Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 11734] New: Ramdonly linux don't boot, it hangs at the very first stage of booting with some error related with uvesafb

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

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On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:37:41 -0700 (PDT)
bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11734
> 
>            Summary: Ramdonly linux don't boot, it hangs at the very first
>                     stage of booting with some error related with uvesafb
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: 2.6.27-6
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Video(Other)
>         AssignedTo: drivers_video-other@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
>         ReportedBy: diegoocampo8@gmail.com
> 
> 
> Latest working kernel version: 2.6.24-xx
> Earliest failing kernel version: ----
> Distribution: Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex
> Hardware Environment: Samsung R70 / A009
> Software Environment: Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Beta.
> Problem Description: First of all: I am not a linux expert so please don't ask
> me too much technical questions about the problem, but i will try to help as
> much as i can...
> I am not sure if it is related with Ubuntu or with the kernel but the problems
> take place in the very first stage of booting (maybe with the loading of the
> kernel??) and I get the following error messages:
> "606627 uvesafb: failed to execute /sbin/v86d"
> "606719 uvesafb: make sure that the v86d helper is installed and executable"
> "606814 uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=-2)"
> "606905 uvesafb: vbe_init() failed with -22
> 
> Then the loading goes on a little bit until reaching the message: 
> "Loading hardware drivers ....... " and the laptop freezers at this point.
> 
> Like i said this is a ramdonly problem,if i restart the computer most probably
> ubuntu starts, but i think it is very annoying anyway!.
> 

hm.  firmware loader problems, perhaps?

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