From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 11734] New: Ramdonly linux don't boot, it hangs at the very first stage of booting with some error related with uvesafb Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:50:45 -0700 Message-ID: <20081010135045.8b4772f5.akpm@linux-foundation.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sfi-mx-2.v28.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.28.122] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by 335xhf1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1KoOwm-0003xV-Gj for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:50:52 +0000 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]) by 72vjzd1.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) id 1KoOwi-00037T-4g for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:50:52 +0000 In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: diegoocampo8@gmail.com, Michal, Januszewski , bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org (switched to email. Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the bugzilla web interface). On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:37:41 -0700 (PDT) bugme-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11734 > > Summary: Ramdonly linux don't boot, it hangs at the very first > stage of booting with some error related with uvesafb > Product: Drivers > Version: 2.5 > KernelVersion: 2.6.27-6 > Platform: All > OS/Version: Linux > Tree: Mainline > Status: NEW > Severity: normal > Priority: P1 > Component: Video(Other) > AssignedTo: drivers_video-other@kernel-bugs.osdl.org > ReportedBy: diegoocampo8@gmail.com > > > Latest working kernel version: 2.6.24-xx > Earliest failing kernel version: ---- > Distribution: Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex > Hardware Environment: Samsung R70 / A009 > Software Environment: Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex Beta. > Problem Description: First of all: I am not a linux expert so please don't ask > me too much technical questions about the problem, but i will try to help as > much as i can... > I am not sure if it is related with Ubuntu or with the kernel but the problems > take place in the very first stage of booting (maybe with the loading of the > kernel??) and I get the following error messages: > "606627 uvesafb: failed to execute /sbin/v86d" > "606719 uvesafb: make sure that the v86d helper is installed and executable" > "606814 uvesafb: Getting VBE info block failed (eax=0x4f00, err=-2)" > "606905 uvesafb: vbe_init() failed with -22 > > Then the loading goes on a little bit until reaching the message: > "Loading hardware drivers ....... " and the laptop freezers at this point. > > Like i said this is a ramdonly problem,if i restart the computer most probably > ubuntu starts, but i think it is very annoying anyway!. > hm. firmware loader problems, perhaps? ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/