Serial port not working on Toshiba Tecra 9100

[edc]

Hi,

The serial port does not work on my Toshiba Tecra 9100 running lucid.
I am unable to connect to serial devices using minicom nor cu, cu says "Connected" but I can't type any command.

Everything works OK if I turn acpi off on boot or with Windows XP.

Regards,

Ed.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.32-22-generic 2.6.32-22.33
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
 **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: I82801CAICH3 [Intel 82801CA-ICH3], device 0: Intel ICH [Intel 82801CA-ICH3]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: edouard 1238 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'I82801CAICH3'/'Intel 82801CA-ICH3 with YMF753 at irq 11'
   Mixer name : 'Yamaha YMF753'
   Components : 'AC97a:594d4803'
   Controls : 41
   Simple ctrls : 28
Date: Sat May 8 14:20:14 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0fd9d181-81ee-4da3-ac6c-1d919565bfc0
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
Lsusb:
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: TOSHIBA T9100
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=UUID=de9a3b35-f007-4796-a06e-a4b6b880c767 ro quiet splash acpi=off
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.34
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 12/28/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: Version 1.60
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Version A0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0000000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: Version 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvrVersion1.60:bd12/28/2004:svnTOSHIBA:pnT9100:pvrPT910E-0049G-FR:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrVersionA0:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrVersion1.0:
dmi.product.name: T9100
dmi.product.version: PT910E-0049G-FR
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi edc,

If you could also please 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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[edc (edouard-corbut)]

Hi,

I tried with kernels 2.6.33.3 and 2.6.34rc6, the issue remains.
Serial port does not work natively, I need to boot with acpi=off to get it working.

Regards,

Ed.

[esterud (erik-sterud)]

I have two Toshiba Satellite Pro 6100 notebooks experiencing this issue too. Problem occurs with 2.6.32-21 and 2.6.33.3. Works fine in XP. Turning acpi=off in kernel boot parameter is work around.

[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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