[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1794318] Which kernel?
Per the earlier conversation: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2018/09/25/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t09:22 need to know: * exact version number of last working Linux kernel * exact version number of non-working Linux kernel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1794318 Title: kernel update breaks boot on intel fake raid 1 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in mdadm package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: My system won't boot after a kernel upgrade. When I switch back to the previous kernel version it works fine. I've got 3 ssd's and 1 hdd. Currently I'm using 2 ssd's for intel fake raid 1(mirror) for kubuntu 18.04 The last ssd has windows 10 installed. My hdd is currently unused. I've reinstalled my system multiple times. I can reproduce this kernel boot problem every time. Fake raid 0 has worked on my system for a a few years now. My fakeraid 0 setup broke somewhere on the beginning of september. Possibly with the same root cause. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1794318/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1794318] Not kernel, mdadm initramfs
TL;DR: probably mdadm commit from April 2018; see end. Today's IRC logs of debugging session with reporter: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2018/09/26/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t06:41 Current understanding of the situation from log analysis: 08:21 reboot with (4.15.0-29.31-generic), no problem 08:21 apt-get --no-upgrade -o Acquire::gpgv::Options::=--ignore-time-conflict -y install grub-efi-amd64-signed 08:22 apt-get --no-upgrade -o Acquire::gpgv::Options::=--ignore-time-conflict -y install shim-signed 08:23 apt upgrade 08:30 reboot with (4.15.0-34.37-generic), no problem 08:35 sudo apt-get install vagrant -y && sudo reboot Setting up mdadm (4.1~rc1-3~ubuntu18.04.1) ... Setting up reiserfsprogs (1:3.6.27-2) ... Setting up lvm2 (2.02.176-4.1ubuntu3) ... Setting up xfsprogs (4.9.0+nmu1ubuntu2) ... Setting up xfsprogs (4.9.0+nmu1ubuntu2) ... update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated) [all above] Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.130ubuntu3.3) ... update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.15.0-34-generic ~08:37, reboot to (4.15.0-34.37-generic), fails, no syslog saved "IMSM RAID geometry validation failed." (screenshot) "platform does not support raid1 with 2 disks" (screenshot) 08:38, reboot to (4.15.0-29.31-generic) [manually in Grub] 08:59, reboot to (4.15.0-29.31-generic) [manually in Grub] So, not the kernel. But something that (most likely) mdadm changed in the copy of mdadm copied into the regenerated 'initramfs'. Probably running "mdadm --assemble --scan" should also produce the same message. Both kernels booted fine prior to the mdadm update fetched via the 'apt-get install vagrant'. That brings us to mdadm, looking at the master branch, there was a commit just prior to the calculation code that generates the "IMSM RAID geometry validation failed" message: https://www.spinics.net/lists/raid/msg60747.html https://github.com/neilbrown/mdadm/commit/fcc2c9daede11fcc67e4032fd6fa8da198aaa319#diff-d9ce63e82fa010385c80834480624fa4L7736 RAID 1 is mirroring. The second message "platform does not support raid1 with 2 disks" might well suggest something is non-function. Reporter has indicated they are not available for several hours, so further investigation will likely have to wait. -Paul -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1794318 Title: unable to boot after installing vagrant Status in vagrant: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in mdadm package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Reproduction steps: clean install of kubuntu & reboot full update & reboot apt-get install vagrant & reboot =>busybox My system won't boot after installing vagrant. When I switch back to the previous kernel version it works until another update-initramfs. Currently I'm using 2 ssd's for intel fake raid 1(mirror) for kubuntu 18.04 I've reinstalled my system multiple times. I can reproduce this issue every time. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/vagrant/+bug/1794318/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1794318] BIOS shows RAID1, newer mdadm --detail-platform does not
https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2018/09/27/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t11:31 The BIOS shows a RAID1 (mirror) pair, this is designated as: RAID Level: "Recovery (Cont.)" in the BIOS. (screenshot) This stands for "Recovery Set" == RAID1/Mirror group. Newer 'mdadm --detail-platform' only reports: $ sudo mdadm --examine /dev/sd[ab] Platform : Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology Version : 12.9.0.2006 RAID Levels : raid0 the expected output would instead be: "RAID Levels : raid0 raid1 raid10 raid5" However, the version of 'mdadm' used to actually boot + configure the system is the older version. It is still necessary to get the output of 'mdadm --detail-platform' from the working version in the initramfs. This is because the version use on bootup is the one in the initramfs (working) and the one here us on the main root filesystem (non-working). There are various other complications on this machine: 1. Gaming laptop with the BIOS detail not properly populated: MSI