sudo lshw crashes with garbage output

Bug #623140 reported by lidex
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #614008: lshw causes laptop to freeze up. Edit Remove
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Bug Description

Running 'sudo lshw -C sound' in gnome-terminal causes kernel error and instead of expected output, this:
'Killeduffer devices'

ProblemType: KernelOops
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-17-generic 2.6.35-17.23
Regression: No
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-17.23-generic 2.6.35.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Annotation: Your system might become unstable now and might need to be restarted.
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: lidex 1711 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: lidex 1711 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xf5ff4000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC883'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0883,1043829e,00100002'
   Controls : 38
   Simple ctrls : 21
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'CX8801'/'Conexant CX8801 at 0xfc000000'
   Mixer name : 'CX88'
   Components : ''
   Controls : 3
   Simple ctrls : 2
Date: Tue Aug 24 00:50:07 2010
Failure: oops
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=17d74aa3-d0e9-4eac-9464-249dceb0d057
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100803.1)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 eth0 no wireless extensions.
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-17-generic root=UUID=0212e221-0648-4be0-af48-dd9d30681014 ro
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: o handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000008
dmi.bios.date: 09/28/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1108
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: M3A
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1108:bd09/28/2009:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM3A:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer

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Vallery Lancey (muscovy) wrote :

There is a similar bug where the system hangs instead.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lshw/+bug/620114

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