I added the "proposed" source and from there installed kernel 3.19.0-46 (using Synaptic). Booted with acpi_force_32bit_fadt_addr and system froze.
I get the feeling this kernel wasn't the one I was supposed to be testing with. Could it be because I am on Trusty? Is the proposed kernel released to be available for me to test? I see the tags about vivid and wily but the problem occurs for Trusty users too. Also wondering about something Mr. Zheng wrote on the bug on bugzilla.kernel.org: "What we can offer here is to provide a quirk for your platform to revert the behavior back to favor 32-bit GAS values on this platform before your issue is root caused." Wouldn't it be nicer to also detect this computer automatically and force 32-bit registers so the boot parameter wouldn't be needed? Many people won't want to bother with boot parameters - they'll just see how Ubuntu doesn't boot on their machines and be disappointed. Or should we wait until the quirk is added upstream? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1529381 Title: [HP Compaq 6715s] Updating kernel renders system unbootable To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1529381/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
