kernel 3.0.0-13-generic seems to be last one that works on my ASUS laptop

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Mon, 12 Mar 2012, Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> On Mon, 12 Mar 2012, Liam Proven wrote:
>
> .> On 12 March 2012 12:11, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >  i have an ASUS 64-bit G74S laptop for which the most recent kernel
> > > that boots properly seems to be 3.0.0-13-generic.  anything after
> > > that, once i select it during grub, seems to hang the system almost
> > > immediately (no HD activity, black screen).
> > >
> > >  i also hand-built a "git clone"d kernel from the corresponding
> > > config file and, annoyingly, that also hung, so i'm back to the
> > > 3.0.0-13-generic release.
> > >
> > >  i'm about to do more experimenting, but i'm open to suggestions.
> >
> > Check the machine's BIOS is the most current available.
>
>   it *appears* that this is the problem:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lvm2/+bug/802626

  and, sure enough, that was the problem and upgrading to packages
from oneiric-proposed solved it.  there is absolutely no way i would
have ever figured that out for myself.

rday

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