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linux-source-2.6.20 package

Live CD freezes on boot

Bug #83140 reported by Barry Warsaw
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linux-source-2.6.20 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I downloaded and burned herd3 and tried to install it on an IBM Thinkpad X40. I never get farther than the "Loading Linux Kernel" step, although I've seen it freeze on varying percentages (e.g. once after 100% and once after 54%).

I can't tell anything else about what's going on because the machine is frozen for all intents and purposes. However the CDROM drive keeps blinking, though nothing discernable happens to the box. There's no hard disk activity, and the machine does not respond to any keystrokes.

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cstrippie (ctfreedom) wrote :

On several releases (including feisty) I've had the boot process appear to freeze, but in most cases it will continue to boot if given enough time: I'm not talking 30 seconds, but sometimes 3+ minutes. Very frustrating and confusing for new users, but it usually resolves itself.

A similar issue occurs on my laptop during first boot, but once booted for the first time the problem disappears.

Perhaps some feedback for the user when it appears frozen?

Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik)
Changed in ubuntu-iso-tests:
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Henrik Nilsen Omma (henrik) wrote :

Looks like a kernel bug.

Changed in ubuntu-iso-tests:
status: Needs Info → Rejected
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Barry Warsaw (barry) wrote :

Let me know if you want me to test anything.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

Thanks for your bug report. Could you please try modifying the boot options when you are booting from the CD? If you could remove "quiet" and "splash" we may be able to get some more informative output.

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Barry Warsaw (barry) wrote :

Darn, nothing more helpful is displayed. With quiet and splash removed, I still get a hang at the Loading Linux Kernel dialog (this time at 37%).

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Kyle McMartin (kyle) wrote :

I don't follow? Does this occur when booting from the CD, or when you're running the installer? If the machine is dying loading the kernel from the CD, it's certainly not a kernel bug.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
assignee: nobody → kyle
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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Barry Warsaw (barry) wrote :

You can probably close this issue. I downloaded a more recent feisty daily build and it worked fine.

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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. Thanks again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Feel free to submit any future bugs you may find.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.20:
assignee: kyle → nobody
status: Needs Info → Fix Released
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