in my case during bootup, regardless if the power cord is connected or not i
get the pauses, i can click any button to resume, currently i have 2.6.27-2
but tried 2.6.27-3 but it didnt solve the problem

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Stefan Bader <email address hidden>wrote:

> There should be no difference between rc6 and the kernel I supplied (at
> least nothing additional which is not in upstream). Are your pauses the same
> as for Carl, meaning the boot process stops but can be triggered with any
> keyboard key. And after boot everything looks ok?
> Or is there no way to boot successfully without the noapictimer option? If
> boot hangs do alt+print+q key combinations work for you?
>
> --
> [2.6.27] pausing during boot (several issues)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254668
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
>
> Bug description:
> carl@dv67:~$ uname -a
> Linux dv67 2.6.26-5-generic #1 SMP Sat Jul 26 21:35:46 UTC 2008 i686
> GNU/Linux
>
> [    0.548741] ACPI: EC: Look up EC in DSDT
> [    0.551266] ACPI: BIOS _OSI(Linux) query ignored via DMI
> [    0.552031] ACPI: Interpreter enabled
> [    0.552031] ACPI: (supports S0 S3 S4 S5)
> [    0.552281] ACPI: Using IOAPIC for interrupt routing
> [    0.556031] ACPI: EC: non-query interrupt received, switching to
> interrupt mo
> de
>
> press/release power button (thinking i need to hard reboot) and it
> continues booting:
>
> [    0.572281] ACPI: EC: GPE = 0x10, I/O: command/status = 0x66, data =
> 0x62
> [    0.572281] ACPI: EC: driver started in interrupt mode
> [    0.572281] ACPI: PCI Root Bridge [PCI0] (0000:00)
> [    0.572281] PCI: Transparent bridge - 0000:00:08.0
> [    0.572281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0._PRT]
> [    0.572281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.P2P0._PRT]
> [    0.572281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.XVR1._PRT]
> [    0.572315] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Routing Table [\_SB_.PCI0.XVR2._PRT]
> [    0.608281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK1] (IRQs 5) *10
> [    0.608281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK2] (IRQs 7) *11
> [    0.608281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK3] (IRQs 10) *0, disabled.
> [    0.608281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNK4] (IRQs 11) *0, disabled.
> [    0.608281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LK1E] (IRQs 16) *0, disabled.
> [    0.608281] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LK2E] (IRQs 17) *0, disabled.
> [    0.611173] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LK3E] (IRQs 18) *0, disabled.
> [    0.611173] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LK4E] (IRQs 19) *10
> [    0.611525] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSMB] (IRQs *10)
> [    0.611949] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS0] (IRQs 18) *11
> [    0.612418] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUS2] (IRQs 22) *7
> [    0.612891] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] (IRQs 20) *11
> [    0.613359] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] (IRQs 21) *10
> [    0.613806] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LGPU] (IRQs 16) *10
> [    0.614275] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPID] (IRQs 22) *0, disabled.
> [    0.615164] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSI0] (IRQs 23) *11
> [    0.615302] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [Z018] (IRQs 18) *5
> [    0.615775] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [Z019] (IRQs 22) *10
> [    0.616225] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LPMU] (IRQs *11)
> [    0.618220] Linux Plug and Play Support v0.97 (c) Adam Belay
> [    0.619056] pnp: PnP ACPI init
> [    0.619056] ACPI: bus type pnp registered
> [    0.622178] IOAPIC[0]: Set PCI routing entry (2-8 -> 0x69 -> IRQ 8
> Mode:0 Active:0)
> [    0.623056] IOAPIC[0]: Set PCI routing entry (2-13 -> 0x91 -> IRQ 13
> Mode:0 Active:0)
> [    0.623056] IOAPIC[0]: Set PCI routing entry (2-1 -> 0x39 -> IRQ 1
> Mode:0 Active:0)
> [    0.623056] IOAPIC[0]: Set PCI routing entry (2-12 -> 0x89 -> IRQ 12
> Mode:0 Active:0)
> [    0.623056] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 12 devices
> [    0.623117] ACPI: ACPI bus type pnp unregistered
> [    0.623117] PnPBIOS: Disabled by ACPI PNP
> [    0.623118] PCI: Using ACPI for IRQ routing
> [    0.623118] number of MP IRQ sources: 15.
> [    0.623118] number of IO-APIC #2 registers: 24.
