Ekhard, as per http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=3442857&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=3442856&swLang=13&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1093#120 an update is available for your BIOS (F.0D). If you update to this, does it change anything?
If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command: sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date Thank you for your understanding. ** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 1071709 Radeon with X1350 no longer working in 12.10 ** Tags added: bios-outdated-f.0d needs-upstream-testing regression- release ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - Ubuntu Kernel 3.5.0.17 does not boot on Compaq 6820s + [HP Compaq 6820s] Ubuntu Kernel 3.5.0.17 does not boot -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1073179 Title: [HP Compaq 6820s] Ubuntu Kernel 3.5.0.17 does not boot Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 my laptop does not boot anymore. No error msg, just the violet background screen. Kernel 3.2.0 works Kernel 3.6.3 show the same symptoms --- ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: lemles 2042 F.... pulseaudio DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b06e88af-0c20-4e93-a5f8-764df5d0a56b InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-01-21 (282 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq 6820s MarkForUpload: True Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-32-generic root=UUID=831182e7-ee2f-4e2b-9e8f-95f5cb9d549e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/lemles not ours. No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-32-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-32-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.95 Tags: quantal Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-18 (11 days ago) UserGroups: WifiSyslog: dmi.bios.date: 11/19/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68MDD Ver. F.07 dmi.board.name: 30D7 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 83.11 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU75304LH dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68MDDVer.F.07:bd11/19/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaq6820s:pvrF.07:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30D7:rvrKBCVersion83.11:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq 6820s dmi.product.version: F.07 dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1073179/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp