[Bug 38856] Complete freeze on boot

[Tero Karvinen]

Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
To reproduce
1) Install Ubuntu Dapper Flight 6 to Acer Travelmate 3004WTMi, Intel Centrino
2) System:Administration:Software properties
- Remove: CDROM
+ Add: Ubuntu 6.04 Security Updates (binary) Community
maintained (universe)
+ Add: Ubuntu 6.04 "Dapper Drake" (binary) Community
maintained (universe)
Close
3) (Both updates are done on 2006-04-09)
$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
4) Click on the "you should reboot" icon on top right corner. 

What should happen: computer should boot normally

What actually happens:
After boot, complete freeze on "Starting Hardware abstraction layer hald" in the boot splash screen. All previous things on screen show "ok". The
line is about 95% done. No keys do anything: caps lock, alt-ctrl-backspace, alt-ctrl-del, alt-ctrl-f1 (2,3,4...), mouse, quick power button click. Had to press power button for 10 s to shut down.

3004WTMi requires "noapic irqpoll" to boot, I checked that these options
were still present in grub configuration.

Additionally, also runlevel 1 is now broken:
Tried booting to runlevel 1 with grub options "1".
Stopped on "Sending all processes the TERM signal..."
caps lock changes led status, holding tab creates disk action, can change
to alt-ctrl-f1. After some waiting, more text was printed on vt1, eg:
"Disabling IRQ #11". Still, there seems to be no way to get a prompt.
Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
To reproduce
1) Install Ubuntu Dapper Flight 6 to Acer Travelmate 3004WTMi, Intel Centrino
2) System:Administration:Software properties
- Remove: CDROM
+ Add: Ubuntu 6.04 Security Updates (binary) Community
maintained (universe)
+ Add: Ubuntu 6.04 "Dapper Drake" (binary) Community
maintained (universe)
Close
3) (Both updates are done on 2006-04-09)
$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
4) Click on the "you should reboot" icon on top right corner. 

What should happen: computer should boot normally

What actually happens:
After boot, complete freeze on "Starting Hardware abstraction layer hald" in the boot splash screen. All previous things on screen show "ok". The
line is about 95% done. No keys do anything: caps lock, alt-ctrl-backspace, alt-ctrl-del, alt-ctrl-f1 (2,3,4...), mouse, quick power button click. Had to press power button for 10 s to shut down.

3004WTMi requires "noapic irqpoll" to boot, I checked that these options
were still present in grub configuration.

Additionally, also runlevel 1 is now broken:
Tried booting to runlevel 1 with grub options "1".
Stopped on "Sending all processes the TERM signal..."
caps lock changes led status, holding tab creates disk action, can change
to alt-ctrl-f1. After some waiting, more text was printed on vt1, eg:
"Disabling IRQ #11". Still, there seems to be no way to get a prompt.
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Complete freeze on boot
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/38856