Lubuntu installation on old laptop (Compaq Presario V2000) fails

kumar...@gmail.com

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May 24, 2017, 8:00:15 PM5/24/17

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I am trying to install Lubuntu Version 16.10 (32 bit) on an ancient laptop Compaq Presario V2000 but not being successful. The laptop specs are:

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Compaq Presario V2000
Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34 (Lancaster, AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-34)
Socket: 754
Speed: 1.8 GHz

Mainboard Manufacturer: Quanta
Model: 3093 (47.10)
Chipset: ATI XPress 200 (RS480) Rev 01
Southbridge: ATI SB400
LPCIO: NS PC87591
Memory: 2 chips of 1GB each of DDR 300 (PC2700) SODIMM, Single Channel

Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon XPress 200 by HP, 128 MB
Driver Version: 8.561.0.0 (12/1/2008)

Hard Drive: PATA (115GB SSD)
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The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-5-PATA-IDE-SSD-128GB-for-DELL-D610-9300-D810-HP-V2000-IBM-T43-Alesis-Fusion-/171237136970?hash=item27de875a4a:g:JFAAAOSwu4BVmP~y

The laptop has Windows 7 (32bit) installed and it runs fine. I want to make it dual boot and install Lubnutu. The BIOS sees the hard drive, but when I put Lubuntu install disk it gives error.

The error I am getting is:

ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

This probably points to the fact that Lubuntu can't see my hard drive. I tried all combinations of the 4-pin jumper settings of SSD but it didn't help. I tried running the following command from live Lubuntu DVD:

dmesg | grep sd

The command doesn't show sda or sdb either. FYI, this laptop has only one hard drive.

Please post if you know the answer.

The Natural Philosopher

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May 25, 2017, 12:20:09 AM5/25/17

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does /dev/sd* exist at all under live linux?
what happens if you run the partition editor?

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David W. Hodgins

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May 25, 2017, 1:00:40 AM5/25/17

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On Thu, 25 May 2017 00:20:06 -0400, The Natural Philosopher <t...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 25/05/17 01:00, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
>> The error I am getting is:
>> ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

Likely the op is using googlegroups, which I filter out. For the above
error, try changing the jumper on the drive to cable select, as per
https://forums.opensuse.org/showthread.php/454214-SOLVED-ata1-SRST-failed-(errno-16)-boot-extremely-slow-BIOS-disappears

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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kumar...@gmail.com

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May 26, 2017, 6:12:03 PM5/26/17

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Thanks for your post. Please note that /dev/sd* doesnt' show up under live Linux. I also tried running Arch Linux from install CD. This distribution gives an option to see installed hardware when the system boots up. It shows the hard disk correctly. However, when booting it still gives the error mentioned previously. After live CD is loaded, I tried running command /dev but it doesn't show sd*.

As for David's post, I tried all combinations of jumper settings but it didn't work. The jumper has only two pairs of pins as it is 2.5 inch hard drive.

The Natural Philosopher

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May 27, 2017, 12:49:41 AM5/27/17

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On 26/05/17 23:12, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for your post. Please note that /dev/sd* doesnt' show up under
> live Linux. I also tried running Arch Linux from install CD. This
> distribution gives an option to see installed hardware when the
> system boots up. It shows the hard disk correctly.

Ok...so its has recognised there is a disk..

> However, when
> booting it still gives the error mentioned previously. After live CD
> is loaded, I tried running command /dev but it doesn't show sd*.

It might be hd* in fact for PATA.

Look for that.

Will the partitioning application recognise the disk?

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kumar...@gmail.com

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May 27, 2017, 7:36:01 PM5/27/17

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On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:

Popping in Arch Linux live DVD and booting the laptop gives options:

1. Run Live DVD
2. Run Memory Test
3. Boot to Hard Drive OS
4. Hardware Detected
5. Reboot

When I check hardware detected, it clearly shows the drive. But when I run the Arch Linux Live, the Linux OS finally loads up but still gives the errors mentioned. I am now guessing that the PATA/SSD which I got from China probably doesn't have Cable Select Option which probably Arch Linux expects. I have set the jumper correctly for Cable Select option but it doesn't work. In all likelihood, the SSD firmware or electronics inside has some drawback.

Any ideas?

Pascal Hambourg

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Jun 3, 2017, 9:32:38 AM6/3/17

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Le 27/05/2017 à 06:49, The Natural Philosopher a écrit :
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> It might be hd* in fact for PATA.

/dev/hd* are long gone along with old IDE kernel drivers. Even current
PATA kernel drivers are based on libata just like SATA drivers and
export IDE drives as SCSI drives, i.e. /dev/sd*.

Pascal Hambourg

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Jun 3, 2017, 9:34:38 AM6/3/17

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Le 25/05/2017 à 02:00, kumar...@gmail.com a écrit :
>
> The laptop originally had a PATA hard drive which was replaced with the following PATA/SSD to increase speed.

> The error I am getting is:
>
> ata1: SRST failed (errno=-16)

Did you try with the original hard disk (or any other disk) instead of
the SSD ?

kumar...@gmail.com

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Jun 4, 2017, 11:09:39 AM6/4/17

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On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 8:00:15 PM UTC-4, kumar...@gmail.com wrote:

The partitioning program in Linux doesn't recognize the SSD. I even tried Parted Magic. I am able to install Libuntu on a flash drive though but no luck with the PATA SSD. I can install on my old PATA HDD too. I wish I could install on my SSD as USB 2.0 port on the old laptop is super slow and so is the old PATA drive.

Is it possible that this SSD has no cable select option? I have tried all combinations of putting the jumper on 4 pins.

The SSD is not listed as hd* or sd*. It is not in /dev folder too.

I also tried to pass the following to boot parameters without any success:

insmod=ide-generic
insmod=pata-legacy
modprobe ide-generic
modprobe pata-legacy
brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=ide-generic
brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=ide-generic
brokenmodules=ata_piix,piix insmod=pata-legacy
brokenmodules=ata_piix, insmod=pata-legacy

Please suggest next steps.

Bobbie Sellers

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Jun 4, 2017, 11:21:46 AM6/4/17

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Try other distributions. Especially like the Puppy series and maybe
Bodhi Legacy, old versions of Knoppix when it still fit on a
cd, 4MLinux, Dam Small Linux and SliTaz.

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The Natural Philosopher

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Jun 4, 2017, 11:24:16 AM6/4/17

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What does the BIOS say is ATA mode? Does the BIOS see the disk?

Long shot, but may be worth trying various BIOS disk settings

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The Natural Philosopher

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Jun 4, 2017, 11:34:36 AM6/4/17

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Also on my machine this is helpful

# lshw -class disk

*-disk
description: ATA Disk
product: KINGSTON SV300S3
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@1:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sda
version: BBF0
serial: 50026B774A09C471
size: 111GiB (120GB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=5 sectorsize=512 signature=0008587a
*-cdrom
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: CDDVDW SH-224DB
vendor: TSSTcorp
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@5:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: SB01
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
configuration: ansiversion=5 status=nodisc
*-disk
description: SCSI Disk
product: Expansion
vendor: Seagate
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@6:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/sdb
version: 0502
serial: NA4B7JK8
size: 931GiB (1TB)
capabilities: partitioned partitioned:dos
configuration: ansiversion=6 sectorsize=4096 signature=000acd75

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