Public bug reported: After upgrading to Kubuntu 12.04 from Kubuntu 11.10 on a Dell Studio XPS (nvidia) and rebooting, the kernel hardlocks (blinking capslock) immediately after fsck with the last message being system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b, requiring a powercycle.
Description: Ubuntu precise (development branch) Release: 12.04 linux-image-3.2.0-22-generic: Installed: 3.2.0-22.35 Candidate: 3.2.0-22.35 Version table: *** 3.2.0-22.35 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: linux-image-3.2.0-22-generic 3.2.0-22.35 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22 Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24. ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 ArecordDevices: **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: gorgonzola 2286 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0xf0880000 irq 17' Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI' Components : 'HDA:111d7675,10280271,00100103 HDA:10de0007,10280271,00100100' Controls : 20 Simple ctrls : 11 Date: Wed Apr 11 22:03:41 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2d402cfa-b9c1-4aaf-acd7-ca28870eb02c InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) MachineType: Dell Inc. Studio XPS 1340 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= TERM=xterm LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.0.0-17-generic root=UUID=60d7e0bb-780c-4b62-8f9a-9582380c4078 ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.0.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.0.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.78 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-08 (3 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 03/25/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A14 dmi.board.name: 0K183D dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A14 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: A14 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd03/25/2010:svnDellInc.:pnStudioXPS1340:pvrA14:rvnDellInc.:rn0K183D:rvrA14:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrA14: dmi.product.name: Studio XPS 1340 dmi.product.version: A14 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/979508 Title: 3.2.0-22 kernel hard locks on boot immediately after upgrade to precise. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/979508/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs