ACER Vertiton M646 kernel panic re. APIC on live boot

[RogerShepherd]

When booting from a Live CD on my ACER Veriton M646 I get through the option screen (selecting UK keyboard and English language) and then get a kernel panic. The same thing happens with the Fedora 10 Live CD. The message that appears - for Fedora - is

Loading vmlinuz0..........
Loading initrd0.img.........................ready.
..MP-BIOS bug: 8254 timer not connected to IO-APIC
Kernel panic - not syncing: IO-APIC + timer doesn't work! Boot with APIC=debug and send a report. Then try booting with noapic.

The ubuntu message is essentially the same but less readable.

I've tried booting with APiC=debug but I don't think it worked (I will recheck after I've submitted this). Rebooting with noapci does work and the information below comes from a live session after booting with noapic.

I suspect you'd like these as separate attachments but I can't figure out how to do more than one attachment from this interface.

$ uname -a
Linux ubuntu 2.6.27-7-generic #1 SMP Fri Oct 24 06:42:44 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

Description: Ubuntu 8.10
Release: 8.10

$ apt-cache policy linux
linux:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.6.27.7.11
  Version table:
     2.6.27.7.11 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages

 apt-cache policy linux
linux:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.6.27.7.11
  Version table:
     2.6.27.7.11 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/restricted Packages

$ sudo lspci -vvnn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 Host Bridge [10de:07c2] (rev a2)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0

00:00.1 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07cb] (rev a2)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0

00:01.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07cd] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.1 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07ce] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07cf] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.3 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07d0] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.4 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07d1] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.5 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07d2] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:01.6 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07d3] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:02.0 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce 630i memory controller [10de:07d6] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:03.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 LPC Bridge [10de:07d7] (rev a2)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0
 Region 0: I/O ports at 4f00 [size=256]

00:03.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 SMBus [10de:07d8] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
 Region 0: I/O ports at 4900 [size=64]
 Region 4: I/O ports at 4d00 [size=64]
 Region 5: I/O ports at 4e00 [size=64]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

00:03.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 Memory Controller [10de:07d9] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:03.3 Co-processor [0b40]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 Co-processor [10de:07da] (rev a2)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 7
 Region 0: Memory at feb80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]

00:03.4 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 Memory Controller [10de:07c8] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap- 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-

00:04.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7100/nForce 630i [10de:07fe] (rev a1) (prog-if 10)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
 Region 0: Memory at feb7f000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
 Kernel modules: ohci-hcd

00:04.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 [nForce 630i] USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI) [10de:056a] (rev a1) (prog-if 20)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
 Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11
 Region 0: Memory at feb7ec00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
 Capabilities: [44] Debug port: BAR=1 offset=0098
 Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME+
 Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
 Kernel modules: ehci-hcd

00:08.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 IDE [10de:056c] (rev a1) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
 Subsystem: Device [f025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
 Region 0: [virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
 Region 1: [virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
 Region 2: [virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
 Region 3: [virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
 Region 4: I/O ports at ffa0 [size=16]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Kernel driver in use: pata_amd
 Kernel modules: pata_amd

00:09.0 Audio device [0403]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 High Definition Audio [10de:07fc] (rev a1)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (500ns min, 1250ns max)
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 7
 Region 0: Memory at feb78000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
  Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
  Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
 Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
 Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel

00:0a.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 PCI Express bridge [10de:056d] (rev a1) (prog-if 01)
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
  PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr+ DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
 Capabilities: [b8] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]

00:0b.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 PCI Express bridge [10de:056e] (rev a1)
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
  PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
 Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
  Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4139
 Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
  DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
   ExtTag+ RBE+ FLReset-
  DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
   RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
   MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
  DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
  LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <4us
   ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
  LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
   ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
  LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
  SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
   Slot # 1, PowerLimit 75.000000; Interlock- NoCompl-
  SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
   Control: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power- Interlock-
  SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet- Interlock-
   Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState-
  RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
  RootCap: CRSVisible-
  RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
 Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
 Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 PCI Express bridge [10de:056f] (rev a1)
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
  PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
 Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
  Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4141
 Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
  DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
   ExtTag+ RBE+ FLReset-
  DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
   RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
   MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
  DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
  LnkCap: Port #1, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <4us
   ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
  LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
   ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
  LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
  SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
   Slot # 2, PowerLimit 10.000000; Interlock- NoCompl-
  SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
   Control: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power- Interlock-
  SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet- Interlock-
   Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState-
  RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
  RootCap: CRSVisible-
  RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
 Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
 Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 PCI Express bridge [10de:056f] (rev a1)
 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0

 Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
 BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
  PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
 Capabilities: [40] Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable+
  Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4149
 Capabilities: [80] Express (v1) Root Port (Slot+), MSI 00
  DevCap: MaxPayload 256 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <64ns, L1 <1us
   ExtTag+ RBE+ FLReset-
  DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable+ Non-Fatal+ Fatal+ Unsupported+
   RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
   MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
  DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr- TransPend-
  LnkCap: Port #2, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <4us
   ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep+ BwNot-
  LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
   ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
  LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
  SltCap: AttnBtn- PwrCtrl- MRL- AttnInd- PwrInd- HotPlug- Surpise-
   Slot # 3, PowerLimit 10.000000; Interlock- NoCompl-
  SltCtl: Enable: AttnBtn- PwrFlt- MRL- PresDet- CmdCplt- HPIrq- LinkChg-
   Control: AttnInd Off, PwrInd On, Power- Interlock-
  SltSta: Status: AttnBtn- PowerFlt- MRL- CmdCplt- PresDet- Interlock-
   Changed: MRL- PresDet- LinkState-
  RootCtl: ErrCorrectable- ErrNon-Fatal- ErrFatal- PMEIntEna- CRSVisible-
  RootCap: CRSVisible-
  RootSta: PME ReqID 0000, PMEStatus- PMEPending-
 Capabilities: [100] Virtual Channel <?>
 Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
 Kernel modules: shpchp

00:0e.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:07f0] (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max)
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 220
 Region 0: I/O ports at e480 [size=8]
 Region 1: I/O ports at e400 [size=4]
 Region 2: I/O ports at e080 [size=8]
 Region 3: I/O ports at e000 [size=4]
 Region 4: I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
 Region 5: Memory at feb7c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [8c] SATA HBA <?>
 Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+
  Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4151
 Kernel driver in use: ahci
 Kernel modules: ahci

00:0f.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: nVidia Corporation MCP73 Ethernet [10de:07dc] (rev a2)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0 (250ns min, 5000ns max)
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 219
 Region 0: Memory at feb77000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Region 1: I/O ports at d880 [size=8]
 Region 2: Memory at feb7e800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
 Region 3: Memory at feb7e400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask+ 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+
  Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4159
  Masking: 000000fe Pending: 00000000
 Kernel driver in use: forcedeth
 Kernel modules: forcedeth

00:10.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7050 / nForce 630i [10de:07e2] (rev a2)
 Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:0137]
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10
 Region 0: Memory at fd000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
 Region 3: Memory at fc000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
 Expansion ROM at feb40000 [disabled] [size=128K]
 Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
  Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable-
  Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000
 Kernel modules: nvidiafb

[RogerShepherd (rog)]

Retried apic=debug with splash and quiet removed. The final screen was a shown in the picture.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Roger,

I'm curious if you've only been testing with a LiveCD or if you've gone ahead and installed? The reason I ask is there are some newer kernels that I'd be interested in having you test that are not available at the moment via a LiveCD. The 2.6.27-9.19 kernel is available as an update and additionally there is a 2.6.27-10.20 kernel getting some testing in the intrepid-proposed repository that should hopefully make it way into an update. It's really this newer 2.6.27-10.20 kernel I'd be interested in having you test and confirm if this is still an issue. Let me know if you'd be willing to install and test and I can help you with enabling intrepid-proposed. Thanks.

[RogerShepherd (rog)]

I was going to install - dual boot with XP but when I encountered this problem I didn't pursue any further. I did not want to risk a broken machine. However, if it is safe to install, I will do so and then I'm happy to try out a new kernel. I won't get around to doing anything until the weekend earliest.

[Sam Ruby (rubys)]

I installed Ubuntu 8.10 (2.6.27-9-generic) and am seeing this exact error. I can get further with noapic, but I get corrupted files when I use rsync -- possibly an interrupt issue? I also tried Jaunty alpha3 live CD, and Fedora 10 with the same results.