Gaming Notebook GS70 2QE-046NL 17.3", 4710HQ, 1.5TB, GTX970M 2. Other (non-RAIDed, non-SSD) disks on the same controller 3. Apparently a BIOS update at some point. All of these need testing/eliminating. Reporter has indicated they are not available for several hours. -Paul -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1794318 Title: unable to boot after installing vagrant Status in vagrant: New Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Status in mdadm package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Reproduction steps: clean install of kubuntu & reboot full update & reboot apt-get install vagrant & reboot =>busybox My system won't boot after installing vagrant. When I switch back to the previous kernel version it works until another update-initramfs. Currently I'm using 2 ssd's for intel fake raid 1(mirror) for kubuntu 18.04 I've reinstalled my system multiple times. I can reproduce this issue every time. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/vagrant/+bug/1794318/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel
Christian: looking back and your reply in #478, it would appear that you're on Mint, not Ubuntu. It is likely the case that Mint is still shipping the buggy kernel(s). We can see in #478: "When installing the Kernels provided above, I can again do changes in BIOS and they stay over reboot. However as soon as I revert back to 4.13.0-21 Kernel, the Problem is back." ...Which is exactly what would be expected. The solution is, after unlocking the flash, do not run a buggy that will relock it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel Status in Linux: Unknown Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Bug description: An update to linux kernel on Ubuntu 17.10 that enabled the Intel SPI drivers results in a serial flash that is read only in Intel Broadwell and Haswell machines with serial flashes with SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK set. Symptoms: * BIOS settings cannot be saved * USB Boot impossible * EFI entries read-only. --- Fix: The issue was fixed in kernel version 4.13.0-21 by configuring the kernel so it is not compiled with Intel SPI support. But previous affected machines still suffered from a broken BIOS. Repair: If you still can boot into Ubuntu, you can recover your BIOS with the following steps: 1. Boot into Ubuntu 2. Download http://people.canonical.com/~ypwong/lp1734147/linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic_4.15.0-041500rc6.201712312330+20170103+1_amd64.deb 3. Install the downloaded package: $ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic_4.15.0-041500rc6.201712312330+20170103+1_amd64.deb 4. Make sure the kernel is installed without any error. Once installed, reboot. 5. At grub, choose the newly installed kernel. You can choose the "recovery" mode. 6. Reboot and go to BIOS settings to confirm your BIOS has been recovered. 7. In case your BIOS is not recovered, reboot to the new kernel, then reboot *once again* to the new kernel, do not enter BIOS settings before the reboot. After the second reboot, check BIOS. 8. If your BIOS issue remains, download another kernel from http://people.canonical.com/~ypwong/lp1734147/linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic_4.15.0-041500rc6.201712312330+clear+debug_amd64.deb, and use dpkg to install it, then repeat steps 4 to 6. After your BIOS is fixed, the kernel packages you just installed are no longer needed, you can remove it by running 'sudo dpkg -r linux- image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic'. The patch used to build the linux v4.15 kernel in step 8 can be found at https://goo.gl/xUKJFR. --- Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Affected Machines: Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Yoga 3 11" Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY Acer Aspire E5-771G Acer Aspire ES1-111M-C1LE (fixed following your new instruction (thank you)) Acer TravelMate B113 Acer Swift SF314-52 (Fixed by 4.14.9) Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5233 Toshiba Satellite L50-B-1R7 Toshiba Satellite S50-B-13G Dell Inspiron 15-3531 Mediacom Smartbook 14 Ultra M-SB14UC Acer Aspire E3-111-C0UM HP 14-r012la --- Affected serial flash devices by manufacturer part number, JEDEC ID (SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK set in drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c) /* ESMT */ f25l32pa, 0x8c2016 f25l32qa, 0x8c4116 f25l64qa, 0x8c4117 /* GigaDevice */ gd25q16, 0xc84015 gd25q32, 0xc84016 gd25lq32, 0xc86016 gd25q64, 0xc84017 gd25lq64c, 0xc86017 gd25q128, 0xc84018 gd25q256, 0xc84019 /* Winbond */ w25q16dw, 0xef6015 w25q32dw, 0xef6016 w25q64dw, 0xef6017 w25q128fw, 0xef6018 --- Original Description: Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://lau
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
FWIW, the Intel-SPI Readme contains: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/Documentation/mtd/intel- spi.txt "makes it possible to read and write the SPI serial flash, if certain protection bits are not set and locked." "… If it finds any of them set, the whole MTD device is made read-only to prevent partial overwrites." Corresponding code is in: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/8afda8b26d01ee26a60ef2f0284a7f01a5ed96f8/drivers/mtd /spi-nor/intel-spi.c >From a casual read, the "Disable #SMI generation" code (once using the hardware sequencer, and once using the software sequencer) stands out, because there is no reverse action and is one-way. This code is within the 'intel_spi_init()' routine, and if it is the cause, might explain which the problem shows up merely by loading the module, when _init() is called. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Committed Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENO
