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linux-source-2.6.17 package

Kernel Freeze on boot

Bug #61344 reported by Richard Kleeman
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.17-7-generic

System is a dual em64t xeon system.
Completely updated edgy system (September 19)
Boot appears normal until a freeze occurs which needs a hard reboot.
Last commands seen in boot messages are from the usb system but the fourth and third last messages appear suspicious:

Begin: Waiting for root file system
usb 1-1: device not accepting address 2, error -71

lspci gives:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation E7525 Memory Controller Hub (rev 0c)
0000:00:00.1 ff00: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520 Error Reporting Registers (rev 0c)
0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port A (rev 0c)
0000:00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520/E7320 PCI Express Port A1 (rev 0c)
0000:00:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation E7525/E7520 PCI Express Port B (rev 0 c)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev c2)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801EB (ICH5) SATA Controller (re v 02)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller ( rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH 5R) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
0000:02:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge A ( rev 09)
0000:02:00.1 PIC: Intel Corporation 6700/6702PXH I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller A (rev 09)
0000:02:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 6700PXH PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge B ( rev 09)
0000:02:00.3 PIC: Intel Corporation 6700PXH I/OxAPIC Interrupt Controller B (rev 09)
0000:03:02.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7902B U320 (rev 10)
0000:03:02.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7902B U320 (rev 10)
0000:04:01.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04)
0000:04:01.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (re v 04)
0000:04:01.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port (rev 04 )
0000:04:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Con troller (rev 03)
0000:04:02.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546GB Gigabit Ethernet Con troller (rev 03)
0000:05:00.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01b3 (rev a3)
0000:06:00.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01b3 (rev a3)
0000:06:01.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01b3 (rev a3)
0000:07:00.0 3D controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0294 (rev a1)
0000:08:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0294 (rev a1)

lsusb gives:

Bus 005 Device 002: ID 04b8:011e Seiko Epson Corp. Perfection 1660 Photo
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000

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Richard Kleeman (kleeman) wrote :

This error also occured on previous kernel 2.6.17-7-generic but DID NOT on the kernel before the generic one was introduced.

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Ben Collins (ben-collins) wrote :

I am willing to bet this is installer related. Please boot the "working" kernel, edit /boot/grub/menu.lst, find the line with kopt_2_6, and remove that line. Then run:

sudo update-grub

Reboot and see if that fixes things.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.17:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Richard Kleeman (kleeman) wrote :

I am booting from a Dapper /boot/grub/menu.lst and am updating
the system using chroot and aptitude on the mounted Edgy partition (/test). Could this be the problem?

BTW the Edgy knot 2 livecd also failed to boot apparently for the same reason.

I looked in the /boot/grub/menu.lst and found that
kopt_2_6

was always commented out (i.e. there was always a # at the beginning of the line). Does this mean it is really commented or do I need to remove all lines with it and run grub-update?

BTW this was the case in the /test/boot/grub/menu.lst file as well...

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Richard Kleeman (kleeman) wrote :

The boot lines were:

title Ubuntutest
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.17-8-generic root=/dev/sda10 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.17-8-generic
savedefault
boot

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Ben Collins (ben-collins) wrote : Re: [Bug 61344] Re: Kernel Freeze on boot

On Wed, 2006-09-20 at 02:55 +0000, Richard Kleeman wrote:
> I am booting from a Dapper /boot/grub/menu.lst and am updating
> the system using chroot and aptitude on the mounted Edgy partition (/test). Could this be the problem?

Well, I can't support an install/upgrade with this method. I have no
idea what affect it will have.

> BTW the Edgy knot 2 livecd also failed to boot apparently for the same
> reason.

Try the Knot3 CD.

> I looked in the /boot/grub/menu.lst and found that
> kopt_2_6
>
> was always commented out (i.e. there was always a # at the beginning of
> the line). Does this mean it is really commented or do I need to remove
> all lines with it and run grub-update?
>
> BTW this was the case in the /test/boot/grub/menu.lst file as well...

Remove it, it gets used by update-grub if it exists (commented out just
means it gets ignored by the grub program itself). It's used to create
the main menu entries.

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Richard Kleeman (kleeman) wrote :

OK I tried knot 3 and the system booted fine.

I will reinstall my edgy partition.

Sorry for the false alarm Ben.

Ben Collins (ben-collins)
Changed in linux-source-2.6.17:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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