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[Bug 655512] Re: /dev/lirc0 disappeared after upgrade from 2.6.35-20 to -22

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From: Jean-Baptiste Lallement <jean-baptiste@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:02:13 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 655512 <655512@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Also affects: lirc (Ubuntu Maverick)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: lirc (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: lirc
  
  Using kernel 2.6.35-20 works fine - there is  /dev/lirc0 entry.  Recent
  upgrade to 2.6.35-22 caused /dev/lirc0 to disappear.  Rebooting with
  2.6.35-20 brings it back.
+ 
+ == Regression details ==
+ Discovered in version: Linux 2.6.35-22
+ Last known good version: Linux 2.6.35-20
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: lirc 0.8.7~pre3-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitter.hwdb]
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Oct  5 23:36:42 2010
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100910)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_CA.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_CA.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: lirc
- --- 
+ ---
  .etc.asound.conf:
-  pcm.!default{
-  type hw
-  card 1
-  device 3
-  }
+  pcm.!default{
+  type hw
+  card 1
+  device 3
+  }
  AcpiTables: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 1:
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       1810 F.... pulseaudio
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       1810 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
-    Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
-    Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
-    Controls      : 41
-    Simple ctrls  : 23
+  Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
+    Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
+    Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
+    Controls      : 41
+    Simple ctrls  : 23
  Card1.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdffc000 irq 19'
-    Mixer name	: 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
-    Components	: 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
-    Controls      : 4
-    Simple ctrls  : 1
+  Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdffc000 irq 19'
+    Mixer name	: 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
+    Components	: 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
+    Controls      : 4
+    Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card1.Amixer.values:
-  Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
-    Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
-    Playback channels: Mono
-    Mono: Playback [on]
+  Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
+    Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
+    Playback channels: Mono
+    Mono: Playback [on]
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2a89ff2c-7da4-457a-ac27-8747ff6acc88
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100910)
  IwConfig:
-  lo        no wireless extensions.
-  
-  eth0      no wireless extensions.
+  lo        no wireless extensions.
+ 
+  eth0      no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA78GM-US2H
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-20-generic root=UUID=8398ea79-91c0-4b7d-b700-ff318f98cc57 ro acpi=off
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_CA.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_CA.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
  Regression: Yes
  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
  Reproducible: Yes
  RfKill:
-  
+ 
  Tags: maverick kernel-config regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare
  WifiSyslog: Oct  7 20:10:55 todd-desktop kernel: [162304.465564] mythfrontend.re[17616]: segfault at 33eee05f ip 0888540c sp bfdefdc8 error 6
  dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F1
  dmi.board.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd12/15/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA78GM-US2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA78GM-US2H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  
- --- 
+ ---
  .etc.asound.conf:
-  pcm.!default{
-  type hw
-  card 1
-  device 3
-  }
+  pcm.!default{
+  type hw
+  card 1
+  device 3
+  }
  AcpiTables:
-  Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 1: Traceback (most recent call last):  File "/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py", line 52, in <module>
-      dump_acpi_tables('/sys/firmware/acpi/tables', sys.stdout)
-    File "/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py", line 43, in dump_acpi_tables
-      tables = os.listdir(path)
-  OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/acpi/tables'
+  Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 1: Traceback (most recent call last):  File "/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py", line 52, in <module>
+      dump_acpi_tables('/sys/firmware/acpi/tables', sys.stdout)
+    File "/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py", line 43, in dump_acpi_tables
+      tables = os.listdir(path)
+  OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/acpi/tables'
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
  Architecture: i386
  AudioDevicesInUse:
-  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
-  /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       1759 F.... pulseaudio
+  USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
+  /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       1759 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
-    Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
-    Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
-    Controls      : 41
-    Simple ctrls  : 23
+  Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
+    Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
+    Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
+    Controls      : 41
+    Simple ctrls  : 23
  Card1.Amixer.info:
-  Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdffc000 irq 19'
-    Mixer name	: 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
-    Components	: 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
-    Controls      : 4
-    Simple ctrls  : 1
+  Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdffc000 irq 19'
+    Mixer name	: 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
+    Components	: 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
+    Controls      : 4
+    Simple ctrls  : 1
  Card1.Amixer.values:
-  Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
-    Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
-    Playback channels: Mono
-    Mono: Playback [on]
+  Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
+    Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
+    Playback channels: Mono
+    Mono: Playback [on]
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2a89ff2c-7da4-457a-ac27-8747ff6acc88
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100910)
  IwConfig:
-  lo        no wireless extensions.
-  
-  eth0      no wireless extensions.
+  lo        no wireless extensions.
+ 
+  eth0      no wireless extensions.
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA78GM-US2H
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  Package: linux (not installed)
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=8398ea79-91c0-4b7d-b700-ff318f98cc57 ro acpi=off
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANG=en_CA.utf8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANG=en_CA.utf8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Regression: Yes
  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
  Reproducible: Yes
  RfKill:
-  
+ 
  Tags: maverick kernel-config regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare
  dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F1
  dmi.board.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd12/15/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA78GM-US2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA78GM-US2H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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

