system initialization with error: ata2: COMRESET failed (errno=-16)

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[quote author=trinidad link=topic=9032.msg59895#msg59895 date=1671462004]

Looks like Linux Lite / is on sdb5. What is on sda1? Are you dual booting? Are you using an external or USB disk? If the Linux Lite system is booting and running the ata error messages may just be informative rather than consequential i/e a device may not be immediately connectable in the initial boot order but does connect later on. Do you have fast boot disabled in the UEFI settings if this computer was originally Windows?
TC

How do I find out what is on sda1?
I am not dual booting, I only have Linux Lite on the laptop. I installed it with an external USB, but I don't need it anymore. Yes, it was windows originally.
I even google to try to find out if I have fast boot disabled in the UEFI, but I didn't find anything very friendly.
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Code:

I don't know if it helps, but I typed sudo fdisk -l and the result:

Disk /dev/sda: 1,82 TiB, 2000398933504 bytes, 3907029167 sectors
Disk model: Ultra Slim PL   
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 4096 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 4096 bytes / 4096 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: 9B3432E5-83D6-4B4E-A233-89E34D845695

Device      Start        End    Sectors  Size Type
/dev/sda1      40     409639     409600  200M EFI System
/dev/sda2  411648 3907028991 3906617344  1,8T Microsoft basic data


Disk /dev/sdb: 298,09 GiB, 320072933376 bytes, 625142448 sectors
Disk model: Hitachi HTS54323
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0x0b75e36e

Device     Boot   Start       End   Sectors   Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1          2048   1050623   1048576   512M  b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdb2  *    1050624   2101247   1050624   513M ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sdb3       2103294 625141759 623038466 297,1G  5 Extended
/dev/sdb5       2103296 625141759 623038464 297,1G 83 Linux

Looking at your fdisk...
LL is running on the Hitachi - assuming the USB drive.
sdb1 - is a left over non needed...
sdb2/3/5 are the EFI and LL "/" partitions
*Most likely as [member=5916]trinidad[/member] mentioned taking a moment to read the disk...


sda1 - EFI partition on the internal hard disk
sda2 - Windows partition; I'd assume C: due to the size... but??




Have you FULLY installed LL on to the computer (using the install process)? or are you still testing the Live Environment - aka booted the iso? or are you using the USB with persistence?
- If you dont know what I mean... Thats ok...
My assumption is you attempted to install LL and inadvertently installed onto the USB drive...


If we think this is the case - no worries we can get you back around and install onto the hard drive.




If you have any files you want to keep - back those up else where.