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
I've emailed Mika Westerberg (author of the module) to ask to share anything further documentation they've got that would allow a better understanding of the (intended) operation of the 'intel-spi' module. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Committed Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
Page 5 of: http://opensecuritytraining.info/IntroBIOS_files/Day2_03_Advanced%20x86%20-%20BIOS%20and%20SMM%20Internals%20-%20SPI%20Flash%20Protection%20Mechanisms.pptx Talks about "Flash Protection Mechanism"; "Write Protect / Writes blocked / Not Range Specific / SMI# override: Same as Write Protect in previous ICHs for FWH" "Applies to the entire flash chip (Global Flash Protection)" "Provides SMM the ability to determine whether or not a request to unlock the BIOS flash for writing will be permitted" So possibly a situation where the writes are being marshalled to go via the System Management Mode, where there is lack of correct code there to handle it. (Or the opposite). [Or I could be barking up completely the wrong tree] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Committed Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sourc
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
Have received an excellent reply from Mika Westerberg (thank you!). One with a suggestion regarding 'GigaDevice' flash chips, and one regarding certain 'Winbond' flash chips. Is somebody with access or one of more of these machine(s) able to provide insight into what flash parts are in their machine? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Committed Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
(For clarity the above upload of linux (kernel)=4.13.0-21.24) is a workaround that just disables compiling in of the module under suspicion. Because the module is not compiled it, it will not therefore be loaded either). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
[The two theories provided by Mika Westerberg, verbatim] """ Instead I have a theory since as far as I know there have been to kinds of issues. 1. Flash is left locked. This makes the BIOS impossible to save settings. This seems to happen only for GigaDevice flashes and for all of those there is this flag in "spi-nor.c" set: SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK. Normally Linux only reads JEDEC ID of the chip and nothing else. However, in this case it may be possible that Linux does unlock + operation + lock which leaves the flash locked and confuses BIOS. 2. Flash corrupted We've seen once on Apollo Lake systems where the BIOS image had configured to use Quad mode instead of Single but the chip was connected only with single data lane or so. Trying to access the flash using HW sequencer then does damage to the chip because it is in wrong mode. This only happened with certain Winbond chips. In any case it would require some more analysis to find the root cause. """ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvr00
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
Mika Westerberg emailed again with a pointer to the commit from a few months ago, specifically dealing with a similar issue on Lenovo Yoga machines: """ mfd: lpc_ich: Do not touch SPI-NOR write protection bit on Haswell/Broadwell At least on Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga, the BIOS seems to monitor the SPI-NOR write protection bit and if it is flipped to read/write it assumes the BIOS configuration was changed on next reboot. It then, for unknown reasons, resets the BIOS settings back to default. We can prevent this by just leaving the write protection bit intact and let the SPI-NOR driver know whether the device is writable or not. In case of this particular Lenovo the SPI-NOR flash will be exposed as read-only. """ https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/d9018976cdb6eefc62a7ba79a405f6c9661b08a7 So, if the driver is disabled (such that it does not load), and two full reboots are performed afterwards. Is it then possible (on the third reboot) to make changes to the BIOS boot order again? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 Package: linux (not installed) ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:r
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
Could somebody with the hardware also do a test with the following lines commented out in 'intel-spi.c', commenting out the writel() that disables SMI interrupt generation, re-compile the kernel and retest: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/8afda8b26d01ee26a60ef2f0284a7f01a5ed96f8/drivers/mtd /spi-nor/intel-spi.c#L324 /* Disable #SMI generation */ val = readl(ispi->base + HSFSTS_CTL); val &= ~HSFSTS_CTL_FSMIE; writel(val, ispi->base + HSFSTS_CTL); // comment out this line (hardware sequencer) and: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/8afda8b26d01ee26a60ef2f0284a7f01a5ed96f8/drivers/mtd /spi-nor/intel-spi.c#L354 /* Disable #SMI generation from SW sequencer */ val = readl(ispi->sregs + SSFSTS_CTL); val &= ~SSFSTS_CTL_FSMIE; writel(val, ispi->sregs + SSFSTS_CTL); // comment out this line (software sequencer) ** Description changed: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY - The bug also affects Acer Aspire E5-771G. + The bug also affects: + Acer Aspire E5-771G + Acer TravelMate B113 --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- - ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.5 Architecture: amd64 - AudioDevicesInUse: - USERPID ACCESS COMMAND - /dev/snd/controlC1: tob1608 F pulseaudio - /dev/snd/controlC0: tob1608 F pulseaudio - CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME - DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 - Package: linux (not installed) - ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 - UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) - UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo - _MarkForUpload: True dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) - dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined - dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
** Description changed: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects: Acer Aspire E5-771G Acer TravelMate B113 + Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5233 --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- Architecture: amd64 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (01/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models
Register map documentation for the SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface) in recent Intels begins on page 5626 https://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/datasheets/atom-z8000 -datasheet-vol-2.pdf HSFSTS (Hardware Sequencer Status) + HSFCTL (Hardware Sequencer Control) are covered on the following pages. The 'intel-spi' driver accesses both of these together, treating them as a single 32-bit register (HSFSTS_CTL). --- PS. For those watching this bug, and wondering about what whatelse is going on in the background. Yes there is, eg. per #ubuntu-devel yesterday, today should be a visit to hardware manufacture (ODM), to try out some suggestions received via Intel: https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2017/12/20/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t16:38 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: Ubuntu 17.10 corrupting BIOS - many LENOVO laptops models Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-oem package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux source package in Xenial: Invalid Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Committed Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux-oem source package in Artful: Invalid Status in linux package in openSUSE: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: Many users are reporting issues with bios corruption with 17.10. This seems to stem from enabling the intel-spi-* drivers in the kernel, which don't appear to be ready for use on end-user machines. Fix: Disable this driver. Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Hi all, Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! UPDATE (20/12/2017) LENOVO machines affected so far (please add your affected model to this list): Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY The bug also affects: Acer Aspire E5-771G Acer TravelMate B113 Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5233 Bug may effect machines from any manufacturer that uses BIOS based on Insyde Software --- Temporary workaround: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-P-Y-and-Z-series/Y50-70-BIOS-Can-t -Save-Settings-Or-Exit/m-p/3853208#M157885 --- result from apport-collect 1734147: --- Architecture: amd64 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (37 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) MachineType: LENOVO 20378 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-17-generic root=UUID=7def04d3-7336-44b2-a084-2415f9dc2328 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-17.20-generic 4.13.8 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-4.13.0-17-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.169 Tags: artful wayland-session Uname: Linux 4.13.0-17-generic x86_64 dmi.bios.date: 08/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 9ECN43WW(V3.03) dmi.board.name: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Defined dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr9ECN43WW(V3.03):bd08/12/2015:svnLENOVO:pn20378:pvrLenovoY50-70:rvnLENOVO:rnLenovoY50-70:rvrNotDefined:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoY50-70: dmi.product.family: IDEAPAD dmi.product.name: 20378 dmi.product.version: Lenovo Y50-70 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO --- To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1734147] Re: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel
