Activity log for bug #251344

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2008-07-24 01:27:03 Mr Freeze bug added bug
2008-07-24 02:00:37 Mr Freeze description Downloaded 2.6.24-20-generic kernel updates today (Pre-released updates-Hardy proposed). After these packages were installed, I restarted and on boot the computer hangs after showing "Starting up..." in the upper left corner of the monitor. Others report the same problem in the Ubuntu forums. Hardy 8.04.1 desktop-i386 Sempron 2500+ processor Sapphire Radeon 9600XT running ATI Catalyst 8.7 driver Packages downloaded: linux generic 2.6.24.20.22 linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24.14-20.46 linux-restricted-modules-common-2.6.24.14-20.46 linux-restricted-modules-generic-2.6.24.20.22 Downloaded 2.6.24-20-generic kernel updates today (Pre-released updates-Hardy proposed). After these packages were installed, I restarted and on boot the computer hangs after showing "Starting up..." in the upper left corner of the monitor. Others report the same problem in the Ubuntu forums. Hardy 8.04.1 desktop-i386 Sempron 2500+ processor Sapphire Radeon 9600XT running ATI Catalyst 8.7 driver Packages downloaded: linux-generic_2.6.24.20.22_i386.deb linux-headers-2.6.24-20_2.6.24-20.37_all.deb linux-headers-2.6.24-20-generic_2.6.24-20.37_i386.deb linux-headers-generic_2.6.24.20.22_i386.deb linux-image-2.6.24-20-generic_2.6.24-20.37_i386.deb linux-image-generic_2.6.24.20.22_i386.deb linux-libc-dev_2.6.24-20.37_i386.deb linux-restricted-modules-2.6.24-20-generic_2.6.24.14-20.46_i386.deb linux-restricted-modules-common_2.6.24.14-20.46_all.deb linux-restricted-modules-generic_2.6.24.20.22_i386.deb linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24-20-generic_2.6.24-20.29_i386.deb
2008-07-24 06:20:56 Mark Grandi bug added attachment 'kernel_freeze.JPG' (screenshot of the last messages the kernel says before it freezes)
2008-07-24 06:23:31 Mark Grandi None: status New Confirmed
2008-07-24 11:36:05 Colin Watson linux: importance Undecided Critical
2008-07-24 11:36:49 Colin Watson linux: status New Confirmed
2008-07-24 11:36:49 Colin Watson linux: importance Undecided Critical
2008-07-24 18:50:04 Grizzly bug added attachment 'CIMG5174.JPG' (foto of error message "hlt")
2008-07-26 19:08:17 reech bug added attachment 'syslog.txt' (syslog.txt)
2008-07-27 01:44:50 Kit Harras bug added subscriber Kit Harras
2008-07-27 03:15:13 Tim Gardner linux: assignee timg-tpi
2008-07-28 20:59:57 Jeremy Bar bug added attachment 'DSCN2460.JPG' (Image screenshot of the kernel oops backtrace with VGA font size 8)
2008-07-28 21:08:31 Jeremy Bar bug added attachment 'bug251344_ThinkpadX60S_lspvi-vv.txt' (lspci -vv output text file)
2008-08-01 05:25:10 edi name edi
2008-08-04 22:13:29 Tim Gardner linux: status Confirmed Fix Released
2008-08-04 22:13:29 Tim Gardner linux: statusexplanation Looks like I missed an upstream commit that affects a certain class of CPUs, e.g., those missing the RDTSC instruction. Please try the set of kernel packages at http://ppa.launchpad.net/timg-tpi/ubuntu. Alternatively, you can wait a couple of days and it will sort itself out after I upload another kernel. linux (2.6.24-20.38) hardy-proposed; urgency=low [Tim Gardner] * SAUCE: Export usbhid_modify_dquirk for LBM module bcm5974 - LP: #250838 * Enable TULIP ethernet support in virtual appliance flavour - LP: #250857 * VIA AGP VT3364 is not detected - LP: #251854 * VIA - Add VIA DRM Chrome9 3D engine - LP: #251862 [Upstream Kernel Changes] * net/usb: add support for Apple USB Ethernet Adapter - LP: #232200 * acpi: fix "buggy BIOS check" when CPUs are hot removed - LP: #248509 * x86: fix paranoia about using BIOS quickboot mechanism. - LP: #248905 * flush kacpi_notify_wq before removing notify handler - LP: #248509 * fix a deadlock issue when poking "eject" file - LP: #248509 * force offline the processor during hot-removal - LP: #248509 * create sysfs link from acpi device to sysdev for cpu - LP: #248509 * x86: fix bootup crash in native_read_tsc() (aka use XMM2) - LP: #249135 * x86: lfence fix - LFENCE is available on XMM2 or higher Intel CPUs - not XMM or higher... - LP: #249135 -- Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:12:46 -0600
2008-08-11 13:24:35 Martin Pitt bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2008-08-11 14:21:12 Martin Pitt linux: status Confirmed Invalid
2008-08-11 14:21:12 Martin Pitt linux: statusexplanation Did only affect hardy-proposed. Thank you for testing!
2012-11-14 14:29:35 karaluh removed subscriber karaluh