Comment 371 for bug 272247

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Xyos (slayerjairo-gmail) wrote : Re: [Bug 272247] Re: System freezes during boot, unless I hold a key down

could it be related to default grub2 in karmic?

sorry for my bad english...

2009/6/17 SRElysian <email address hidden>:
> I've been playing with Karmic for a while now, and so far for me it's boot
> on and off battery without requiring a key to be pressed down. However, I
> have noticed it occasionally overheats.. but so far it only seems to
> overheat if I leave firefox open and close the lid. When I come back after a
> few hours it's hot and the fan is blowing in it like mad.
>
> On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Perpetual <email address hidden> wrote:
>
>> @Ing. Forigua
>>
>> So you are saying it is fixed without touching the DSDT file?  Did you
>> try booting on battery power?  Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> System freezes during boot, unless I hold a key down
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272247
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of the bug.
>>
>> Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed
>> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: Confirmed
>> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>> Status in “usplash” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
>> Status in linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Triaged
>> Status in usplash in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
>> Status in “linux” source package in Mandriva: Invalid
>>
>> Bug description:
>> 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 sometimes works
>> is to add nolapic to GRUB boot kernel options. acpi=noirq is also known to
>> work.
>>
>> 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
>>
>> ----------
>> Possible systems affected include:
>> Nvidia MCP67 Chipset
>> Compaq Presario F700
>> Compaq Presario F763NR
>> Sony Vaio PCG-GRT-815E - from the Mandriva errata
>> HP Pavilion DV6545eg Notebook - from duplicate
>> HP Pavilion DV6736nr
>> HP Pavilion DV6745us - from a duplicate
>> HP Pavilion DV6620es
>> HP Pavilion DV9610us
>> HP Pavilion DV9700z
>> HP Pavilion DV6915nr
>> HP Pavilion DV9645ed
>> HP G6062ea
>>
>
> --
> System freezes during boot, unless I hold a key down
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/272247
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug.
>
> Status in The Linux Kernel: Confirmed
> Status in Ubuntu Release Notes: Confirmed
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
> Status in “usplash” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Triaged
> Status in usplash in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Mandriva: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> 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 sometimes works is to add nolapic to GRUB boot kernel options. acpi=noirq is also known to work.
>
> 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
>
> ----------
> Possible systems affected include:
> Nvidia MCP67 Chipset
> Compaq Presario F700
> Compaq Presario F763NR
> Sony Vaio PCG-GRT-815E - from the Mandriva errata
> HP Pavilion DV6545eg Notebook - from duplicate
> HP Pavilion DV6736nr
> HP Pavilion DV6745us - from a duplicate
> HP Pavilion DV6620es
> HP Pavilion DV9610us
> HP Pavilion DV9700z
> HP Pavilion DV6915nr
> HP Pavilion DV9645ed
> HP G6062ea
>