My PPA (https://launchpad.net/~stefan-bader- canonical/+archive/karmic/+packages) is currently building 2.6.31-16.51~pre2, which should contain the upstream patch that should fix the problem.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Karmic) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Karmic) Status: New => Fix Committed ** Description changed: + SRU Justification: + + Impact: The following upstream change + "ACPI: Attach the ACPI device to the ACPI handle as early as possible" + caused the Dell Inspiron 2650 not to boot anymore. + + Fix: Upstream revert, which comes in with 2.6.31.6 is supposed to fix + this. + + --- + Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.28-7-generic - - The boot process stops at the point on the image attached below. I tried with kernels 2.6.28-4 through 2.6.28-7, as well as custom compiled 2.6.29-rc3. None of those boots properly. The 2.6.27 series works fine. + The boot process stops at the point on the image attached below. I + tried with kernels 2.6.28-4 through 2.6.28-7, as well as custom compiled + 2.6.29-rc3. None of those boots properly. The 2.6.27 series works fine. The output of lspci is: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset Host Bridge (rev 05) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82845 845 [Brookdale] Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 05) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #1 (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM USB Controller #2 (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02) 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corporation 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 Go] (rev b2) 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78) 02:04.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ601/6912/711E0 CardBus/SmartCardBus Controller -- kernel 2.6.28 doesn't boot on a dell inspiron 2650 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/327499 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs