[Bug 42908] Dapper fails to boot using latest kernel update

[Andy Balaam]

Public bug reported:

Affects: linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Critical
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed


Description:
Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-21-386

I installed Dapper Drake using an alpha CD ISO which contained linux-
image-2.6.15-19-386, and all was fine.

When the automatic upgrade to linux-image-2.6.15-21-386 happened, I was
unable to boot.  The boot process freezes on "Waiting for root file
system".

I am able to boot normally by selecting 2.6.15-19 in grub.

Let me know what commands I should execute to get relevant hardware
info, but here's some stuff that may be useful:

balaaman at pingu:~$ sudo cat /proc/ide/hdc/model
Compaq CRD-8402B

balaaman at pingu:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 3
cpu MHz         : 863.961
cache size      : 256 KB
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 2
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 1728.38

balaaman at pingu:~$ cat /proc/modules
nls_cp437 5888 1 - Live 0xe1a15000
isofs 37688 1 - Live 0xe1a75000
udf 88452 0 - Live 0xe1a8e000
rfcomm 40216 0 - Live 0xe1a6a000
l2cap 26244 5 rfcomm, Live 0xe1a26000
bluetooth 49892 4 rfcomm,l2cap, Live 0xe1a18000
speedstep_lib 4484 0 - Live 0xe19ff000
cpufreq_userspace 4696 0 - Live 0xe19fc000
cpufreq_stats 5636 0 - Live 0xe19f9000
freq_table 4740 1 cpufreq_stats, Live 0xe19f6000
cpufreq_powersave 1920 0 - Live 0xe19c4000
cpufreq_ondemand 6428 0 - Live 0xe19c9000
cpufreq_conservative 7332 0 - Live 0xe19c6000
video 16260 0 - Live 0xe1865000
tc1100_wmi 6916 0 - Live 0xe19bf000
sony_acpi 5516 0 - Live 0xe196c000
pcc_acpi 11136 0 - Live 0xe19bb000
hotkey 11556 0 - Live 0xe1968000
dev_acpi 11140 0 - Live 0xe1964000
container 4608 0 - Live 0xe18c4000
button 6672 0 - Live 0xe185c000
acpi_sbs 19980 0 - Live 0xe19b5000
battery 9988 1 acpi_sbs, Live 0xe1960000
ac 5252 1 acpi_sbs, Live 0xe1862000
i2c_acpi_ec 5120 1 acpi_sbs, Live 0xe185f000
i2c_core 21904 1 i2c_acpi_ec, Live 0xe1959000
nfs 219720 4 - Live 0xe1a33000
lockd 62216 1 nfs, Live 0xe19a4000
sunrpc 150332 3 nfs,lockd, Live 0xe19cd000
smbfs 66424 3 - Live 0xe1992000
dm_mod 58936 1 - Live 0xe1982000
md_mod 72532 0 - Live 0xe196f000
af_packet 22920 2 - Live 0xe1952000
parport_pc 35780 1 - Live 0xe1916000
lp 11844 0 - Live 0xe183b000
parport 36296 2 parport_pc,lp, Live 0xe190c000
e100 40580 0 - Live 0xe1901000
mii 5888 1 e100, Live 0xe1848000
psmouse 36100 0 - Live 0xe18f7000
serio_raw 7300 0 - Live 0xe183f000
snd_intel8x0 33436 1 - Live 0xe18ed000
snd_ac97_codec 92704 1 snd_intel8x0, Live 0xe18ac000
snd_ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec, Live 0xe0866000
snd_pcm_oss 53664 0 - Live 0xe18de000
snd_mixer_oss 18688 1 snd_pcm_oss, Live 0xe1842000
snd_pcm 89736 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss, Live 0xe18c7000
snd_timer 25220 1 snd_pcm, Live 0xe1826000
hw_random 5652 0 - Live 0xe17dd000
snd 55268 8 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer, Live 0xe184d000
soundcore 10208 1 snd, Live 0xe1822000
snd_page_alloc 10632 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm, Live 0xe181e000
shpchp 45632 0 - Live 0xe182e000
pci_hotplug 29236 1 shpchp, Live 0xe17f1000
intel_agp 22812 1 - Live 0xe176a000
agpgart 34888 1 intel_agp, Live 0xe17d3000
tsdev 8000 0 - Live 0xe081f000
evdev 9856 1 - Live 0xe083c000
sg 37920 0 - Live 0xe175f000
ipv6 265600 6 - Live 0xe186a000
ext3 135688 2 - Live 0xe17fb000
jbd 58772 1 ext3, Live 0xe1772000
usbhid 38368 0 - Live 0xe1754000
ide_generic 1536 0 - Live 0xe083a000
uhci_hcd 33680 0 - Live 0xe174a000
usbcore 129668 3 usbhid,uhci_hcd, Live 0xe17b2000
ide_cd 33028 1 - Live 0xe0875000
cdrom 38560 1 ide_cd, Live 0xe086a000
piix 11012 1 - Live 0xe0859000
generic 5124 0 - Live 0xe0837000
sd_mod 19984 5 - Live 0xe0853000
aic7xxx 183508 6 - Live 0xe1784000
scsi_transport_spi 21632 1 aic7xxx, Live 0xe084c000
scsi_mod 138984 4 sg,sd_mod,aic7xxx,scsi_transport_spi, Live 0xe1727000
thermal 13576 0 - Live 0xe0847000
processor 23360 1 thermal, Live 0xe0840000
fan 4868 0 - Live 0xe0825000
capability 5000 0 - Live 0xe0822000
commoncap 7296 1 capability, Live 0xe0811000
vesafb 8476 1 - Live 0xe0817000
fbcon 42784 72 - Live 0xe082b000
tileblit 2816 1 fbcon, Live 0xe080d000
font 8320 1 fbcon, Live 0xe081b000
bitblit 6272 1 fbcon, Live 0xe0814000
softcursor 2304 1 bitblit, Live 0xe080f000

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Dapper fails to boot using latest kernel update
https://launchpad.net/bugs/42908