> [    0.623118] testing the IO APIC.......................
>
> rest in attached dmesg.txt
>
> lspci:
> 00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2)
> 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 ISA Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP67 SMBus (rev a2)
> 00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Memory Controller (rev a2)
> 00:01.3 Co-processor: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Co-processor (rev a2)
> 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
> (rev a2)
> 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
> (rev a2)
> 00:04.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 OHCI USB 1.1 Controller
> (rev a2)
> 00:04.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 EHCI USB 2.0 Controller
> (rev a2)
> 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 IDE Controller (rev a1)
> 00:07.0 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP67 High Definition Audio (rev
> a1)
> 00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP67 AHCI Controller (rev a2)
> 00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation MCP67 Ethernet (rev a2)
> 00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP67 PCI Express Bridge (rev a2)
> 00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 7150M (rev
> a2)
> 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> HyperTransport Technology Configuration
> 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> Address Map
> 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> DRAM Controller
> 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
> Miscellaneous Control
> 02:05.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev
> 05)
> 02:05.1 SD Host controller: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host
> Adapter (rev 22)
> 02:05.2 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller (rev 12)
> 02:05.3 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host
> Adapter (rev 12)
> 02:05.4 System peripheral: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller (rev ff)
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg
> Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
>
> carl@dv67:~$ sudo dmidecode|xclip
> # dmidecode 2.9
> SMBIOS 2.4 present.
> 19 structures occupying 726 bytes.
> Table at 0x000F0CB0.
>
> Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
> BIOS Information
>        Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
>        Version: F.27
>        Release Date: 01/11/2008
>        Address: 0xE4530
>        Runtime Size: 113360 bytes
>        ROM Size: 1024 kB
>        Characteristics:
>                ISA is supported
>                PCI is supported
>                PNP is supported
>                BIOS is upgradeable
>                BIOS shadowing is allowed
>                ESCD support is available
>                Boot from CD is supported
>                Selectable boot is supported
>                Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
>                8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
>                Serial services are supported (int 14h)
>                Printer services are supported (int 17h)
>                ACPI is supported
>                USB legacy is supported
>                AGP is supported
>                Smart battery is supported
>                Targeted content distribution is supported
>
> Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
> System Information
>        Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
>        Product Name: HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC
>        Version: Rev 1
>        Serial Number: CNF8032SLR
>        UUID: 434E4638-3033-3253-4C52-001E680925F6
>        Wake-up Type: Power Switch
>        SKU Number: KC300UA#ABA
>        Family: 103C_5335KV
>
> Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
> Base Board Information
>        Manufacturer: Quanta
>        Product Name: 30CF
>        Version: 85.24
>        Serial Number: None1
>
> Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
> Chassis Information
>        Manufacturer: Quanta
>        Type: Notebook
>        Lock: Not Present
>        Version: N/A
>        Serial Number: None
>        Asset Tag:
>        Boot-up State: Safe
>        Power Supply State: Safe
>        Thermal State: Safe
>        Security Status: None
>        OEM Information: 0x00000104
>
> Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
> Processor Information
>        Socket Designation: Socket S1
>        Type: Central Processor
>        Family: Opteron
>        Manufacturer: AMD
>        ID: 82 0F 06 00 FF FB 8B 17
>        Signature: Family 15, Model 104, Stepping 2
>        Flags:
>                FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
>                VME (Virtual mode extension)
>                DE (Debugging extension)
>                PSE (Page size extension)
>                TSC (Time stamp counter)
>                MSR (Model specific registers)
>                PAE (Physical address extension)
>                MCE (Machine check exception)
>                CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
>                APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
>                SEP (Fast system call)
>                MTRR (Memory type range registers)
>                PGE (Page global enable)
>                MCA (Machine check architecture)
>                CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
>                PAT (Page attribute table)
>                PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
>                CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
>                MMX (MMX technology supported)
>                FXSR (Fast floating-point save and restore)
>                SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
