[Bug 439604] Re: boot process isn't paused while fsck runs on partition: boot process is completed with fsck running in the background preventing partition from mounting

[Steve Langasek]

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Title:
  boot process isn't paused while fsck runs on partition: boot process
  is completed with fsck running in the background preventing partition
  from mounting

Status in Release Notes for Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in mountall package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in util-linux package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: usplash

  I had a problem mounting my /dev/sdb1 partition the last couple of
  times after booting up Ubuntu. I got the following error when trying
  to mount the partition:

  mount: /dev/sdb1 already mounted or /media/data busy

  so I tried issuing the following command and I could see that fsck was
  running in the background, without having notified me, checking
  /dev/sdb1, and not while showing the splash screen and a progress bar
  like it usually does:

  rune at runescomp:~$ sudo fuser -m /dev/sdb1
  /dev/sdb1:             804
  rune at runescomp:~$ ps aux | grep 804
  root       804  5.0  3.4  72528 71164 ?        D    21:29   0:50 fsck.ext3 -a /dev/sdb1

  rune at runescomp:~/Desktop$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu karmic (development branch)
  Release:	9.10

  rune at runescomp:~/Desktop$ apt-cache policy usplash
  usplash:
    Installed: 0.5.39
    Candidate: 0.5.39
    Version table:
   *** 0.5.39 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Sep 30 21:54:05 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  MachineType: . .
  NonfreeKernelModules: kvm_intel kvm fglrx
  Package: usplash 0.5.39
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=55bcb986-d698-4aea-a3bb-c581262ea713 ro quiet splash elevator=deadline
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_DK.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
  SourcePackage: usplash
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic i686
  UsplashConf:
   # Usplash configuration file
   # These parameters will only apply after running update-initramfs.
   
   xres=1920
   yres=1440
  dmi.bios.date: 05/26/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
  dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
  dmi.board.name: IP35 Pro XE(Intel P35-ICH9R)
  dmi.board.vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/
  dmi.board.version: 1.0
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: System Enclosure Manufacter
  dmi.chassis.version: OEM
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd05/26/2008:svn.:pn.:pvrSystemVersion:rvnhttp//www.abit.com.tw/:rnIP35ProXE(IntelP35-ICH9R):rvr1.0:cvnSystemEnclosureManufacter:ct3:cvrOEM:
  dmi.product.name: .
  dmi.product.version: System Version
  dmi.sys.vendor: .

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