If someone can suggest data I can capture or would like me to try another kernel, just let me know.

Some more details can be found here:

  http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/01/20/noAPIC

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi Guys,

Just curious if you also see this with the most recent pre-release of Jaunty 9.04 (currently Alpha3) - http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/ . It contains a newer 2.6.28 based kernel.

[RogerShepherd (rog)]

Leann,

My project for the weekend

Roger

On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Leann Ogasawara <
<email address hidden>> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> Just curious if you also see this with the most recent pre-release of
> Jaunty 9.04 (currently Alpha3) -
> http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/jaunty/ . It contains a newer 2.6.28
> based kernel.
>
> --
> ACER Vertiton M646 kernel panic re. APIC on live boot
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/303673
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

--
Roger Shepherd <email address hidden>

[Sam Ruby (rubys)]

Yes, I saw this error with the LiveCD version of jaunty alpha 3.

If there are things people would like me to try this weekend, I'll install kernels, gather data, and report back. Just let me know.

[RogerShepherd (rog)]

I'm getting the same problem. When I select the noapic the PC boots up OK. However, the screen size is a default 4:3 aspect ratio (and my panel is 1680x1050 and I can't change it. I ran the hardware test and audio crashed (caught by the crash handler), networking crashed - the mouse and keyboard worked fine. Unfortunately I couldn't find amy way to get the NTFS filesystem to work so I couldn't save the report.

[Sam Ruby (rubys)]

With Intrepid, I am working "mostly" fine with noapic on a 1680x1050 monitor; audio and networking work fine, as well as access to an NTFS file system.

On a large build I get random errors that go away simply by reissuing the make command and make starts up from where it left off and continues. It took 3 tries to build firefox.

More repeatable is an rsync of a large file: Windows 7 is 2.3 gig. The resulting file didn't match md5 values. Reissuing rsync would replace about 1% of the file and produce yet another md5 value. Reissuing the rsync again would again replace about 1% of the file (presumably different blocks) and produce yet another md5 file. Doing this several times results in new md5 values each time.

I already captured some data: http://intertwingly.net/stories/2009/01/22/

If anybody has something they want me to install and can tell me what data to capture, I would be quite willing to take out all of the hard drives, stick in a spare 80gig or so drive and do a clean install and report back.

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

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[Sam Ruby (rubys)]

Problem still exists in Ubuntu 9.10 - Karmic Koala

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Sam, thank you for verifying this. I wonder if you would mind running the same test against the development branch of Lucid?

Thanks!

~JFo

[Sam Ruby (rubys)]

I downloaded the latest daily build, and tried to boot it. When I boot with no parameters, within a second or two all activity stops, and all I have is a blinking cursor in the top left corner of the screen. Trying again with noapic, I can boot. My experience (across multiple releases of Ubuntu now) is that without apic, I get intermittent errors.

[RogerShepherd (rog)]

I can confirm that there is still a problem on 9.10, To be completely open, my machine now has a Radion graphics card installed compared to when I first noticed this problem.

 With 9.10 default settings the machine now boots (with defaults) OK but once the desktop appears there is no mouse. In fact, once the option screen goes, the mouse does not light up at all.

I tried acpi=off and got the same behaviour.

I tried noapic and this seemed to fix it - that is I got a keyboard and mouse and could do useful things like run a game. Seemed OK - but all I did was run a game for a few minutes.

[musicalvegan0 (musicalvegan0)]

I'm recently getting a very similar problem in 10.10. Previous kernel 6.2.32-25 boots fine. Kernel panic occurs when booting to 6.2.35-22. Booting succeeds with these options: "noapic nolapic acpi=off pci=noacpi" Of course, with these options enabled, I can only make use of one out of my 4 cores.

Hardware:
Intel i7 2.8 GHz
4GB DDR3 RAM
ASRock P55 Pro Motherboard
nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500 GT]
2x SATA 320 GB Western Digital Harddrives

[musicalvegan0 (musicalvegan0)]

Correction above. All that's need to get to boot is noapic. All the cores to my CPU are back. Attaching a screen shot of apic=debug. Unfortunately, I don't know of a way to capture all the text as it scrolls rather quickly.

[musicalvegan0 (musicalvegan0)]

Debug information for apic=debug

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in supported series, ple
ase file a new bug.