Activity log for bug #1406832

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2015-01-01 00:49:57 Michael Bell bug added bug
2015-01-01 00:51:51 Michael Bell attachment added dmesg https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1406832/+attachment/4290709/+files/dmesg.txt
2015-01-01 01:06:41 Michael Bell description on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "Booting in insecure mode i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, GRUB2 should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options on Macbook Pro 8.2 zEarly 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options
2015-01-01 01:06:49 Michael Bell description on Macbook Pro 8.2 zEarly 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options
2015-01-01 01:07:27 Michael Bell description on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options
2015-01-01 01:07:54 Michael Bell description on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really required for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really "must have" for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options
2015-01-01 01:08:09 Michael Bell description on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really "must have" for booting some computers, booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really "must have" for booting some computers, the booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options
2015-01-01 01:09:28 Michael Bell description on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really "must have" for booting some computers, the booting process should autodetect if nomodeset should be automatically enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still will be able remove nomodeset by editing the boot options on Macbook Pro 8.2 (Early 2011 15"), and maybe some other models, if you will try to launch 14.10 Ubuntu LiveCD "as usual", you will be stuck at "i8042: No controller found" message (but this error message is not pointing to a particular problem which hangs a booting process --- because the same error message could be found at dmesg of successful booting with nomodeset option. it looks like the boot-breaking problem happens a bit later after an error message above) Workaround is to edit the booting option by adding "nomodeset", but such a step could be unobvious to unexperienced users. Ideally, if nomodeset option is really "must have" for booting some computers, the booting process should automatically check hardware IDs and detect if nomodeset should be enabled for the computer in use (at the early stage of booting) -- and user still would be able to remove nomodeset by editing the boot options, if there's a need
2015-01-01 01:24:03 Michael Bell tags livecd mac macbook mbp utopic
2015-01-01 04:19:34 Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot tags livecd mac macbook mbp utopic bot-comment livecd mac macbook mbp utopic
2015-01-05 01:55:19 Brian Murray affects ubuntu linux (Ubuntu)
2015-01-05 02:00:10 Brad Figg linux (Ubuntu): status New Incomplete
2015-01-05 18:16:30 Joseph Salisbury linux (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2015-03-07 04:17:29 Launchpad Janitor linux (Ubuntu): status Incomplete Expired