/srv/irclogs.ubuntu.com/2010/04/07/#ubuntu-kernel.txt

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Elv1313Today'S ISO image does not boot15:47
Elv1313it say: "BUG: soft lockup - CPU#0 stuck for 61s! [event 0:6]"15:47
Elv1313I filled a bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/55735115:47
ubot3Malone bug 557351 in linux "Ubuntu 10.04 does not boot" [Undecided,New] 15:48
apwElv1313, does not boot on what16:37
Elv1313apw: see the bug report16:37
apwElv1313, pentium 4 is not terribly specific16:39
Elv1313Unfortunatly, I can't be that much more specific, let me check16:39
apwElv1313, also which CD was it? is that the 32 bit live, 64 bit live, 32/64 alternate ?16:40
Elv1313ht796116:40
Elv1313the 32bit live cd16:40
Elv1313The exposed chip of the motherboard (southbridge) have ht7961 written on it.16:40
Elv1313apw: lspci in 9.10 say SiS654 chipsset16:44
apwok if we 16:50
apwok if we have no name for the machine we really need some fuller information via apport-collect perhaps from the previous release16:50
apwi have also put some first diagnostics steps in the bug16:51
Elv1313apw: I submitted the apport-collect information (sudo apport-collect 557351). I can go in single user mode as the init script scrash before (upstart) init 116:58
apwElv1313, in your trace ureadahead is running which is started as an upstart job i believe16:59
apwElv1313, you could try booting init=/bin/bash too17:00
Elv1313it's all I can do, as it is one of my client computer, they pay me right now, so I can spend too much time17:00
apwElv1313, fine17:00
Elv1313apw: I will try, but it is the last thing I will do17:00
* Elv1313 back in 1 hours17:01
apwcking, hey if i have an m1330 overheating ... fans run slowly all the time ... in lucid the temp is more like 60c and in karmic 40 odd ... whats the best way to diagnose such a thing17:19
ckingapw, do the fans run faster in karmic?17:20
apwi believe so ... pgraner has the machine17:20
apwit seems that they don't react to heat, but heat is reported correctly17:20
ckingwell, if fan control was purely a SMI based BIOS control, then we'd see no difference, so it's kinda an ACPI issue I suppose17:21
apwgah i hate acpi ...17:22
ckingis this "straight out of the box" or has he installed some fan control guff?17:23
apwfresh install at that level17:23
* cking consults the ACPI spec as this is unfamiliar ground17:23
BenCSuggestion/request: See about building videobuf-dma-contig module forcefully17:27
ckingapw, is there /proc/acpi/fan/FAN/state on that machine?17:27
BenCIt's in 2.6.28 kernel, but since nothing uses it, it's not built in any ubuntu kernels after that17:27
BenCbut external modules tend to use it (like the one I'm writing)17:27
BenCIOW, it exists in jaunty and before, but not after jaunty17:28
ckingapw, does it have an Nvidia 8400 GS inside it?17:29
apwcking, its an all intel machien17:30
apwcking, we may have a fix ... he is just testing17:30
ckingapw, that was quick. what's the fix?17:30
apwmay be the same fix as for my machine.  looking like with my kernel its happy17:31
ckingapw, is that the multi byte embedded controller fix?17:31
apwcking, yeah17:31
ckingApparently the CPU + GPU are close together on the XPS M1330, so it may be exercising the video can make things toasty17:33
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apwcking, yeah they have a rep for the gpu fans going too i think17:43
BenCcking, apw: On the m1330 I had, the video toasted itself into not working anymore17:47
BenCbad thermal handling for gpu is common on m133017:48
apwBenC, ouch17:48
ckingBenC, yeah, googling brings up loads of tales of woe. No supertuxkart on this machine then17:48
amitk-afknew thermal paste?17:48
BenCinternet blogs suggest taking them apart and applying thermal paste in large quantities between the gpu and copper thermal duct17:48
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ckingnew machine more like17:48
BenCbut mine was way too gone by then to test the suggestions :)17:49
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Elv1313apw: I am in init=/bin/bash, now what? 18:04
apwElv1313, does dmesg contain the error you mentioned?18:05
Elv1313apw: look clean up me18:06
apwhrm18:06
Elv1313apw: is there a way to start the boot process from here and recover the log18:06
Elv1313(i am on a live-cd)18:07
apwElv1313, normally i then make a live usb stick as you can make it have persistant storage18:07
apwif you exec upstart you should start normal boot18:08
Elv1313I have no time to do that, I am working for a cononical parther compagnie (sysadmin shop), if this is not going to work we will look like idiots...18:09
dmarkeyhey, re: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2010-April/009770.html can we include the xenfs module aswell?18:09
apwElv1313, well i can only do what i can do with the info i have18:12