@Paul sabret00the. Please can you file separate new bugs for the "disassociated with its launcher icon", "my swap disk has issues", and "I can't launch any Virtual Boxes". These are not related to the CMP bit in the flash chip, and putting them on this bug report adds confusion to this issue which is being worked on. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734147 Title: corrupted BIOS due to Intel SPI bug in kernel Status in Linux: Unknown Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in linux-hwe-edge source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in linux-oem source package in Xenial: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Artful: Fix Released Bug description: An update to linux kernel on Ubuntu 17.10 that enabled the Intel SPI drivers results in a serial flash that is read only in Intel Broadwell and Haswell machines with serial flashes with SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK set. Symptoms: * BIOS settings cannot be saved * USB Boot impossible * EFI entries read-only. --- Fix: The issue was fixed in kernel version 4.13.0-21 by configuring the kernel so it is not compiled with Intel SPI support. But previous affected machines still suffered from a broken BIOS. Repair: If you still can boot into Ubuntu, you can recover your BIOS with the following steps: 1. Boot into Ubuntu 2. Download http://people.canonical.com/~ypwong/lp1734147/linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic_4.15.0-041500rc6.201712312330+20170103+1_amd64.deb 3. Install the downloaded package: $ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic_4.15.0-041500rc6.201712312330+20170103+1_amd64.deb 4. Make sure the kernel is installed without any error. Once installed, reboot. 5. At grub, choose the newly installed kernel. You can choose the "recovery" mode. 6. Reboot and go to BIOS settings to confirm your BIOS has been recovered. 7. In case your BIOS is not recovered, reboot to the new kernel, then reboot *once again* to the new kernel, do not enter BIOS settings before the reboot. After the second reboot, check BIOS. 8. If your BIOS issue remains, download another kernel from http://people.canonical.com/~ypwong/lp1734147/linux-image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic_4.15.0-041500rc6.201712312330+clear+debug_amd64.deb, and use dpkg to install it, then repeat steps 4 to 6. After your BIOS is fixed, the kernel packages you just installed are no longer needed, you can remove it by running 'sudo dpkg -r linux- image-4.15.0-041500rc6-generic'. The patch used to build the linux v4.15 kernel in step 8 can be found at https://goo.gl/xUKJFR. --- Test Case: Fix has been verified by our HWE team on affected hardware. Regression Potential: Minimal, it's unlikely anyone is actually doing anything which requires this driver. --- Affected Machines: Lenovo B40-70 Lenovo B50-70 Lenovo B50-80 Lenovo Flex-3 Lenovo Flex-10 Lenovo G40-30 Lenovo G50-30 Lenovo G50-70 Lenovo G50-80 Lenovo S20-30 Lenovo U31-70 Lenovo Y50-70 Lenovo Y70-70 Lenovo Yoga Thinkpad (20C0) Lenovo Yoga 2 11" - 20332 Lenovo Z50-70 Lenovo Z51-70 Lenovo ideapad 100-15IBY Acer Aspire E5-771G Acer Aspire ES1-111M-C1LE (fixed following your new instruction (thank you)) Acer TravelMate B113 Acer Swift SF314-52 (Fixed by 4.14.9) Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5233 Toshiba Satellite L50-B-1R7 Toshiba Satellite S50-B-13G Dell Inspiron 15-3531 Mediacom Smartbook 14 Ultra M-SB14UC Acer Aspire E3-111-C0UM HP 14-r012la --- Affected serial flash devices by manufacturer part number, JEDEC ID (SPI_NOR_HAS_LOCK set in drivers/mtd/spi-nor/spi-nor.c) /* ESMT */ f25l32pa, 0x8c2016 f25l32qa, 0x8c4116 f25l64qa, 0x8c4117 /* GigaDevice */ gd25q16, 0xc84015 gd25q32, 0xc84016 gd25lq32, 0xc86016 gd25q64, 0xc84017 gd25lq64c, 0xc86017 gd25q128, 0xc84018 gd25q256, 0xc84019 /* Winbond */ w25q16dw, 0xef6015 w25q32dw, 0xef6016 w25q64dw, 0xef6017 w25q128fw, 0xef6018 --- Original Description: Basically on Lenovo Y50-70 after installing Ubuntu 17.10, many users reported a corrupted BIOS. It's not possible to save new settings in BIOS anymore and after rebooting, the system starts with the old settings. Moreover (and most important) USB booting is not possible anymore since USB is not recognized. It's very serious, since our machines do not have a CDROM. Lenovo forums at the moment are full of topics regading this issue. Thank you!! To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1734147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1205791] Re: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1205791 Title: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Hi, I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys, see http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg). The keys are: 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates Mod+X) 2. "Dell support center" 3. "Dell instant launch manager" The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see attached patch. The "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper corner of the keyboard. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1205791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1205791] Re: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working
** Tags removed: patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1205791 Title: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/28/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t07:45 I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys: http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg There are documented in page 1 of the manual: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all- products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-v131_Setup %20Guide_en-us.pdf as being: 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x]) 2. "Dell support center" 3. "Dell instant launch manager" This was previous raised at: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03124.html http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg0.html The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see attached patch in the '' email. However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper