David Gerard, as per http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/Product/inspiron- mini1012 an update is available for your BIOS (A12). 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 Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-a12 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete ** Summary changed: - BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000020; EIP is at sysfs_do_create_link+0x23/0x1d0 + [Dell Inspiron Mini 1012] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000020; EIP is at sysfs_do_create_link+0x23/0x1d0 -- 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/1021069 Title: [Dell Inspiron Mini 1012] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000020; EIP is at sysfs_do_create_link+0x23/0x1d0 Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Dell Inspiron 1012, Kubuntu 12.04, Wacom Graphire Wireless CTE-630-BT. Connecting the tablet via Bluetooth reliably oopses the system, crashing X. From /var/log/kern.log: Jul 4 21:58:44 fenris kernel: [14546.998060] input: WACOM Pen Tablet as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.2/usb4/4-2/4-2.3/4-2.3:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:12/input11 Jul 4 21:58:44 fenris kernel: [14547.001886] wacom 0005:056A:0081.0003: input,hidraw1: BLUETOOTH HID v1.00 Mouse [WACOM Pen Tablet] on 50:63:13:89:F7:23 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.450160] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000020 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.450357] IP: [<c11a7de3>] sysfs_do_create_link+0x23/0x1d0 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.450517] *pdpt = 000000003245e001 *pde = 0000000000000000 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.450673] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.450766] Modules linked in: hid_wacom(+) nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat hidp rfcomm parport_pc snd_hda_codec_realtek ppdev bnep snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec btusb snd_hwdep snd_pcm bluetooth snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi joydev snd_seq_midi_event binfmt_misc dell_laptop compal_laptop snd_seq dcdbas lib80211_crypt_tkip snd_timer wl(P) snd_seq_device mac_hid snd uvcvideo psmouse videodev lib80211 serio_raw soundcore snd_page_alloc lp parport usbhid hid ums_realtek usb_storage uas i915 drm_kms_helper drm r8169 i2c_algo_bit video Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] Pid: 6634, comm: modprobe Tainted: P O 3.2.0-26-generic-pae #41-Ubuntu Dell Inc. Inspiron 1012/0D3J9P Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] EIP: 0060:[<c11a7de3>] EFLAGS: 00010202 CPU: 1 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] EIP is at sysfs_do_create_link+0x23/0x1d0 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] EAX: 00000008 EBX: f20b3000 ECX: c178eefd EDX: f20b3c6c Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] ESI: c178eefd EDI: 00000000 EBP: f1dfde08 ESP: f1dfddcc Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] Process modprobe (pid: 6634, ti=f1dfc000 task=f16d71a0 task.ti=f1dfc000) Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] Stack: Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] 00000000 f16d71a0 c1079ed0 f1dfddd8 f1dfddd8 f20b3000 00000004 f20b3c64 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] f1dfde1c f20b3c6c 00000002 00000000 f20b3000 f1447200 00000000 f1dfde14 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] c11a7fa7 00000001 f1dfde1c c1451c8b f1dfde4c f87e4582 f1dfde38 c15a54ad Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] Call Trace: Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c1079ed0>] ? add_wait_queue+0x50/0x50 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c11a7fa7>] sysfs_create_link+0x17/0x20 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c1451c8b>] power_supply_powers+0x1b/0x20 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<f87e4582>] wacom_probe+0x162/0x2b0 [hid_wacom] Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c15a54ad>] ? _raw_spin_lock_irqsave+0x2d/0x40 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<f86038de>] hid_device_probe+0x8e/0x110 [hid] Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c138463d>] really_probe+0x4d/0x150 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c138dcb9>] ? pm_runtime_barrier+0x49/0xb0 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c138487a>] driver_probe_device+0x3a/0x60 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c1384931>] __driver_attach+0x91/0xa0 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c13848a0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x60/0x60 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c13839b9>] bus_for_each_dev+0x49/0x70 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c1384471>] driver_attach+0x21/0x30 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c13848a0>] ? driver_probe_device+0x60/0x60 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c138414f>] bus_add_driver+0x17f/0x260 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<f8602bd0>] ? hid_disconnect+0x60/0x60 [hid] Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c1384e06>] driver_register+0x66/0x110 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<f86046c5>] __hid_register_driver+0x35/0x70 [hid] Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<f87fa019>] wacom_init+0x19/0x1000 [hid_wacom] Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c1003035>] do_one_initcall+0x35/0x170 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<f87fa000>] ? 0xf87f9fff Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c109603d>] sys_init_module+0xad/0x210 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] [<c15ac69f>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x28 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] Code: 00 8d bc 27 00 00 00 00 55 89 e5 57 56 53 83 ec 30 3e 8d 74 26 00 85 c9 89 ce 89 55 e8 0f 84 9e 01 00 00 85 c0 0f 84 5d 01 00 00 <8b> 78 18 ba f2 ff ff ff 85 ff 0f 84 a5 00 00 00 b8 a4 75 9f c1 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] EIP: [<c11a7de3>] sysfs_do_create_link+0x23/0x1d0 SS:ESP 0068:f1dfddcc Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.452016] CR2: 0000000000000020 Jul 4 21:58:45 fenris kernel: [14548.524332] ---[ end trace 939db32f9dd5a7d2 ]--- This was fine in 10.10, but the user upgraded when 10.10 reached EOL. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-26-generic-pae 3.2.0-26.41 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic-pae 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic-pae i686 NonfreeKernelModules: wl AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. AplayDevices: Home directory /home/arkady not ours. **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: i386 ArecordDevices: Home directory /home/arkady not ours. **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC272 Analog [ALC272 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: arkady 1618 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0e00000 irq 46' Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC272' Components : 'HDA:10ec0272,1028041a,00100001' Controls : 15 Simple ctrls : 8 Date: Wed Jul 4 22:11:14 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=7ca1e985-9107-4c74-b4b6-7dbcec6c4d42 InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1012 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-26-generic-pae root=UUID=1064dab9-8464-4865-9205-deb6d93caca4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: Home directory /home/arkady not ours. No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-26-generic-pae N/A linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-26-generic-pae N/A linux-firmware 1.79 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/26/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A07 dmi.board.name: 0D3J9P dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A07 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A07 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd03/26/2010:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1012:pvrA07:rvnDellInc.:rn0D3J9P:rvrA07:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA07: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1012 dmi.product.version: A07 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1021069/+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