From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Philippe De Muyter Subject: Re: how to diagnose/fix : cannot boot without acpi=off Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:23:48 +0200 Message-ID: <20100401082348.GB28762@frolo.macqel> References: <20100330205516.GC26538@frolo.macqel> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailrelay007.isp.belgacom.be ([195.238.6.173]:14839 "EHLO mailrelay007.isp.belgacom.be" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753979Ab0DAIXw (ORCPT ); Thu, 1 Apr 2010 04:23:52 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Len Brown Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org Thanks Len, On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 09:42:48PM -0400, Len Brown wrote: > On Tue, 30 Mar 2010, Philippe De Muyter wrote: > > > Hello acpi experts > > > > I have just installed opensuse 11.3 milestone 4 (2.6.33-6-desktop) on a laptop > > hp pavilion dv6-1300sb, and it refuses to boot without acpi=off which in turn > > prevents me to use the wireless chip. > > > > I would like to diagnose precisely what the problem(s) is/are. > > > > which option should I add to the linux commandline to make it point to the > > problem ? I have already tried 'ignore_loglevel debug' but the last > > message is never the same. > > Did previous versions of Linux boot properly on this machine? The opensuse 11.3 milestone 4 installation kernel works flawlessly. The opensuse 11.3 milestone 4 installed kernel does not boot without acpi=off and often (but not always) crashes at boot even with acpi=off > > Please open a bug report: > > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=ACPI Done : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15665 > > and attach the output from acpidump and dmesg -s64000 > from your acpi=off boot. acpidump : done dmesg -s64000 : will do when back at home > > If you can take a photo of the failed boot, or otherwise > describe it in more detail, that would be helpful. I have attached several netconsole ignore_loglevel logs to the bug report > > See if any of these random options help it boot: > acpi=ht (likely this will work) > acpi=rsdt > acpi=noirq > pci=noacpi will do when back at home Philippe -- Philippe De Muyter phdm at macqel dot be Tel +32 27029044 Macq Electronique SA rue de l'Aeronef 2 B-1140 Bruxelles Fax +32 27029077