[Bug 1375997] Re: ERROR: pdc: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]

[Phillip Susi]

We need to see your /var/log/syslog to be sure but it looks like you
have a drive failure.  If you can capture the detailed errors in the
syslog, post them here.


** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  ERROR: pdc: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]

Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hi,

  After new installation of the grub-pc, grub-common hundreds of the following errors appeared.
  Those errors appeared again after sudo update-grub as well.
  I put here some small part of those errors:

  
  ERROR: sil: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: via: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: asr: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: ddf1: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: ddf1: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: hpt37x: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: hpt45x: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: isw: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: isw: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: isw: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: jmicron: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: lsi: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  ERROR: nvidia: reading /dev/sda[Input/output error]
  error: cannot read `/dev/sda': Input/output error.
  /usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a GRUB drive for /dev/sda1.  Check your device.map

  
  apt-cache policy grub-pc
  grub-pc:
    Installed: 2.02~beta2-14
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-14
    Version table:
   *** 2.02~beta2-14 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  apt-cache policy grub2-common
  grub2-common:
    Installed: 2.02~beta2-14
    Candidate: 2.02~beta2-14
    Version table:
   *** 2.02~beta2-14 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Utopic Unicorn (development branch)
  Release:	14.10

  
  Kind Regards,
  Martin

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