[intrepid] boot fails with kernel panic 2.6.26-5

[nanog]

I cannot boot into 2.6.26-5 generic in up to date intrepid alpha4. The boot ends with a brief flash of text referring to "vbe module" (or something similar) and goes into kernel panic. The recovery kernel boots successfully.

This is a regression associated with a recent kernel update and has been confirmed by others in the ubuntu forum:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=863406&page=5

 uname -a
Linux m1330 2.6.26-5-generic #1 SMP Fri Aug 15 13:54:22 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Release: 8.10

I can no longer boot into 2.6.26-5 generic in update intrepid alpha4. The boot ends with a brief flash of text referring to "vbe module" or something similar and goes into full kernel panic. The recovery kernel boots fine.

This is a regression associated with a recent kernel update and has been confirmed by other users in the ubuntu forum:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=863406&page=5

uname -a
Linux m1330 2.6.26-5-generic #1 SMP Fri Aug 15 13:54:22 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Release: 8.10
Codename: intrepid

lspci -vnn attched.

dmesg is not useful because it does not complete get recorded for the kernel panic.

[nanog (sorenimpey)]

This bug is still plaguing me.
I manage dto get the generic kernel to boot once. It locks up here:

[ 1.678748] uvesafb: failed to execute /sbin/v86d
[ 1.678748] uvesafb: make sure that the v86d helper is installed and executable
[ 1.678748] uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=-2)
[ 1.678748] uvesafb: vbe_init() failed with -22
[ 1.678748] uvesafb: probe of uvesafb.0 failed with error -22

I've attached the dmesg.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Hi nanog,

Would you be able to take a digital photo of the kernel panic you see and attach it to this bug report? Thanks.