Booting kernel 4.4.0-116.140 fails

[Simon Pepping]

Booting kernel 4.4.0-116.140 lands me in an ash shell with prompt 'initramfs'. keyboard and mouse USB fails, so that I can do nothing.

Error messages from module hid: 'unknown symbol __x86_indirect_thunk_XXX err -22' and
'disagrees about version of __x86_indirect_thunk_XXX err -22, where XXX has 5 or 6 different 3-letter values.

I have gcc-5:i386 (5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.6, 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.9), which would be correct according to bug report #1750937. Since there are no modules built by DKMS, there is no compilation involved in installation.

I removed and reinstalled the kernel image and headers, but the problem did not disappear:
Install: linux-headers-generic:i386 (4.4.0.116.122, automatic), linux-image-generic:i386 (4.4.0.116.122, automatic), linux-headers-4.4.0-116:i386 (4.4.0-116.140, automatic), linux-image-extra-4.4.0-116-generic:i386 (4.4.0-116.140, automatic), linux-headers-4.4.0-116-generic:i386 (4.4.0-116.140, automatic), linux-generic:i386 (4.4.0.116.122), linux-image-4.4.0-116-generic:i386 (4.4.0-116.140, automatic)

Since I cannot boot into this kernel, I cannot generate a bug report, and there are no syslog entries.

Description: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS
Release: 16.04

linux-image-4.4.0-116-generic:
  Geïnstalleerd: 4.4.0-116.140
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-116-generic:
  Geïnstalleerd: 4.4.0-116.140
gcc-5:
  Geïnstalleerd: 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.9

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. While running an Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline or third-party kernel) please enter the following command in a terminal window:

apport-collect 1753144

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Simon Pepping (spepping)]

No luck running apport-collect:

simon:~$ apport-collect 1753144
ERROR: Could not import module, is a package upgrade in progress? Error: No module named PyQt5.QtCore

I cannot fix this.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Are you able to boot if you select the prior kernel version from the GRUB menu?

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Would it be possible for you to test the latest upstream kernel? Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Please test the latest v4.16 kernel[0].

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

Once testing of the upstream kernel is complete, please mark this bug as "Confirmed".

Thanks in advance.

[0] http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.16-rc4

[Simon Pepping (spepping)]

Yes, I am able to boot with the previous kernel 4.4.0-112.

[Simon Pepping (spepping)]

Installed: linux-image-4.16.0-041600rc4-generic, Linux kernel image for version 4.16.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP, and associated headers.

Booting fine:

simon:~$ uname -a
Linux vuurvlinder 4.16.0-041600rc4-generic #201803041930 SMP Mon Mar 5 00:44:23 UTC 2018 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

I guess this solves the problem. Thanks for your attention to this problem.

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

Can you also test the latest upstream stable 4.4 kernel? This might tell us if the fix in v4.16-rc4 was also cc'd to stable. The 4.4.120 kernel can be downloaded from:

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v4.4.120/

[Simon Pepping (spepping)]

Installed: linux-image-4.4.120-0404120-generic, Linux kernel image for version 4.4.120 on 32 bit x86 SMP, and associated headers.

Booting fine:

simon:~$ uname -a
Linux vuurvlinder 4.4.120-0404120-generic #201803040932 SMP Sun Mar 4 14:44:35 UTC 2018 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux

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