[Karmic] Kernel Freeze during Boot on AMD64

[Steffen Rusitschka]

The latest kernel update on Karmic linux-image-2.6.31-11-generic_2.6.31-11.38_amd64.deb freezes on every boot. Sometimes I get an error message about tasks being stuck for more than 120 sec, sometimes it's completly frozen.

I went back to linux-image-2.6.31-11-generic_2.6.31-11.36_amd64.deb and everything works fine.

The changes I suspect:

 * [Config] Increase kernel log buffer to 256K for amd64 flavours
    - LP: #424810
  * [Config] Set HZ=100 for amd64 flavours
    - LP: #438234

Just a guess ...

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: rusi 3247 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4300000 irq 22'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,11700040,00100003 HDA:10573055,10573055,00100700'
   Controls : 22
   Simple ctrls : 14
Date: Sun Oct 4 11:38:34 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5b643291-af43-2eac-0461-755790a44081
MachineType: Zepto Znote
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: linux-image-2.6.31-11-generic 2.6.31-11.36
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-11-generic root=UUID=ee1f633f-7899-4542-b47a-8a5aea411791 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE.UTF-8
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-11.36-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-backports-modules-2.6.31-11-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.20
SourcePackage: linux
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-11-generic x86_64
WpaSupplicantLog:

dmi.bios.date: 07/27/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: Z15N008
dmi.board.name: Znote
dmi.board.vendor: Zepto
dmi.board.version: 6025WD/6625WD
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Zepto
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrZ15N008:bd07/27/2007:svnZepto:pnZnote:pvr6025WD/6625WD:rvnZepto:rnZnote:rvr6025WD/6625WD:cvnZepto:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Znote
dmi.product.version: 6025WD/6625WD
dmi.sys.vendor: Zepto

[Steffen Rusitschka (rusi)]

The problem still exists with linux-image-2.6.31-12-generic_2.6.31-12.39_amd64.deb

Booting with acpi=off is a partial workaround: It stops at the console login and X wont start.

Maybe an ACPI problem? Attaching an acpidump.txt

The complete list of changes that lead to this issue:

linux (2.6.31-11.38) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Stefan Bader ]

  * [Upstream] acerhdf: Limit modalias matching to supported boards
    - LP: #435958

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] Added sata_via to d-i/modules/sata-modules
    - LP: #434827
  * SAUCE: (drop after 2.6.31) Disable iwl-1000 series wireless adapters
    - LP: #439285
  * [Upstream] i915: Fix i2c init message
    - LP: #409361
  * [Config] Add sym53c8xx.ko to virtual sub-flavour
    - LP: #439415

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * sched: Disable NEW_FAIR_SLEEPERS for now
    - LP: #436342

  * ACPI video: ignore buggy _BQC
  * ACPI video: work-around BIOS AML bug in _BQC
    - LP: #428910
  * ALSA: hda - Added quirk to enable sound on Toshiba NB200
    - LP: #438318

 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:52:09 -0600

linux (2.6.31-11.37) karmic; urgency=low

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * [Config] Increase kernel log buffer to 256K for amd64 flavours
    - LP: #424810
  * [Config] Set HZ=100 for amd64 flavours
    - LP: #438234
  * [Upstream] e1000e: Emit notice instead of an error when
    pci_enable_pcie_error_reporting() fails
    - LP: #436370

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * n_tty: honor opost flag for echoes
  * n_tty: move echoctl check and clean up logic
    - LP: #438310

  * Revert "[Upstream] drm/i915: Check that the relocation points to within
    the target" - Use upstream cherry-pick.
  * drm/i915: Check that the relocation points to within the target
    - LP: #429241

  * drm/i915: fix tiling on IGDNG
  * drm/i915: add B43 chipset support
  * agp/intel: Add B43 chipset support
    Intel request from kernel team mailing list.

  * HID: completely remove apple mightymouse from blacklist
    - LP: #428111

 -- Tim Gardner <email address hidden> Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:47:29 -0600

[Steffen Rusitschka (rusi)]

acpidump.txt

[Steffen Rusitschka (rusi)]

using acpi=noirq is a workaround for me to get the newer kernels booting up - everything seems to work fine with this setting.

[adamski (adam-hasselbalch)]

I can boot with acpi=noirq, but it disables acpi-events, so e.g. the suspend button stops working, as well as the lid button (which means no suspend when I close the laptop lid).

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Steffen,

This bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? Can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 442073

Also, if you could test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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