corner of the keyboard. The ACPI interrupt- count appears to increment, as seen with: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03126.html watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1205791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1205791] Re: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working
Whoopie: please can you attach a copy of 'lspnp'. ** Description changed: - Hi, + Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at: - I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys, see http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg). - The keys are: - 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates Mod+X) - 2. "Dell support center" - 3. "Dell instant launch manager" + http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/28/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t07:45 + + I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch + keys: + + http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg + + There are documented in page 1 of the manual: + + ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all- + products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-v131_Setup + %20Guide_en-us.pdf + + as being: + + 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x]) + 2. "Dell support center" + 3. "Dell instant launch manager" + + This was previous raised at: + + http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03124.html + http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg0.html The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see - attached patch. + attached patch in the '' email. - The "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither - through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper - corner of the keyboard. + However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate + anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button + in the right upper corner of the keyboard. The ACPI interrupt-count + appears to increment, as seen with: + + http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03126.html + watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1205791 Title: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/28/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t07:45 I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys: http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg There are documented in page 1 of the manual: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all- products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-v131_Setup %20Guide_en-us.pdf as being: 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x]) 2. "Dell support center" 3. "Dell instant launch manager" This was previous raised at: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03124.html http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg0.html The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see attached patch in the '' email. However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper corner of the keyboard. The ACPI interrupt- count appears to increment, as seen with: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03126.html watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1205791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
[Kernel-packages] [Bug 1205791] Re: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working
Page 12 of: http://odm.ubuntu.com/uhs/2011/Enabling%20Hotkey%20Features%20on%20Ubuntu.pdf gives this as the Dell WMI GUID: 9DBB5994-A997-11DA-B012-B622A1EF5492 dell_wmi Whoopie: are you seeing "unhandled WMI event" at the same time as the key is pressed? If this is not obviously the case it worth poking Seth Forshee (Canonical) and Rezwanul Kabir (Dell) to find out if a knock-code or something else is required. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1205791 Title: Dell Vostro V131: special keys not working Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Bug filed, following conversation on IRC at: http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2013/07/28/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t07:45 I own a Dell Vostro V131. This model has 3 special hotkeys (quick launch keys: http://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/_migrated/pics/v131tastatur_01.jpg There are documented in page 1 of the manual: ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all- products/esuprt_laptop/esuprt_vostro_notebook/vostro-v131_Setup %20Guide_en-us.pdf as being: 1. "Windows mobility center" (this hotkey generates [Mod]+[x]) 2. "Dell support center" 3. "Dell instant launch manager" This was previous raised at: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03124.html http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg0.html The "Dell support center" key generates keycode 0xEE, but misses release event. I got it working with an udev "keyboard force release" quirk, see attached patch in the '' email. However, the "Dell instant launch manager" key doesn't generate anything, neither through dell-wmi nor i8042. It's the rightmost button in the right upper corner of the keyboard. The ACPI interrupt- count appears to increment, as seen with: http://www.mail-archive.com/platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org/msg03126.html watch -n 0,1 cat /proc/interrupts To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1205791/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
