Boot hangs Athlon64

[Kristoffer Rose]

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic

Subject: linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic: Hangs during boot on Athlon64
Package: linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic
Version: 2.6.24-15.27
Severity: critical
Justification: breaks the whole system

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Normal boot hangs with the linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic (version
2.6.24-15.27) kernel.

Specifically, the "Ubuntu bar" stops around 20%, forever. I expected
it to go on. :-)

When booting in the corresponding 'recovery' mode then I get more
information: the result of 'dmesg' after such a failed boot is attached.

NOTE: This is reported as a kernel bug because booting the exact same
system with the original kernel that came with the ISO,
linux-image-2.6.24-12-generic (version 2.6.24-12.22), works fine.

Ubuntu version: Hardy Heron (8.04) beta upgraded as of today, April
10, 2008.

CPU:
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 47
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1000.000
cache size : 512 KB
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow up rep_good pni lahf_lm
bogomips : 2010.95
TLB size : 1024 4K pages
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management: ts fid vid ttp tm stc

NOTE: the system information below reveals that I am running the
2.6.24-12-generic kernel to write this...the bug report is about
2.6.24-15!

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers hardy-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'hardy-updates'), (500, 'hardy-security'), (500, 'hardy-proposed'), (500, 'hardy-backports'), (500, 'hardy')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic depends on:
ii coreutils [fileutils] 6.10-3ubuntu2 The GNU core utilities
ii dpkg 1.14.16.6ubuntu3 package maintenance system for Deb
ii initramfs-tools 0.85eubuntu35 tools for generating an initramfs
ii module-init-tools 3.3-pre11-4ubuntu5 tools for managing Linux kernel mo

Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.24-15-generic recommends:
ii grub 0.97-29ubuntu20 GRand Unified Bootloader

[Brian Rogers (brian-rogers)]

I also got a freeze at about the same time during booting, but there was no 'oops'. The last message before the long pause is always this:
[ 29.171031] iTCO_wdt: Found a ICH8M device (Version=2, TCOBASE=0x1060)
[ 29.171121] iTCO_wdt: initialized. heartbeat=30 (nowayout=0)

See also bug 215038. Looks like the message before the freeze can vary. The -15 kernel still works.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Kristoffer,

This is a known issue and we actively have developers working to get you a fix asap. Sorry for the troubles. The kernel oops you're seeing is already reported in bug 212100. bug 212271 also sees similar issues. The oops is originally a result of a fix for bug 202065 and bug 201431. A fix was temporarily commited (see bug 212960) but this resulted in machines locking up at boot :( So the patch was reverted: https://edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 . I'm going to go ahead and mark this as duplicate of bug 212100. We'll be sure to keep you posted with the current progress there. Again, sorry for the breakage and thanks for your patience.