Thread: Disk drive for / not ready or not present

i linux veteran, first time try ubuntu (or debian). ubuntu 12.04.2 installed fine image, have started changing few things around , need help.
uninstalled grub , installed lilo. on first boot since, get:

code:

disk drive / not ready or present (s) skip mounting (m) enter maintenance shell (i) ignore

these approximate, since not have /var/log/messages @ point. strange if enter maintenance @ point, find / mounted read-only , fine. have tried
maintenance , examining installation livecd, nothing far. drives ok e2fsck , uuid entries in /etc/fstab verified , same the
working ones grub. have used dpkg --config -a no result. lilo runs clean. clues appreciated.

tia,
nikos

code:

ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda  disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 gb, 1000204886016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes i/o size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes disk identifier: 0x3f1abf12     device boot      start         end      blocks   id  system /dev/sda1   *        2048      240974      119463+  83  linux /dev/sda2          240975   164087909    81923467+   7  hpfs/ntfs/exfat /dev/sda3       164087910  1953520064   894716077+   f  w95 ext'd (lba) /dev/sda5       164087973   307323449    71617738+   7  hpfs/ntfs/exfat /dev/sda6       307324928   311531519     2103296   82  linux swap / solaris /dev/sda7       311533568   593149951   140808192   83  linux /dev/sda8       593151993  1953520064   680184036    7  hpfs/ntfs/exfat  ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/bin$ cat /mnt/etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # use 'blkid' print universally unique identifier # device; may used uuid= more robust way name devices # works if disks added , removed. see fstab(5). # # <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass> proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0 # / on /dev/sda7 during installation uuid=b36e15ed-7929-475e-801e-1357f4a7d3b7 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro 0       1 # /boot on /dev/sda1 during installation uuid=f918837b-bb6c-4804-bcbe-e402eb532d26 /boot           ext3    defaults        0       2 # swap on /dev/sda6 during installation uuid=49816ae1-dfde-4419-b305-1295dd72c0ba none            swap    sw              0       0  ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo blkid /dev/sda7 /dev/sda7: uuid="b36e15ed-7929-475e-801e-1357f4a7d3b7" type="ext4"  ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo blkid /dev/sda1 /dev/sda1: uuid="f918837b-bb6c-4804-bcbe-e402eb532d26" sec_type="ext2" type="ext3" ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo blkid /dev/sda6 /dev/sda6: uuid="49816ae1-dfde-4419-b305-1295dd72c0ba" type="swap"  ubuntu@ubuntu:/usr/bin$ sudo cat /mnt/etc/lilo.conf # /etc/lilo.conf  -   systemwide lilo configuration (lilo 23) # details see in manpages: lilo(8) , lilo.conf(5)  # +-------------------------------------------------------------+ # |                        !! reminder !!                       | # |                                                             | # | don't forget run 'lilo' after make changes   | # | conffile or have installed new kernel.                | # +-------------------------------------------------------------+   # #################### lilo global section ######################  # newer systems (until year 2004) can use ram # above 15 mb. option allows use of range of ram. #large-memory  # newer systems can boot partition on disks  # more 1024 cylinders. option allows use of  # partitions above 1024 cylinders. lba32  # specifies boot device.  lilo installs boot # block.  can either partition, or raw device, in # case installs in mbr, , overwrite current mbr. # newer kernel should use id of boot device, # can found here: /dev/disks/by-id/ata*. #boot = /dev/sda boot = /dev/disk/by-id/ata-wdc_wd10ears-00y5b1_wd-wcav55787502  # option may needed software raid installs. #raid-extra-boot = mbr-only  # enable map compaction.  tries merge read requests  # adjacent sectors single read request. drastically  # reduces load time , keeps map smaller.  using 'compact'  # recommended when booting floppy disk.   # disabled here default because doesn't work. compact  # set verbose level bootloader installation. value range: # 0 5. default value 0. #verbose = 1  # specifies location of map file. lilo creates (sector)  # map file of direct sector addresses independent of # filesystem. map = /boot/map  # ---------------------------------------------------------------  # specifies menu interface. have choice between: #   text: simple text menu black background , white text #   menu: configurable text menu background , text colors. #   bmp:  graphical menu 640x480 bitmap background. install = menu  # a) customized boot message choice 'text'. # simple text menu can set message in  # created file. text displayed before boot prompt. #message = /boot/message.txt  # b) configuration of scheme choice 'menu'. # use following coding: <text>:<highlight>:<border>:<title> # first character of each part sets text frontcolor,  # second character of earch part sets text backcolor, # upper-case character sets bold face text (frontcolor). # i.g. 'menu-scheme=wm:rw:wm:wm'. possible colors:  # k=black, b=blue, g=green, c=cyan, r=red, m=magenta, y=yellow, w=white. menu-scheme = wb:yr:wb:wb menu-title = " drwho's pc "  # c) configuration of image choice 'bmp'. # graphical menu need bitmap file, needs special # menu configuration in file header (see: lilo -e). ideally  # use 1 of delivered images of lilo package. #   16 colors:    onlyblue, tuxlogo, inside #   256 colors:   coffee #   debian:        debianlilo, debian, debian-de #bitmap = /boot/tuxlogo.bmp  # ---------------------------------------------------------------  # specifies number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) how long lilo  # should wait before booting first image.  lilo doesn't wait if # 'delay' omitted or set zero. not see defined menu. #delay = 20  # prompt start 1 kernel displayed menu. # recommeded set 'timeout'. without timeout boot  # not take place unless hit return. timeout number # of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) after there default image  # started. 'single-key' alias numbers each menu line can # used. prompt #timeout = 100 #single-key  # ---------------------------------------------------------------  # specifying vga text mode should selected when booting. # following values recognized (case ignored): #   vga=normal    80x25 text mode (default) #   vga=extended  80x50 text mode (abbreviated 'ext') #   vga=ask       stop , ask user input: choice of text mode #   vga=<mode>    use corresponding text mode number. list of   #                   available modes can obtained booting   #                   vga=ask'  , pressing [enter]. # way use of frame buffer mode. kernel  # switch normal vga text mode (80x25) frame # buffer mode (if frame buffer support in kernel): #   vga=0x314      800x600 @ 16 bit #   vga=0x317     1024x768 @ 16 bit #   vga=0x318     1024x768 @ 24 bit #vga = ask vga = normal #vga = 0x317  # ---------------------------------------------------------------  # kernel command line options apply installed images go # here.  see 'kernel-parameters.txt' in linux kernel 'documentation' # directory. i.g. start 'init 5' write:  append="5" #append = ""   # if used serial console install debian, option should # enabled default. #serial = 0,9600  root=/dev/sda7 read-only  # set image should started after delay or timeout. # if not set, first defined image started. default = linux   # ################### lilo per-image section ####################  # each image configured linux kernel (=image) , # initrd file. configure gnu/linux systems # on other partitions, too.  image=/boot/vmlinuz     label=linux     initrd=/boot/initrd  image=/boot/memtest86+_multiboot.bin     label="memory test"  other=/dev/sda2     label=windows     boot-as=0x80

just guessing, try

code:

sudo update-initramfs -u

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