From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Len Brown Subject: Re: HP Compaq nc6320 - Booting on battery power causes softlock Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:15:34 -0500 Message-ID: <200701162215.34627.lenb@kernel.org> References: <1169002596.29755.5.camel@localhost> <3877989d0701161904u6ef2b931t99b79d92dd974f2a@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from hera.kernel.org ([140.211.167.34]:50040 "EHLO hera.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751990AbXAQDQ5 (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Jan 2007 22:16:57 -0500 In-Reply-To: <3877989d0701161904u6ef2b931t99b79d92dd974f2a@mail.gmail.com> Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Luming Yu Cc: Peter Clifton , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org try also "apm=off" -- since the ACPI/APM dependency checking is currently broken in some configs. On Tuesday 16 January 2007 22:04, Luming Yu wrote: > The first thing is to make sure you are running the latest bios, kernel. > Then, you need to sort out the kernel component/modules/drivers that > cause the problem. > If you guess it is ACPI issue, pleas test boot option acpi=off to see > if the problem goes away. If you guess it is battery issue, please > remove battery module, etc. > Please don't forget to enter a bug in bugzilla.kernel.org. > > Thanks, > Luming > > On 1/17/07, Peter Clifton wrote: > > Hi, I've got an issue with my HP Compaq nc6320, where it won't boot off > > its battery without softlocking on CPU#0. I remember it booting ok off > > battery occasionally in the past, but once I've seen the fault - the > > only way I can get it to boot is off AC. (I usually boot off AC anyway). > > > > I'm presuming ACPI as a good starting point, since that is an area where > > AC / Battery may make a difference. > > > > Can anyone suggest a debugging procedure to identify the cause of a > > softlock, and where would be appropriate (which category) to file a > > kernel bug for this? > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >