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[Jani Uusitalo <jani@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Christopher.

I was unable to test the Saucy images and the latest mainline kernel, as
they refuse to boot/install on the Amilo due to lack of PAE support.

jani@kingugidora:~$ LC_ALL=C sudo dpkg --install linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic_3.11.0-031100rc6.201308181835_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 818498 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic (from linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic_3.11.0-031100rc6.201308181835_i386.deb) ...
This kernel does not support a non-PAE CPU.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic_3.11.0-031100rc6.201308181835_i386.deb (--install):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.11.0-031100rc6-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.11.0-031100rc6-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-image-3.11.0-031100rc6-generic_3.11.0-031100rc6.201308181835_i386.deb

I guess the only (unimportant) question remaining is how come I was able
to boot -pae kernels on this very same device back in the pre-release
times (3.2.0-[<23]) - perhaps those earlier kernels didn't properly
detect the lack of PAE?

The wireless now (with the current 3.2.0-52-generic #78-Ubuntu) seems to
somehow work without wistron_btns.

I'm not sure how to deal with the tags & bug status in this case, so
I'll leave it to your discretion. If you have further ideas to test,
I'll be happy to provide, but closing this report (perhaps as 'Invalid')
is also fine by me.

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Title:
  With a -pae kernel, freeze during boot when wistron_btns loaded

Status in The Linux Kernel:
  Confirmed
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  With my Amilo M7400 and the recent Precise kernels (at least
  3.2.0-[10-12] I think), the system freezes during boot with the Ubuntu
  logo and colored dots on screen (the dots stop progressing), when I
  have wistron_btns enabled in /etc/modules. I need wistron_btns on this
  laptop for the wireless to work, which is why I'd like to have it
  enabled.

  This is unrelated to Bug #926007 which I also just filed: the
  wistron_btns freeze happens even when I'm using fbdev. (With -intel,
  the  #926007 panic and this freeze take turns in who gets to mess with
  me.)

  From what I've gathered so far, it seems that wistron_btns works fine
  if I manually modprobe it from my desktop, after booting without it.
  So that's a workaround at least.

  I can kill the freeze with Alt+PrtSc+REISUB. I'll provide any
  additional info needed, though I don't know how to produce logs when
  the system is frozen.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: linux-image-3.2.0-12-generic-pae 3.2.0-12.21
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.21-generic-pae 3.2.2
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic-pae i686
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
  ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  jani       1782 F.... pulseaudio
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with CS4299 at irq 10'
     Mixer name	: 'Cirrus Logic CS4299 rev 4'
     Components	: 'AC97a:43525934'
     Controls      : 36
     Simple ctrls  : 22
  CurrentDmesg:
   [   35.672075] intel8x0: clocking to 48000
   [   36.816209] b44 ssb0:0: eth0: Link is up at 100 Mbps, full duplex
   [   36.816216] b44 ssb0:0: eth0: Flow control is off for TX and off for RX
   [   36.816551] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
   [   46.880038] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
  Date: Fri Feb  3 13:58:44 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=80b87005-5f3a-4290-bba9-d30ef32f8151
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  Lsusb:
   Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
   Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
   Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
  MachineType: FUJITSU SIEMENS AMILO M
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=fi:en_US:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic-pae root=UUID=f5b168d7-b4d0-40d8-b76a-8bda4fb90be5 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.2.0-12-generic-pae N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.2.0-12-generic-pae  N/A
   linux-firmware                                1.68
  RfKill:
   0: phy0: Wireless LAN
    Soft blocked: no
    Hard blocked: yes
  SourcePackage: linux
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-09 (55 days ago)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/15/04
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
  dmi.bios.version: R01-S0U
  dmi.board.name: AMILO M
  dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
  dmi.board.version: Rev.A
  dmi.chassis.type: 1
  dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR01-S0U:bd06/15/04:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnAMILOM:pvr-1:rvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:rnAMILOM:rvrRev.A:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct1:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: AMILO M
  dmi.product.version: -1
  dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS

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