From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Len Brown Subject: Re: Common boot/shutdown issues with the latest 2.6.37 (Mostly Asus laptops) Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:56:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: References: <556624.21214.qm@web28409.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <4D3DDDA4.2080202@yahoo.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1]:41137 "EHLO vms173001pub.verizon.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752672Ab1AYC4K (ORCPT ); Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:56:10 -0500 In-reply-to: <4D3DDDA4.2080202@yahoo.fr> Sender: linux-acpi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org To: Lionel Debroux Cc: =?UTF-8?Q?Ozan_=C3=87a=C4=9Flayan?= , linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org, rjw@sisk.pl, colin.king@canonical.com > >>> * 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. > >> > >> 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. > >> > >> Does passing nolapic or acpi=off 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. > None of nolapic, acpi=off, nolapic acpi=off enables 2.6.35.8 to boot > on my ASUS F3Jv-AS022P. > The kernel line is > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda9 nomce vga=791 nomodeset > I've attached the 2.6.35.6 config. looks like you've bisected as far as: 2.6.35.6 good 2.6.35.8 bad can you try 2.6.35.7 and continue on to find which specific patch in .stable broke your machine? thanks, Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center