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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Daniel,

I was able to get my system to A18 of the BIOS.  The X31 version was an
experimental version, but surprisingly it prevented this bug.   I ran
some tests by installing and booting a Saucy LiveCD on the machine.


Here are some results:
BIOS set to Legacy mode and pressing F12 during boot to access Boot menu:

1.  Booting LiveCD and selecting "USB Storage Device" under "LEGACY BOOT":
"Selected boot device failed."
"Press any key to reboot the system."

2.  Booting LiveCD and selecting "UEFI: INT13(usb,0x81)" under "UEFI BOOT:"
I get the GRUB menu and can install or boot from LiveCD.

3.  If I set BIOS to boot USB first, then I get this message:
"Attempted to Boot UEFI Volume from Legacy Mode."
"To Boot the UEFI Vollume Automatically, rather than via F12:
...
...


BIOS set to UEFI mode and pressing F12 during boot to access Boot menu:

1.  Booting LiveCD and selecting "USB Storage Device" under "LEGACY BOOT":
"Selected boot device failed."
"Press any key to reboot the system."

2.  Booting LiveCD and selecting "UEFI: INT13(usb,0x81)" under "UEFI BOOT:"
I get the GRUB menu and can install or boot from LiveCD.


So it appears this issue may be related to UEFI and the BIOS.  Can you try the same steps I performed above and see if  you get similar results?  I assume booting without selecting F12 is how you reproduce this bug, but trying some of the other options might provide some additional information.

Also, it looks like you originally installed Raring on here.  Do you
recall if you saw any issues during that install?  Do you recall if you
had UEFI or Legacy boot enabled during that installation?

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Title:
  [Dell Optiplex 990] Saucy daily-live images are unbootable, stuck in
  BusyBox shell

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “udev” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “casper” source package in Saucy:
  Invalid
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
  Confirmed
Status in “udev” source package in Saucy:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  saucy daily-live images are unbootable on Dell Optiplex 990 and other
  hardware combinations. I just get a BusyBox shell.

  ---
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  dan        2083 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found.
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9e3dac8a-8fa4-4da5-b4d2-52b2ee5fd022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-06-03 (76 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
  IwConfig:
   eth0      no wireless extensions.

   lo        no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 990
  MarkForUpload: True
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.8.0-25-generic root=UUID=416f5f80-6d98-4208-a3f5-ef272b12e5c6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-25.37-generic 3.8.13
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   linux-restricted-modules-3.8.0-25-generic N/A
   linux-backports-modules-3.8.0-25-generic  N/A
   linux-firmware                            1.106
  RfKill:

  Tags:  raring
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-25-generic x86_64
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
  dmi.bios.date: 09/10/2011
  dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: A07
  dmi.board.name: 0D6H9T
  dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.board.version: A00
  dmi.chassis.type: 15
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd09/10/2011:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex990:pvr01:rvnDellInc.:rn0D6H9T:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct15:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 990
  dmi.product.version: 01
  dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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