From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lionel Debroux Subject: Re: Common boot/shutdown issues with the latest 2.6.37 (Mostly Asus laptops) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:47:16 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <556624.21214.qm@web28409.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <201101241121.50658.ozan@pardus.org.tr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from nm4-vm0.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.146.183.230]:27553 "HELO nm4-vm0.bullet.mail.ukl.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752129Ab1AXJrS convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:47:18 -0500 In-Reply-To: <201101241121.50658.ozan@pardus.org.tr> Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: =?utf-8?B?T3phbiDDh2HEn2xheWFu?= Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, rjw@sisk.pl, colin.king@canonical.com --- En date de=C2=A0: Lun 24.1.11, Ozan =C3=87a=C4=9Flayan a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0: > De: Ozan =C3=87a=C4=9Flayan > Objet: Re: Common boot/shutdown issues with the latest 2.6.37 (Mostly= Asus laptops) > =C3=80: "Lionel Debroux" > Cc: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, platfor= m-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, rjw@sisk.pl, colin.king@canonical.com > Date: Lundi 24 janvier 2011, 10h21 > Pazartesi 24 Ocak 2011 g=C3=BCn=C3=BC (saat > 11:04:35) Lionel Debroux =C5=9Funlar=C4=B1 yazm=C4=B1=C5=9Ft=C4=B1: > >=20 > > --- En date de : Dim 23.1.11, Ozan =C3=87a=C4=9Flayan > > a =C3=A9crit : > >=20 > > > De: Ozan =C3=87a=C4=9Flayan > > > Objet: Re: Common boot/shutdown issues with the > latest 2.6.37 (Mostly Asus laptops) > > > =C3=80: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, > platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, > rjw@sisk.pl, colin.king@canonical.com > > > Date: Dimanche 23 janvier 2011, 21h24 > > > On 23.01.2011 16:28, Ozan =C3=87a=C4=9Flayan > > > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I'm getting a lot of bug reports about > hanging > > > boot/shutdowns on these > > > > days. > > > > > > > > Most of the affected hardware are ASUS > laptops. The > > > problem is that I > > > > don't have access to any of those > problematic laptops > > > and the users are > > > > not able at all to debug/bisect what is > going on. > > > However, I have > > > > collected dmesgs of good/bad boots, > acpidump, etc. > > > > > > > > Here are the current status: > > > > > > > > "Asus F50SV does not boot unless lapic is > passed" > > > > https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3D26502 > > > > > > > > "Regression between 2.6.35-020635-rc1 and > > > 2.6.35-020635 breaks acpi > > > > support on Asus X71 laptop" > > > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/68979= 6 > > > > > > > > "Asus N61JQ hangs at shutdown unless lapic > is passed" > > > > (Not reported upstream yet, I've only > downstream bug > > > report which is > > > > Turkish) > > > > http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=3D15969 > > > > > > > > "Asus X61S does not boot unless acpi=3Doff is > given" > > > > (Not reported upstream yet, I've only > downstream bug > > > report which is > > > > Turkish) > > > > http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=3D16322 > > > > (I've told the reporter to try with nolapic, > it will > > > probably fix the > > > > issue but until confirmed acpi=3Doff is the > only > > > solution. 2.6.36 was fine) > > > > > > > > I'll post more bugs in here as I've found > them. > > >=20 > > > (CC'ing: Colin King from Canonical) > > >=20 > > > Another one for Asus N90Sc which was booting fine > with > > > 10.04 > > > but fails to boot with 10.10: > > >=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/= +bug/653626 > > >=20 > > > Seen that the issue mostly happens on Asus boxes, > it's > > > possible > > > that their firmwares are buggy but they were > > > booting/shutting down > > > correctly until a recent change in kernel. > > My ASUS F3Jv-AS022P (Core 2 Duo T7200, 2 GB RAM, BIOS > version > > 207) has trouble (read: it reboots within one second > of the > > vmlinuz being loaded) with recent kernels as well. > >=20 > > While I haven't performed a full bisection yet (which > is why=20 > > I didn't try reporting the problem until I saw this > thread), > > I have narrowed down the problem by compiling several > tagged > > versions: > > * 2.6.35 series: .4 and .6 boot successfully, .8 and > .10 fail; > > * 2.6.36 series: -rc2 boots successfully, .1 fails; > > * 2.6.37 series: -rc4 fails. >=20 > So it's probably a commit to the mainline tree which was > picked by 2.6.35 > maintainer to the stable tree (probably it was CC'ed) cause > this. >=20 > Does passing nolapic or acpi=3Doff cures the issue? IIRC, I tested at least one of these, without improvement. I'll test again tonight, when I can physically access the computer. > Maybe rebooting immediately while booting > is a sign of another problem, I don't know. > > --- > Ozan =C3=87a=C4=9Flayan > TUBITAK/UEKAE - Pardus Linux > http://www.pardus.org.tr/eng Lionel. =20 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html