3 (Western Digital model: WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB3)
rolf@home-4:~$ inxi -Fz System: Kernel: 5.4.0-169-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una Machine: Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Z620 Workstation v: N/A serial:
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 158A v: 0.00 serial:
UEFI: Hewlett-Packard v: J61 v03.96 date: 10/29/2019
CPU:
Topology: 2x 6-Core model: Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 bits: 64 type: MT MCP SMP
L2 cache: 30.0 MiB
Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/2500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197
3: 1197 4: 1197 5: 1197 6: 1197 7: 1197 8: 1197 9: 1197 10: 1197 11: 1197
12: 1196 13: 1197 14: 1197 15: 1197 16: 1197 17: 1197 18: 1197 19: 1197
20: 1197 21: 1197 22: 1198 23: 1197 24: 1197
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GK106GL [Quadro K4000] driver: nvidia v: 470.223.02
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: nvidia
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Quadro K4000/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.223.02
Audio:
Device-1: Intel C600/X79 series High Definition Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: NVIDIA GK106 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-169-generic
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac:
Device-2: Intel 82574L Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac:
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 6.37 TiB used: 679.37 GiB (10.4%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Western Digital model: WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB3
size: 1.82 TiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-5: /dev/sde vendor: Seagate model: ST2000LM015-2E8174 size: 1.82 TiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 527.61 GiB used: 85.63 GiB (16.2%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 42.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 43 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30%
Info:
Processes: 464 Uptime: 25m Memory: 94.32 GiB used: 4.01 GiB (4.3%)
Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38
System configuration before Upgrade (running cloned MINT 20.3 from Seagate HD)
inxi MINT 20.3 (Seagate model: ST2000DM008-2UB102)
rolf@home-4:~$ inxi -FS System: Host: home-4 Kernel: 5.4.0-170-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una Machine: Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Z620 Workstation v: N/A serial: <superuser/root required> Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 158A v: 0.00 serial: <superuser/root required> UEFI: Hewlett-Packard v: J61 v03.96 date: 10/29/2019 CPU: Topology: 2x 6-Core model: Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 bits: 64 type: MT MCP SMP L2 cache: 30.0 MiB Speed: 1197 MHz min/max: 1200/2500 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197 4: 1197 5: 1197 6: 1197 7: 1197 8: 1197 9: 1197 10: 1197 11: 1197 12: 1197 13: 1197 14: 1197 15: 1197 16: 1197 17: 1197 18: 1197 19: 1197 20: 1197 21: 1197 22: 1197 23: 1197 24: 1197 Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA GK106GL [Quadro K4000] driver: nvidia v: 470.223.02 Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz OpenGL: renderer: Quadro K4000/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.223.02 Audio: Device-1: Intel C600/X79 series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Device-2: NVIDIA GK106 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-170-generic Network: Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 74:46:a0:92:55:97 Device-2: Intel 82574L Gigabit Network driver: e1000e IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: 74:46:a0:92:55:98 Drives: Local Storage: total: 5.46 TiB used: 137.50 GiB (2.5%) ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST2000DM008-2UB102 size: 1.82 TiB ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Seagate model: ST2000LM015-2E8174 size: 1.82 TiB Partition: ID-1: / size: 527.61 GiB used: 89.26 GiB (16.9%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5 ID-2: swap-1 size: 4.00 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda4 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 38 C Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30% Info: Processes: 513 Uptime: 15m Memory: 94.32 GiB used: 3.14 GiB (3.3%) Shell: bash inxi: 3.0.38
System configuration after Upgrade (running MINT 21.3 from Seagate HD)
inxi MINT 21.3
rolf@home-4:~$ inxi -FS System: Host: home-4 Kernel: 5.15.0-94-generic x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: Cinnamon 6.0.4 Distro: Linux Mint 21.3 Virginia Machine: Type: Desktop System: Hewlett-Packard product: HP Z620 Workstation v: N/A serial:
Mobo: Hewlett-Packard model: 158A v: 0.00 serial:
UEFI: Hewlett-Packard v: J61 v03.96 date: 10/29/2019
CPU:
Info: 2x 6-core model: Intel Xeon E5-2620 0 bits: 64 type: MT MCP SMP
cache: L2: 2x 1.5 MiB (3 MiB)
Speed (MHz): avg: 1291 min/max: 1200/2500 cores: 1: 1197 2: 1197 3: 1197
4: 1862 5: 1996 6: 1995 7: 1197 8: 1197 9: 1197 10: 1197 11: 1197 12: 1197
13: 1197 14: 1197 15: 1197 16: 1197 17: 1197 18: 1197 19: 1197 20: 1197
21: 1197 22: 1197 23: 1197 24: 1197
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA GK106GL [Quadro K4000] driver: nvidia v: 470.223.02
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 driver: X: loaded: nvidia
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nvidia
resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Quadro K4000/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.223.02
Audio:
Device-1: Intel C600/X79 series High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Device-2: NVIDIA GK106 HDMI Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-94-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel 82579LM Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: 74:46:a0:92:55:97
Device-2: Intel 82574L Gigabit Network driver: e1000e
IF: enp1s0 state: down mac: 74:46:a0:92:55:98
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 4.55 TiB used: 728.3 GiB (15.6%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM049-2GH172 size: 931.51 GiB
ID-4: /dev/sdd vendor: Seagate model: ST2000LM015-2E8174 size: 1.82 TiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 245.02 GiB used: 87.16 GiB (35.6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda5
ID-2: /boot/efi size: 497 MiB used: 7.5 MiB (1.5%) fs: vfat
dev: /dev/sda1
Swap:
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 4 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) dev: /dev/sda4
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 38.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 39 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30%
Info:
Processes: 478 Uptime: 8m Memory: 94.31 GiB used: 2.8 GiB (3.0%)
Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.13
Former SDA:
/dev/sda:
Model=WDC WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB3, FwRev=RR09, SerialNo=WD-WCC6N1CC5LT6 Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec SpinMotCtl Fixed DTR>5Mbs FmtGapReq } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=off CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=3907029168 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: unknown: ATA/ATAPI-1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Presently used SDA before and after Upgrade:
/dev/sda:
Model=ST1000LM049-2GH172, FwRev=SDM1, SerialNo=WN92ZC9H Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs RotSpdTol>.5% } RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=0 BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16 CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=1953525168 IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120} PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4 DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6 AdvancedPM=yes: unknown setting WriteCache=enabled Drive conforms to: Reserved: ATA/ATAPI-4,5,6,7
