Installation crashes before rebooting

Bug #83765 reported by Fabio
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linux (Ubuntu)
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linux-source-2.6.17 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I am installing Xubuntu (just a minimal console system) on a old server with a Adaptec AAA-131U2 SCSI card.
The installation process go fine.
But when i choose to reboot the system, this appear on the screen:

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Sending SIGKILL to all processes
Please stand by while rebooting the system
[......................] Synchronizing SCSI cache for disk sda :
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And the system remain completely frozen.. unless i manually turn it off.
I'm curious know if this is caused by the "synchronization of the SCSI cache" or by the next step of the installation?

For you information, after a manual turning off and turning on the machine, on the screen, during Ubuntu boot i get this message,

"ACPI: Unable to locate RSDP"

So maybe this can be related to the problem i have during installation.

And.. after using the installed system, if I execute "sudo reboot", the system doesn't reboot.. but remains frozen.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. Could you please add the output of 'lspci -vvn', 'dmidecode' and 'dmesg' to your bug report. Additionally which version of Xubuntu are you using? Is it Edgy or Feisty?

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Fabio (gandolaf) wrote :

It is the Xubuntu 6.10. (edgy eft)
At the beginning of the installation I choose to install just a minimal console system.

Another information (maybe can be usefu), Now that the system is installed, if I issue:

$ sudo reboot,
the last message I see on the screen is:

The system is going down for reboot NOW!

But the system locks there.
The problem is that I want to remotely use this pc as terminal server, and since I cannot reboot without manually turning off its power, it is a problem for me.

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Fabio (gandolaf) wrote :

'lspci -vvn' attachment:

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Fabio (gandolaf) wrote :

dmidecode

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Fabio (gandolaf) wrote :

dmesg

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote : [Bug 83765] Re: Installation crashes before rebooting

 status confirmed
 affects /distros/ubuntu/linux-source-2.6.17
 assignee nobody

Changed in linux-source-2.6.17:
assignee: nobody → ubuntu-kernel-team
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote :

The 18 month support period for Edgy Eft 6.10 has reached it's end of life. As a result, we are closing the linux-source-2.6.17 Edgy Eft kernel task.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.17:
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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Sergio Zanchetta (primes2h) wrote :

Hardy Heron 8.04 was recently released. It would be helpful if you could test the new release and verify if this is still an issue - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . You should be able to test your bug using the LiveCD. Please let us know your results. Thanks.

Changed in linux:
status: New → Incomplete
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Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara) wrote :

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : Kernel team bugs

Per a decision made by the Ubuntu Kernel Team, bugs will longer be assigned to the ubuntu-kernel-team in Launchpad as part of the bug triage process. The ubuntu-kernel-team is being unassigned from this bug report. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies for more information. Thanks.

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xteejx (xteejx) wrote :

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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