[ASRock X79 Extreme6] Booting fails with wireless n PCIe adapter (ASUS PCE-N10)

[eviljoel]

When booting off the live CD for ubuntu-12.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso, ubuntu-12.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso, ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso and a desktop installation of Ubuntu 12.04.3 AMD64, the computer failed to start when initializing the cfg80211 module. I know the wireless card is related to the failure because removing the card causes the machine to boot. Also, when booting with the ignore_loglevel option, booting frequently fails near messages about the cfg80211 module. I attached a screen shot of where the system halted when loading ubuntu-13.04-desktop-amd64.iso with the ingore_loglevel option enabled. I know this wireless card normally works on Precise because I used it on the same install with different hardware. The apport-collect is for my current Precise install obviously without the wireless adapter.

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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.25.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: eviljoel 14847 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: eviljoel 14847 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'PCH'/'HDA Intel PCH at 0xfb700000 irq 84'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC898'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0899,18490898,00100003'
   Controls : 47
   Simple ctrls : 22
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xfb080000 irq 36'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia GPU 44 HDMI/DP'
   Components : 'HDA:10de0044,38422784,00100100'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 4
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120822.4)
IwConfig:
 eth2 no wireless extensions.

 lo no wireless extensions.
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
MarkForUpload: True
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB:

ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=/dev/mapper/username-hostname--ubuntu1204Amd64--root ro quiet splash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-18-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-18-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.94
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Tags: precise
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
UnreportableReason: This is not an official Ubuntu package. Please remove any third party package and try again.
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip fuse lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
dmi.bios.date: 07/24/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P2.40
dmi.board.name: X79 Extreme6
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.40:bd07/24/2013:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnX79Extreme6:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

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[Quinn Balazs (qbalazs)]

Live CD Boot issues are to be filed against the kernel .

[Quinn Balazs (qbalazs)]

This report is missing several logs required by the Kernel Team.

If you didn't file your Ubuntu kernel bug using ubuntu-bug, please run the following at a terminal, which will automatically gather and attach the requested system information to the bug report:

apport-collect -p linux <bug#>
As a last resort, at a minimum, your bug report should contain the output of the following commands:

uname -a > uname-a.log
cat /proc/version_signature > version.log
dmesg > dmesg.log
sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log
These four files should be attached separately to the bug report (not pasted into comments or tar and zipped). Please note that dmesg output should be captured as early as possible after bootup to avoid extraneous output.

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[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

Here is the dmesg just after reboot. Of course with the card removed.

Maybe this never got worked on because I never took it out of 'incomplete'. I'll putting this ticket into the correct status and see if it gets some attention.

[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

After providing the information requested, I think "new" is most appropriate status. Sorry if this is incorrect.

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[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

Output of "sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date" is now:
P2.80
11/08/2013

Unfortunately, the issue still exists. I tried both the daily-live of 14.04 (from DVD) and my current install of 12.04. Both do not make it as far as the Ubuntu logo. As you can see above, I have updated my BIOS.

Is there any specific debugging steps you would like me to take?

[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

Oh, the daily-live of 14.04 was from 2013-12-02.

[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

+ What is the manufacturer and model of the PCIe WiFi adapter?

This is stated in the bug's title but it is an "ASUS PCE-N10". Were you looking for something more specific?

+ Did this problem not occur in a release prior to Precise?

I pulled my hard drive out of my old computer and put it in my new one. I didn't try it with anything older than Precise. Do you want me to try it with an older release?

Maybe I should try booting Windows or another distro?

[penalvch (penalvch)]

eviljoel, if it wouldn't be terribly inconvenient, it would be helpful if tested older releases (wouldn't go earlier than Lucid) to see if you have this problem. As well, checking Windows first would be a good gut check on HW failure.

[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

Will do.

[eviljoel (eviljoel-t)]

I tried this with Ubuntu 10.04 desktop i386, Fedora 19 Desktop AMD64, Windows Vista 32 bit, and Windows Vista 64 bit. ALL FAILED to boot when the wireless card was inserted. Windows Vista 64 bit also gave me a stop screen telling me there is an unresolvable hardware issue.

I'm pretty sure this indicates that this is not an error with Ubuntu. Christopher, I'll let you close this. Of course, if there is anything else you want me to do, let me know. Thanks for your help in debugging this issue.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

eviljoel, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1219599/comments/37 regarding this being due to hardware failure. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.