WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()

[Brian C. Ladd]

Automatically reported; the problem seems to be related to graphics or to power (removing the power cord seems to trigger bug about half of the time).

ProblemType: KernelOops
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-19-server 2.6.32-19.28
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: No
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-server 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-server x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: blad 1656 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: blad 1656 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf0880000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD73C1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7675,102802a1,00100103'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 15
Date: Tue Apr 6 14:26:57 2010
Failure: oops
Frequency: Once a day.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=14072e79-35ed-4f2b-a8c7-b667a75215cf
MachineType: Alienware M17x
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-server root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-2.6.32/arch/x86/kernel/check.c:134 check_for_bios_corruption+0xe5/0x100()
dmi.bios.date: 01/06/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: A03
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A03
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: A03
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA03:bd01/06/2010:svnAlienware:pnM17x:pvrA0323:rvnAlienware:rn:rvrA03:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA03:
dmi.product.name: M17x
dmi.product.version: A0323
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: blad 1879 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: blad 1879 F...m pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf0880000 irq 17'
   Mixer name : 'IDT 92HD73C1X5'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7675,102802a1,00100103'
   Controls : 24
   Simple ctrls : 15
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Frequency: Once every few days.
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=14072e79-35ed-4f2b-a8c7-b667a75215cf
MachineType: Alienware M17x
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-server root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-server 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
Reproducible: No
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Tags: lucid needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-server x86_64
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 08/21/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Alienware
dmi.bios.version: A02
dmi.board.vendor: Alienware
dmi.board.version: A02
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Alienware
dmi.chassis.version: A02
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAlienware:bvrA02:bd08/21/2009:svnAlienware:pnM17x:pvrA0223:rvnAlienware:rn:rvrA02:cvnAlienware:ct8:cvrA02:
dmi.product.name: M17x
dmi.product.version: A0223
dmi.sys.vendor: Alienware

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Brian,

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 557299

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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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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