Comment 155 for bug 272247

Try booting with
hpet=disable

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:40 PM, Chris Knittel <email address hidden> wrote:

> So still no cause let alone fix other than unplugging and plugging the
> power cable back in?
>
> --
> System freezes during boot, unless I hold a key down
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272247
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> Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed
> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: New
> Status in "linux" source package in Ubuntu: Triaged
> Status in "usplash" source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in "linux" source package in Mandriva: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: usplash
>
> Once the Ubuntu splash screen loads with the progress bar that moves back
> and forth, it freezes. Holding down any key unfreezes the system, and it
> continues
> loading normally, until I release the key, at which point it freezes again.
> Holding a key down again unfreezes the system again.
>
> Pressing Alt+F1 to show the output also freezes, so I know it isn't just
> the splash screen freezing, but the entire system.
>
> Once X loads, it works perfectly fine though, and I don't have to keep
> holding a key down.
>
> Update : This bug happens with 2.6.26 and 2.6.27 kernels with a computer
> that has Nvidia MCP67 motherboard. A known workaround that sometime works is
> to add nolapic to GRUB boot kernel options.
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: amd64
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
> Package: usplash 0.5.23
> ProcEnviron:
>
> PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: usplash
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-3-generic x86_64
>
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> Possible systems affected include:
> Nvidia MCP67
> HP Pavilion DV6620es
> Compaq Presario F700
> Sony Vaio PCG-GRT-815E - from the Mandriva errata
> HP DV6745us - from a duplicate
> HP DV6545eg Notebook - from duplicate
>
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