Maverick setup needs acpi=copy_dsdt on Toshiba Satellite C650D

[Martin Eve]

10.10 Maverick Beta [25th September 2010]

Booting from either Desktop or Alternative fails unless ACPI=off is specified.

As per workaround at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/612341, enabling ACPI=copy_dsdt allows the Ethernet card to work as well.

I assume some sort of blacklist is in place to determine which hardware should boot with ACPI=off or other options.

A video of the symptoms (on Lucid) can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOTKbrPkd94

The problem is still present in Maverick.

If you need more specific hardware info, give information on what you'd like provided and I'll post it.
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AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: CONEXANT Analog [CONEXANT Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: martin 1884 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xd2300000 irq 16'
   Mixer name : 'Conexant CX20585'
   Components : 'HDA:14f15069,1179fde4,00100302'
   Controls : 12
   Simple ctrls : 10
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=436c7b97-ad70-44f7-8f6b-9596c4d3d10c
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100831.2)
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite C650D
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.35-19-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro acpi=copy_dsdt quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-19.28-generic 2.6.35.3
Regression: No
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
Tags: maverick kernel-uncat needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-19-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin audio cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lpadmin netdev plugdev sambashare tape video
dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: 1.40
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Portable PC
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: AMD
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvr1.40:bd05/19/2010:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteC650D:pvrPSC16E-01Q007EN:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPortablePC:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnAMD:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: Satellite C650D
dmi.product.version: PSC16E-01Q007EN
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi Martin,

Please be sure to confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu. ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily/current/ . If the issue remains, please run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 647358

Also, if you could 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. Please let us know your results.

Thanks in advance.

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[Martin Eve (martineve)]

Hi,

Have tested daily; problem not resolved. Hope to try upstream kernel in the near future.

Best wishes,

Martin

[Martin Eve (martineve)]

Hi,

I just tested with 2.6.36-999-generic_2.6.36-999.201009281108 and, when I remove acpi=copy_dsdt from GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX in /etc/default/grub the system will not boot, exactly as before.

Please let me know if you need any further information.

Best wishes,

Martin

[madbiologist (me-again)]

This bug is fixed upstream in kernel 2.6.35.8. From the changelog:

commit cc64346cc6b102a93ae8f2cc021de152d122fd43
Author: Len Brown
Date: Tue Sep 28 22:57:02 2010 -0400

    ACPI: invoke DSDT corruption workaround on all Toshiba Satellite

    commit 100cf87788c0e9104f6fb1b0ff5f72f73fbbbea3 upstream.

    Our list of Toshiba Satellite models that require this workaround
    is growing -- so invoke the workaround for the entire product line.

    https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14679

    Signed-off-by: Len Brown
    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

And from comment #100 in the upstream bug at https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14679

  DMI for all Toshiba Satellite

  http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg29761.html
  and
  http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-acpi/msg30002.html
  add

  Satellite C650D
  Satellite L650D-10J

  So rather than adding 2 to the list, lets combine all four
  into one that applies to all Toshiba Satellite. This means
  the workaround will be invoked for the entire product family.

A PPA of this kernel is available at http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/

This fix also went into kernel 2.6.36-rc6.

[Gundalf (gundalf1983)]

Hi,
> This fix also went into kernel 2.6.36-rc6.

I have a L505D-S5983. After installing the 2.6.38-rc6 kernel and activate the acpi=copy_dsdt switch, my lappie can boot lucid without problem. Fn keys work fine, but neither hibernate nor sleep is working.

With a patched 2.6.32 karmic kernel all functions were working correctly. Too bad I have removed my karmic installation.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Martin Eve, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better. Maverick reached EOL on April 10, 2012.
Please see this document for currently supported Ubuntu releases:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

We were wondering if this is still an issue in a supported release? If so, can you try with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you run the following command in a supported release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Also, if you could 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 . Please do not test the kernel in the daily folder, but the one all the way at the bottom. 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. As well, please comment on which kernel version specifically you tested.

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', and comment as to why specifically you were unable to test it.

Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance.