Thank you, Christopher Penalver, for your prompt response. I updated the BIOS from 5.16 to 5.22 as you directed via the Windows Vista partition. All aforementioned Ubuntu Linux kernels, old, new official 15.04 and upstream now boot properly on the machine [and even the Debian partition kernels] :) The BIOS update successfully worked around the kernel bug.
On 31 May 2015 at 23:27, Christopher M. Penalver < christopher.m.penal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bryan Cebuliak, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu > better. As per http://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP- > Pavilion-a6700-Desktop-PC-series/3823602/model/3830446 an update to your > computer's buggy and outdated BIOS is available (5.22). If you update to > this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BIOSUpdate does it > change anything? > > If it doesn't, 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 > > For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette > . > > Please note your current BIOS is already in the Bug Description, so > posting this on the old BIOS would not be helpful. As well, you don't > have to create a new bug report. > > Once the BIOS is updated, and the information above is provided, then > please mark this report Status Confirmed. > > Thank you for your understanding. > > ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1460365 > > Title: > 3.19 kernels in 15.04 do not work on my 32bit system > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1460365/+subscriptions > -- 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/1460365 Title: 3.19 kernels in 15.04 do not work on my 32bit system Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Since upgrading from 14.10 [3.16 kernel] to 15.04 the 3.19 kernels including 3.19.0-20 will either stall on boot or leave me without proper graphics or nil keyboard and mouse even on recovery boot . The next functioning mainline kernel is v4.0-rc1-vivid. No problem there. I suggest you abandon completely this very problematic end of life kernel and quickly test and backport a newer series. 3.19 up to 3.19.7 has also given me similar grief on my old Macbook 2,1 64bit. --- ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: LXDE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-04 (998 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) Package: linux (not installed) Tags: vivid Uname: Linux 4.0.0-040000rc1-generic i686 UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-31 (0 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lp lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo tape video _MarkForUpload: True --- ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: elaine 1316 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: LXDE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=cf1e0e2c-e614-46b7-af16-815ef38b4dfc InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-04 (998 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: HP-Pavilion FT958AA-ABG a6710a Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-38-generic root=UUID=3a08a446-f1f6-42a5-ba42-c00b38ccfac0 ro ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-38.52-generic 3.16.7-ckt10 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-38-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-38-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.143.1 RfKill: Tags: vivid Uname: Linux 3.16.0-38-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-31 (0 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lp lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo tape video _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 11/10/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 5.16 dmi.board.name: Boston dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.16:bd11/10/2008:svnHP-Pavilion:pnFT958AA-ABGa6710a:pvr:rvnMSI:rnBoston:rvr1.0:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: FT958AA-ABG a6710a dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion --- ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: elaine 1316 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: LXDE DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=cf1e0e2c-e614-46b7-af16-815ef38b4dfc InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-09-04 (998 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423) IwConfig: lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. MachineType: HP-Pavilion FT958AA-ABG a6710a Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-38-generic root=UUID=3a08a446-f1f6-42a5-ba42-c00b38ccfac0 ro ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-38.52-generic 3.16.7-ckt10 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.16.0-38-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.16.0-38-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.143.1 RfKill: Tags: vivid Uname: Linux 3.16.0-38-generic i686 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-31 (0 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dialout dip fax floppy fuse lp lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo tape video _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 11/10/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD dmi.bios.version: 5.16 dmi.board.name: Boston dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr5.16:bd11/10/2008:svnHP-Pavilion:pnFT958AA-ABGa6710a:pvr:rvnMSI:rnBoston:rvr1.0:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: FT958AA-ABG a6710a dmi.sys.vendor: HP-Pavilion To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1460365/+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