apwfor an unknown machine something unknown is occuring ... its actully hard to recommend anything18:12
apwwith that information ... sorry but thats the realtity18:12
Elv1313I know... I can't do much about it. exec upstart = upstart command not found18:12
apwElv1313, i guess its exec /sbin/init, but i suspect you'll end up in the same place18:13
apwdmarkey, could you reply to the thread on that on the kernel team list and start the discussion there18:14
apwlucky for you i've not applied the previous fix yet18:14
dmarkeyapw: understood18:15
Elv1313apw: Yea, it frozen instantanly, I lost ability do to ctrl+C avec alt+F* too18:15
Elv1313SReadAhead is nice in Moblin, but backporting it to ubuntu may not have been the greatest move ever (apparently)18:18
Elv1313apw: can you change the status of the bug back to new? (as I added most of the missing info)18:20
apwElv1313, remind me of the number18:20
Elv131355735118:20
apwi have sadly looked at close to 50 today ...18:21
apwbug #55735118:21
ubot3Malone bug 557351 in linux "Ubuntu 10.04 does not boot" [Undecided,Incomplete] https://launchpad.net/bugs/55735118:21
Elv1313new or confirmed18:21
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dmarkeyapw: do i have time to test something first?18:24
apwdmarkey, we are running tight to change anything18:24
apwbut if you want to test thats great18:24
dmarkeywell im pretty sure that without xenfs, the console isnt set up properly in /etc/init/* , but i need to confirm18:26
cndI'm bisecting an older kernel, but when I build I get this at the end:18:27
cnddpkg-deb - error: (upstream) version (`unknown') doesn't contain any digits18:27
apwcnd, whats the version in the changelog ?18:33
cndapw, I just realized I wasn't running in a chroot18:33
cndmaybe that's the cause?18:33
apwhmmm maybe ... not totally convinced but its easy to test18:34
cndapw: not a chroot issue18:53
cndI find the Version: tag listed as "unknown" in debian/linux-image-2.6.32-10-generic/DEBIAN/control18:54
cndwhat sets that?18:54
ScarFreewillogasawara packed a kernel for me to test, its related with the radeon driver. my question is little offtopic as I'm seeking some help to test it propperly with saving as much bandwidth as possable18:57
ogasawaraScarFreewill: I assume this is for bug 533784 ?19:00
ubot3Malone bug 533784 in debian "[Radeon kernel module] drmRadeonCmdBuffer: -12. Kernel failed to parse or rejected command stream" [Unknown,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/53378419:00
ScarFreewillyes that's correct19:00
ogasawaraScarFreewill: and you've already downloaded the test kernels I built?19:00
ScarFreewillI'm busy copying mini.iso (6 Arpil) to my flashdrive so that I can just load x on there.19:00
ScarFreewillI've got a spare old hdd that I can test with19:01
ScarFreewillI'm just wonder if it's needed to load something like Fluxbox or if I can use plain x-server19:02
ogasawaraScarFreewill: I think I'm a little confused as to what you're asking.  But basically whatever you can reproduce the issue on, I want you to retest in that same environment with the test kernel.19:04
ScarFreewillok I was also not sure if I needed to add the xorg-edgers ppa19:06
ScarFreewillthe only reason I'm using the mini image instead of alternate/dekstop is because I dont have enough bandwidth to download the full cd.19:08
ScarFreewillbuilding up from scratch will time more time, but thats not a problem for me19:09
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dmarkeyapw: thats fine, the xenfs module isnt needed21:35
apwdmarkey, so we are good with the patch which is being pushed yes21:36
dmarkeyyes, i manually included xen-netfront.ko and xen-blkfront.ko and the installer worked OK,21:37
dmarkeyi need to raise another bug in the installer however. i'll need to be fast21:38
ScarFreewillogasawara: sorry to bother again, I'm really new to this. Is there a ppa for those kernel debs that you packed or should I rather just use dpkg to install it?21:42
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dvheumenhi, are you guys also open for questions about disappearing partition "devices" in /dev? I've got a very strange problem during an Alternative installation that I can't put my finger on22:20
ogasawaraScarFreewill: sorry, no ppa.  just use dpkg.22:26
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RAOFapw: Are you still around?  Can I push a patch to quirk off acceleration for nouveau on macbook pros and geforce 3's to you (once I've tested it does what I want, such as build ;))?23:27
jjohansenRAOF: I think he is probably sleeping, but if you send it to kernel-team he should be back on in 8 - 9 hours23:30
RAOFAnd I should have been able to build the damnable kernel in 8-9 hours too, so I'll be ready!23:30
RAOF:)23:30
jjohansen:)23:31

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