sony-vaio-z-series team mailing list archive

[Brett Howard <brett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks much for the work kind sir.  I've not got a Bugzilla account so I
can't post this to the bug but I will state that my VPCZ12CGX also has this
issue and it is resolved by passing the kernel parameter.

Here is my output from dmidecode:
# dmidecode 2.11
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
18 structures occupying 738 bytes.
Table at 0x000FF500.

Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: INSYDE
Version: R3030C3
Release Date: 07/30/2010
 ROM Size: 2048 kB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
 PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
 Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported
 8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
CGA/mono video services are supported (int 10h)
ACPI is supported
 USB legacy is supported
Smart battery is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
 Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
BIOS Revision: 30.30
 Firmware Revision: 30.30

Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
 Product Name: VPCZ12CGX
Version: J004A1P1
Serial Number: 54024526-0001410
 UUID: B04FA3FA-E388-DF11-9C53-0024BED6DF9D
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: N/A
 Family: VAIO

Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 10 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
 Product Name: VAIO
Version: N/A
Serial Number: N/A
 Asset Tag: N/A
Features:
Board is a hosting board

Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 17 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Type: Notebook
 Lock: Not Present
Version: N/A
Serial Number: N/A
 Asset Tag: N/A
Boot-up State: Safe
Power Supply State: Safe
 Thermal State: Safe
Security Status: None
OEM Information: 0x00000000

Handle 0x0004, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
String 1: 0000067810A
String 2: FNC-EXTB
 String 3: 9EL73EjlxzzEwsjltqxEwgoltnXdx5es_VJkjhRzzEpkjltrzE
String 4: Reserved
String 5: 6.0.3.1195

Handle 0x0005, DMI type 32, 20 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: No errors detected

Handle 0x0006, DMI type 136, 11 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
88 0B 06 00 01 44 49 52 53 12 06
Strings:
 Sony Corporation

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
 Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: None
Maximum Capacity: Unknown
 Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 17, 21 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0007
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
 Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 4096 MB
Form Factor: SODIMM
 Set: None
Locator: SODIMM1
Bank Locator: Bank 0
 Type: Unknown
Type Detail: Unknown

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
 Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x000FFFFFFFF
Range Size: 4 GB
 Physical Device Handle: 0x0008
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000C
Partition Row Position: Unknown
 Interleave Position: Unknown
Interleaved Data Depth: Unknown

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 17, 21 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x0007
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
 Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 4096 MB
Form Factor: SODIMM
 Set: None
Locator: SODIMM2
Bank Locator: Bank 1
 Type: Unknown
Type Detail: Unknown

Handle 0x000B, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
 Starting Address: 0x00100000000
Ending Address: 0x001FFFFFFFF
Range Size: 4 GB
 Physical Device Handle: 0x000A
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000C
Partition Row Position: Unknown
 Interleave Position: Unknown
Interleaved Data Depth: Unknown

Handle 0x000C, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x001FFFFFFFF
Range Size: 8 GB
 Physical Array Handle: 0x0007
Partition Width: 2

Handle 0x000D, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
Socket Designation: N/A
Type: Central Processor
Family: Other
 Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
ID: 52 06 02 00 FF FB EB BF
Version: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 CPU       M 540  @ 2.53GHz
 Voltage: 1.4 V
External Clock: 133 MHz
Max Speed: 2533 MHz
 Current Speed: 2533 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: None
 L1 Cache Handle: 0x000F
L2 Cache Handle: 0x0010
L3 Cache Handle: 0x000E
 Serial Number: N/A
Asset Tag: N/A
Part Number: N/A

Handle 0x000E, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: L3 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 3
 Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 3072 kB
 Maximum Size: 3072 kB
Supported SRAM Types:
Unknown
 Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
 System Type: Unified
Associativity: 16-way Set-associative

Handle 0x000F, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: L1 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
 Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 128 kB
 Maximum Size: 128 kB
Supported SRAM Types:
Unknown
 Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Unknown
 System Type: Unknown
Associativity: Unknown

Handle 0x0010, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: L2 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
Operational Mode: Write Back
 Location: Internal
Installed Size: 512 kB
Maximum Size: 512 kB
 Supported SRAM Types:
Unknown
Installed SRAM Type: Unknown
 Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
System Type: Unified
 Associativity: 8-way Set-associative

Handle 0x0011, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table


Thanks

~Brett


On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 1:38 AM, Adam Williamson <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hi, folks. I'm still trucking with my VPCZ1112GD (alongside its
> still-inferior-in-some-ways Dell XPS 13 'replacement'), and have been
> irked for some months with it taking an awfully long time to shut down /
> reboot. I've noticed two threads in the archive which sound similar:
>
> https://lists.launchpad.net/sony-vaio-z-series/msg02964.html
> https://lists.launchpad.net/sony-vaio-z-series/msg02868.html
>
> they all talk about shutdown 'hanging', but I suspect the reporters may
> not have waited long enough to find out it actually *does* finally shut
> down successfully, after a wait of two minutes or so.
>
> Anyway, this week, I did a bit of poking about, and found out that, for
> me, shutdown/reboot works perfectly if I pass the kernel parameter
> 'reboot=pci'. I filed a bug upstream:
>
> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61721
>
> and a kernel dev has proposed a patch which basically special-cases the
> system to use PCI rebooting. However, the proposed patch uses my precise
> model name, VPCZ1112GD, so it wouldn't work for any other Z variants: I
> don't think the dev is familiar with the intricacies of Z model numbers.
> It would probably be helpful, if others are indeed still having issues
> with slow shutdown/reboot, if you can test if 'reboot=pci' helps, and if
> so, post in the bug report and include your precise model number or,
> better, 'dmidecode' output. I suspect the fix should apply to at least
> Z11, Z13 and probably just all Z1* models, but it'd be good to have data
> to confirm that. That might get us an upstream fix. Thanks folks!
> --
> Adam Williamson
> Fedora QA Community Monkey
> IRC: adamw | Twitter: AdamW_Fedora | XMPP: adamw AT happyassassin . net
> http://www.happyassassin.net
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
> Post to     : sony-vaio-z-series@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~sony-vaio-z-series
> More help   : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
>