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["Christopher M. Penalver" <christopher.m.penalver@xxxxxxxxx>]

Fahad Azmi, as per
http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/Product/inspiron-1545
an update is available for your BIOS (A14). If you update to this, does
it change anything?

If not, could you please both specify what happened, and provide the output of the following terminal command:
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version && sudo dmidecode -s bios-release-date

Thank you for your understanding.

** Tags added: bios-outdated-a14 needs-upstream-testing regression-
potential

** Tags removed: regression-potential
** Tags added: regression-release

** Tags added: kernel-bug-exists-upstream-v3.8-rc4

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

** Summary changed:

- 12.10 gets stuck at the 5dots screen, but not 12.04
+ [Dell Inspiron 1545] 12.10 gets stuck at the 5dots screen, but not 12.04

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Title:
  [Dell Inspiron 1545] 12.10 gets stuck at the 5dots screen, but not
  12.04

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I was running Ubuntu 12.04 and decided to upgrade to 12.10, I let the system download and install the upgrades. When I logged on Ubuntu came to a halt on the 5 dots screen (with the Ubuntu logo). I tried restarting the system several time to no avail. Since I needed to get some work done urgently I installed another copy of Ubuntu 12.04 on the same system, the setup let me create another partition. 
  Now I am running two systems on the same machine. All my software is installed in 12.10, and I would greatly like to gain access to it again please. Upon the behest of internet forums I have tried running fsck, tried the boot-repair, tried boot-repair with uncommenting GFX mode all to no avail. 
  I am currently logged into the same machine but on Ubuntu 12.04. Is there any way I can gain access to 12.10 again?
  Any help will be greatly appreciated, thank you.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-36-generic-pae 3.2.0-36.57
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-36.57-generic-pae 3.2.35
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-36-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: i386
  ArecordDevices:
   **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
   card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
     Subdevices: 2/2
     Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
     Subdevice #1: subdevice #1
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  nanosoft   1722 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf6afc000 irq 47'
     Mixer name	: 'IDT 92HD71B7X'
     Components	: 'HDA:111d76b2,102802aa,00100302'
     Controls      : 27
     Simple ctrls  : 16
  Date: Tue Jan 22 10:58:12 2013
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=8200bb00-b06d-44f7-b141-168466d81020
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120817.3)
  MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-36-generic-pae root=UUID=826ca9d8-9812-4747-8fff-395f023f5689 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-36-generic-pae N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-36-generic-pae  N/A
   linux-firmware                                1.79.1
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 05/13/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A07
  dmi.board.name: 0G848F
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.chassis.type: 8
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd05/13/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1545:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G848F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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