>                SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
>                HTT (Hyper-threading technology)
>        Version: AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile TL60
>        Voltage: 1.6 V
>        External Clock: 200 MHz
>        Max Speed: 2000 MHz
>        Current Speed: 2000 MHz
>        Status: Populated, Enabled
>        Upgrade: None
>        L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
>        L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
>        L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
>        Serial Number: Not Specified
>        Asset Tag: Not Specified
>        Part Number: Not Specified
>
> Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
> Cache Information
>        Socket Designation: L1 Cache
>        Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
>        Operational Mode: Write Back
>        Location: Internal
>        Installed Size: 64 KB
>        Maximum Size: 64 KB
>        Supported SRAM Types:
>                Burst
>                Pipeline Burst
>                Asynchronous
>        Installed SRAM Type: Asynchronous
>        Speed: Unknown
>        Error Correction Type: Unknown
>        System Type: Unknown
>        Associativity: Unknown
>
> Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
> Cache Information
>        Socket Designation: L2 Cache
>        Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
>        Operational Mode: Write Through
>        Location: Internal
>        Installed Size: 1024 KB
>        Maximum Size: 1024 KB
>        Supported SRAM Types:
>                Burst
>                Pipeline Burst
>                Synchronous
>        Installed SRAM Type: Synchronous
>        Speed: Unknown
>        Error Correction Type: Unknown
>        System Type: Unified
>        Associativity: Unknown
>
> Handle 0x0007, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
> System Slot Information
>        Designation: PCI Express Slot 1
>        Type: 64-bit PCI Express
>        Current Usage: Available
>        Length: Short
>        ID: 0
>        Characteristics:
>                5.0 V is provided
>                3.3 V is provided
>
> Handle 0x0008, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
> System Slot Information
>        Designation: PCI Express Slot 2
>        Type: 64-bit PCI Express
>        Current Usage: Available
>        Length: Short
>        ID: 0
>        Characteristics:
>                5.0 V is provided
>                3.3 V is provided
>                PME signal is supported
>                Hot-plug devices are supported
>
> Handle 0x0009, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
> On Board Device Information
>        Type: Video
>        Status: Enabled
>        Description:  64
>
> Handle 0x000A, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
> OEM Strings
>        String 1: $HP$
>        String 2: LOC#ABA
>        String 3: ABS 72/73 81 82 83 84
>
> Handle 0x000B, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
> Physical Memory Array
>        Location: System Board Or Motherboard
>        Use: System Memory
>        Error Correction Type: None
>        Maximum Capacity: 2 GB
>        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
>        Number Of Devices: 2
>
> Handle 0x000C, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
> Memory Device
>        Array Handle: 0x000B
>        Error Information Handle: No Error
>        Total Width: 64 bits
>        Data Width: 64 bits
>        Size: 1024 MB
>        Form Factor: DIMM
>        Set: 1
>        Locator: DIMM 1
>        Bank Locator: Bank 0,1
>        Type: DDR2
>        Type Detail: Synchronous
>        Speed: 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
>        Manufacturer: Not Specified
>        Serial Number: Not Specified
>        Asset Tag: Not Specified
>        Part Number: Not Specified
>
> Handle 0x000D, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
> Memory Device
>        Array Handle: 0x000B
>        Error Information Handle: No Error
>        Total Width: 64 bits
>        Data Width: 64 bits
>        Size: 1024 MB
>        Form Factor: DIMM
>        Set: 1
>        Locator: DIMM 2
>        Bank Locator: Bank 2,3
>        Type: DDR2
>        Type Detail: Unknown
>        Speed: 667 MHz (1.5 ns)
>        Manufacturer: Not Specified
>        Serial Number: Not Specified
>        Asset Tag: Not Specified
>        Part Number: Not Specified
>
> Handle 0x000E, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
> Memory Array Mapped Address
>        Starting Address: 0x00000000000
>        Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
>        Range Size: 2 GB
>        Physical Array Handle: 0x000B
>        Partition Width: 0
>
> Handle 0x000F, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
> Memory Device Mapped Address
>        Starting Address: 0x00000000000
>        Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF
>        Range Size: 1 GB
>        Physical Device Handle: 0x000C
>        Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000E
>        Partition Row Position: 2
>        Interleave Position: 2
>        Interleaved Data Depth: 2
>
> Handle 0x0010, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
> Memory Device Mapped Address
>        Starting Address: 0x00040000000
>        Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
>        Range Size: 1 GB
>        Physical Device Handle: 0x000D
>        Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000E
>        Partition Row Position: 2
>        Interleave Position: 2
>        Interleaved Data Depth: 2
>
> Handle 0x0011, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
> System Boot Information
>        Status: <OUT OF SPEC>
>
> Handle 0x0012, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
> End Of Table
>



-- 
Ahmed Mahfouz