linux 2.6.27 kernel won't boot on amd64 hp laptop - need to boot with noapictimer

Bug #262788 reported by Andy Rogers
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.27-2-generic

Hi All

I have been using Ubuntu 8.04.1 and have upgraded to Intrepid Aplha 3 & 4 using kernel 2.6.26 with no problems on my HP Laptop DV6285eu, however since I applied the latest round of Kernel updates from 2.6.26 to 2.6.27-2.3 Ubuntu will no longer boot for me. I also had this same behaviour on 2.6.27-1.1 and 2.6.27-1.2 versions which i also tried to install aswell.

After I have chosen the new Kernel from the grub menu, I get the usuall blank screen which then should goto the Ubuntu splash logo, but it does not it just says at the bottom of the screen on the left :-

Kernel Alive
Kernel is Really Alive

I leave my laptop for a few minutes but it just stays at this.

Does anyone have any ideas how to fix/get past this?

Is this a known bug of this newer Kernel?

Has anyone else experienced this?

I do know my around ubuntu kind of well, but for syste boot logs iam unable to look because i don't know which i should be looking at for further information.

Thanks in advance.

Andy

Tags: fixed-2.6.27
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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

I have come across this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=905908 .

I have since tried the acpi=off as suggested, and this did indeed let my laptop boot with this kernel, but now have the problem of my wireless no longer working, and my screen defaulted to a low res mode and did not use the 177 version of the navida drivers which were installed.

Andy

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nullack (nullack) wrote :

Andy thanks for your bug report. It is being marked incomplete because it lacks required information. Please refer to here for minimum required info:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies

And some additional info:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKernelBoot

When you have added the info please feel free to move the bug to new.

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status: New → Incomplete
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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :
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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

The above attached files were taken when I booted with acpi=off and quiet and splash were removed from my grub boot entry.

When I just removed splash & quiet it got stock on an apci entry,which I shall get more information on ie a camera screen shot.

Andy

Changed in linux:
status: Incomplete → New
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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

i have attached a screen shot of my laptop with the removal of acpi=off from the boot command line, this is as far as my laptop boots to and does not get any further now.

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nullack (nullack) wrote :

Confirmed, thanks for responding Andy

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status: New → Confirmed
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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

I have replaced acpi=off with noacpitimer and my laptop now starts as expected with wireless & display driver working as expected

Changed in linux:
assignee: nobody → ubuntu-kernel-team
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Triaged
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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

Should be noapictimer not noacpitimer

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Stefan Bader (smb) wrote :

This might be duplicate to one of these:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/254668
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/262437

There are some issues with hpet timer and clockevents. Could you try
http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug254668/linux-image-2.6.27-3-generic_2.6.27-3.3smb4_i386.deb
to verify how this looks for you?

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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

Stefan

Before I try this Kernel, will this work on my laptop as Iam running amd64 version of Ubuntu? It it won't it there a link to one that would run on the amd64?

Thanks

Andy

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MikiTwic (tvrznikmichal) wrote :

On Asus F3T and F3M, also boot only with noapictimer parametr....

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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

Stefan

I have downloaded the amd64 version from http://people.ubuntu.com/~smb/bug254668/linux-image-2.6.27-3-generic_2.6.27-3.3smb5_amd64.deb and it works thanks.

It boots just as I would have expected it would have, however I just had one problem which was my Nvidia display driver which did not compile because the source was not installed.

Good news then, Thanks.

Andy

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kalibur (kaliburx) wrote :

Stefan or anyone

How do I go about installing that image on a machine that will not boot?

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Stefan Bader (smb) wrote :

Try either "noapictimer" or "highres=off nohz=off" on the non-working kernel in order to boot it.

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Andy Rogers (andy-rogers) wrote :

I have downloaded the latest 2.6.27-3 kernel which is pending to be uploaded to the repositeries and for me now this bug has been fixed.

Thanks

Andy

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Stefan Bader (smb) wrote :

I am marking this as fix committed since Intrepid has been rebased to 2.6.27-rc6 which contains all the mentioned fixes.

Changed in linux:
milestone: none → intrepid-alpha-6
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
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feld (felderado) wrote :

I'm affected by this. I have 2.6.27-3 and no more updates are available. What is the reason for this not being fixed on my AMD64 install?

Attached is my hardware info.

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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

Setting this to "Fix Released" based on the decision to stick with the 2.6.27 kernel for Intrepid - https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2008-September/003107.html

@feld - It would be great if you would open a new bug report. It seems you have different hardware than the original bug reporter and this will likely require a separate fix. Thanks.

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status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : Kernel team bugs

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

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