-- 
/dev/lirc0 disappeared after upgrade from 2.6.35-20 to -22
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/655512
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Status in “lirc” package in Ubuntu: New
Status in “lirc” source package in Maverick: Confirmed

Bug description:
Binary package hint: lirc

Using kernel 2.6.35-20 works fine - there is  /dev/lirc0 entry.  Recent upgrade to 2.6.35-22 caused /dev/lirc0 to disappear.  Rebooting with 2.6.35-20 brings it back.

== Regression details ==
Discovered in version: Linux 2.6.35-22
Last known good version: Linux 2.6.35-20

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: lirc 0.8.7~pre3-0ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/lirc/extras/transmitter.hwdb]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct  5 23:36:42 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100910)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lirc
---
.etc.asound.conf:
 pcm.!default{
 type hw
 card 1
 device 3
 }
AcpiTables: Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 1:
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       1810 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
   Controls      : 41
   Simple ctrls  : 23
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdffc000 irq 19'
   Mixer name	: 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
   Components	: 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
   Controls      : 4
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2a89ff2c-7da4-457a-ac27-8747ff6acc88
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100910)
IwConfig:
 lo        no wireless extensions.

 eth0      no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA78GM-US2H
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-20-generic root=UUID=8398ea79-91c0-4b7d-b700-ff318f98cc57 ro acpi=off
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-20.29-generic 2.6.35.4
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:

Tags: maverick kernel-config regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-20-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare
WifiSyslog: Oct  7 20:10:55 todd-desktop kernel: [162304.465564] mythfrontend.re[17616]: segfault at 33eee05f ip 0888540c sp bfdefdc8 error 6
dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F1
dmi.board.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd12/15/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA78GM-US2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA78GM-US2H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

---
.etc.asound.conf:
 pcm.!default{
 type hw
 card 1
 device 3
 }
AcpiTables:
 Error: command ['gksu', '-D', 'Apport', '--', '/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py'] failed with exit code 1: Traceback (most recent call last):  File "/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py", line 52, in <module>
     dump_acpi_tables('/sys/firmware/acpi/tables', sys.stdout)
   File "/usr/share/apport/dump_acpi_tables.py", line 43, in dump_acpi_tables
     tables = os.listdir(path)
 OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/sys/firmware/acpi/tables'
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  todd       1759 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'SB'/'HDA ATI SB at 0xfe024000 irq 16'
   Mixer name	: 'Realtek ALC889A'
   Components	: 'HDA:10ec0885,1458a002,00100101'
   Controls      : 41
   Simple ctrls  : 23
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfdffc000 irq 19'
   Mixer name	: 'ATI RS690/780 HDMI'
   Components	: 'HDA:1002791a,00791a00,00100000'
   Controls      : 4
   Simple ctrls  : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=2a89ff2c-7da4-457a-ac27-8747ff6acc88
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha i386 (20100910)
IwConfig:
 lo        no wireless extensions.

 eth0      no wireless extensions.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA78GM-US2H
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-22-generic root=UUID=8398ea79-91c0-4b7d-b700-ff318f98cc57 ro acpi=off
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_CA.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
Reproducible: Yes
RfKill:

Tags: maverick kernel-config regression-potential needs-upstream-testing
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin mythtv plugdev sambashare
dmi.bios.date: 12/15/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F1
dmi.board.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF1:bd12/15/2008:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA78GM-US2H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA78GM-US2H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA78GM-US2H
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
References

[Bug 655512] [NEW] No /dev/lirc0 entry for mceusb remote
From: Todd Chisholm, 2010-10-06