Freeze on ASUS X51 Laptop in battery-mode

[Thomas Lenarz]

Laptop ASUS X51R

1. Boot up Ubuntu with AC supply disconnected but battery powered.
2. Ubuntu will freeze somewhere during boot process before or when login screen is displayed. Not possible to logon.

Using Mainline-Kernel http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v3.4-rc4-precise/
problem persists.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-image-3.2.0-24-generic 3.2.0-24.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: tommes 1777 F.... xfce4-volumed
                      tommes 1834 F.... pulseaudio
                      tommes 1872 F.... xfce4-mixer-plu
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfebf4000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC660-VD'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0660,10430000,00100001 HDA:10573055,104310c6,00100700'
   Controls : 22
   Simple ctrls : 13
Date: Sat May 5 20:46:20 2012
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=51f27a3d-c39e-4e98-ad8a-95bce3653a18
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. X51R
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=33168650-8549-4199-bf6b-b1ef251c0d22 ro quiet splash pcie_aspm=off vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-24-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-24-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.79
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/02/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 207
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: X51R
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr207:bd05/02/2007:svnASUSTeKComputerInc.:pnX51R:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:rnX51R:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKComputerInc.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: X51R
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Thomas Lenarz, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Unfortunately, we cannot work on this bug because your description didn't include enough information. You may find it helpful to read "How to report bugs effectively" http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/bugs.html. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a more complete description of the problem.

We have instructions on debugging some types of problems at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures

At a minimum, we need:
1. the specific steps or actions you took that caused you to encounter the problem,
2. the behavior you expected, and
3. the behavior you actually encountered (in as much detail as possible).

As well, 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.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.

Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance.

[Thomas Lenarz (tommesml)]

Bug description added.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Thomas Lenarz, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Regarding your Bug Description, please do not stack multiple issues into one report. Hence, this bug report will only focus on the first issue of it not booting up when on battery powered.

In addition, could you please provide the information following https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingKernelBoot ?

As well, 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.

If this bug is fixed in the mainline kernel, please add the following tag 'kernel-fixed-upstream'.

If the mainline kernel does not fix this bug, please add the tag: 'kernel-bug-exists-upstream'.

If you are unable to test the mainline kernel, for example it will not boot, please add the tag: 'kernel-unable-to-test-upstream'.

Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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