Stephen Rees-Carter, as per http://download.lenovo.com/express/ddfm.html an update is available for your BIOS (1.23). If you update to this following https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BiosUpdate , 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. For more on BIOS updates and linux, please see https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Bug_reporting_etiquette . Thank you for your understanding. ** Tags added: bios-outdated-1.23 ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Incomplete -- 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/1050900 Title: Unable to boot without 'noapic' boot flag Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: When I try and boot 12.10 from a live CD without any tweaks, it crashes on a black screen and requires a hard-reset. The only way to get around it is to enable the 'noapic' boot flag. This problem has been present for the past couple of releases, and it'd be great if it actually got fixed. I've reported it before, but I've made a new bug report now to provide updated dumps etc. It's worth noting that at one point it was actually fixed in the mainline kernels, see comment #7 on Bug #903558. I also had some success with a custom kernel config file someone provided me, but I lack the skills to identify the solution from that. I'd love to get some help with this bug. Please. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: linux-image-3.5.0-14-generic 3.5.0-14.17 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-14.17-generic 3.5.3 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-14-generic x86_64 AcpiTables: Error: command ['pkexec', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 127: Error executing /usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py: Permission denied ApportVersion: 2.5.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3456 F.... pulseaudio CasperVersion: 1.323 Date: Fri Sep 14 12:14:50 2012 LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120914) MachineType: LENOVO 7859CTO ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: noprompt cdrom-detect/try-usb=true file=/cdrom/preseed/username.seed boot=casper initrd=/casper/initrd.lz quiet splash -- noapic RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-14-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-14-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.91 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rts_pstor UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/04/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8GET38WW (1.15 ) dmi.board.name: 7859CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8GET38WW(1.15):bd11/04/2011:svnLENOVO:pn7859CTO:pvrThinkPadL520:rvnLENOVO:rn7859CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 7859CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad L520 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1050900/+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
