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From: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
To: Stephen Dunn <nzlbob2332@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Boot fails on Thinkpad L420 without ACPI=off or nosmp
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:26:35 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4EB822DB.2030808@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <7377461.xUP08Ft1Zz@linux-9am5.site>

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the report.

> OS Information
> OS:  Linux 3.1.0-rc9-1-desktop x86_64
> System:  openSUSE 12.1 RC 1 (x86_64)
> KDE:  4.7.2 (4.7.2)
> 
> Hardware Information
> Lenovo Thinkpad L420 Model number 78544KM
> i5-2520M(2.50GHz)
> Intel HD Graphics
> 
> Problem
> Fails to boot without boot option of either acpi=off, nosmp, or maxcpus=0

How about simply "noapic"

or if that fails, then:

maxcpus=1, noapic

That should get you up in ACPI mode, but w/ the IOAPIC disabled.

> Almost immediately freezes. CapsLock does not work and only way to continue is 
> to power off with the power button.
> 
> With debug on last line of output reads:
> ACPI: CE: Look up EC in DSDT
> 
> Fails with kernel 3.04 and 3.1 and all distro's I have tried with.

have you tried any distros that are running a kernel older than 3.04?

thanks,
-Len

  reply	other threads:[~2011-11-07 18:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-11-01 23:12 Boot fails on Thinkpad L420 without ACPI=off or nosmp Stephen Dunn
2011-11-07 18:26 ` Len Brown [this message]
2011-11-08 10:12   ` Stephen Dunn

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