FS#11747 - Kernel 2.6.27 - System don't boot with SpeedTouch 330

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Peter (Trickster) - Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 05:37 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Friday, 17 October 2008, 10:52 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Kernel
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity Critical
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 5
Private No

Details

Description:
After kernel upgrade system freeze system freeze at boot on "Loading UDev Uevents" when mod Thomson SpeedTouch 330 is plugged in.

Additional info:
kernel26-2.6.27


Steps to reproduce:
This task depends upon

Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Friday, 17 October 2008, 10:52 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Radu Potop (wooptoo) - Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 06:20 GMT
I can confirm this.
Actually the system does boot, but it gives a lot of ATM module errors.
I'll be back with more details.
Comment by Radu Potop (wooptoo) - Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 14:04 GMT
I attached the relevant parts of dmesg and error.log
   dmesg.txt (3.3 KiB)
   error.log (1.2 KiB)
Comment by Rulatir (Rulatir) - Wednesday, 15 October 2008, 15:09 GMT
I can confirm this too. Pleasepleaseplease fix!
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 07:33 GMT
This is not the right place to report this. We don't know much about these bugs, go to http://bugzilla.kernel.org and open a bug report there (or look if one already exists). This way, you'll actually get the bug fixed.
Comment by Rulatir (Rulatir) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 09:28 GMT
It is already reported upstream:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11767

Now the Excruciatingly Long Wait begins...
Comment by Thomas Bächler (brain0) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 11:07 GMT
I see that there is a patch attached to this bugzilla. We can include that in the next kernel rebuild.
Comment by Rulatir (Rulatir) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 11:34 GMT
It is already reported upstream:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11767

Now the Excruciatingly Long Wait begins...
Comment by Radu Potop (wooptoo) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 18:28 GMT
You can download a patched version from here: http://wooptoo.com/misc/kernel26-2.6.27-2-i686.pkg.tar.gz
I couldn't wait for the official one.
Also, keep an eye on the kernel changelog before upgrading, since version 2.6.27.1 didn't fix this yet.
Comment by Michel (michel) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 18:30 GMT
I can confirm this for another speedtouch I think. Anyway for a speedtouch. This kernel also has problems with usb-sticks and utf-8. Really, I came very close in my mind of tossing linux out of the window (I'm using it for 4-6 years or so). But Windows is also not so good.

I had to go back to 2.6.17 for the moment (from cd), and now I have internet again and copying files to the usb-stick works well. Really, there is soemthing wrong with copying to usb-sticks and utf-8. The error was caused by null-dereferences in the mutex-code I think. Anyway, if it has been reported, they hopefully know where the problem is. Else, they can ask, but then I have to go back to the bad kernel ... (for me anyway).

I would recommend to remove this update immediately. I actually would recommend to go back to 2.6.27.1 or even to the latest of 2.6.26.

Kind regards,

Michel
Comment by Grzegorz Skowron (rezzy) - Thursday, 16 October 2008, 20:40 GMT
I confirm the error as well...

As the others have already said it doesn't stop booting but takes much time (about two minutes) and produces many errors... I have this error with Speedtouch 330 modem and Wacom tablet. It seems it happens to some usb devices...

It happened just after updating kernel to the latest version
   everything.log_snatch.txt (8.1 KiB)
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Friday, 17 October 2008, 08:00 GMT
should be fixed in 2.6.27.1-1 in testing
Comment by Radu Potop (wooptoo) - Friday, 17 October 2008, 10:30 GMT
yes, it works with 2.6.27.1

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