Acer Extensa 4420 hangs with kernel 3.2

[ventrical]

Nov 24 17:28:56 ventrical-Extensa-4420 kernel: [ 18.524507] [drm] TV1: INTERNAL_KLDSCP_DAC1
Nov 24 17:28:56 ventrical-Extensa-4420 kernel: [ 18.538510] [drm] Radeon display connector VGA-1: No monitor connected or invalid EDID
Nov 24 17:28:56 ventrical-Extensa-4420 kernel: [ 18.581775]

I was able to go back to 3.0-0.13 and gather the above. I have no screen or terminal with that (64bit) kernel.

[Jordanwb]

Stating the obvious here but it sounds like a regression in the kernel with the radeon module.

[Harry33]

Stating the obvious here but it sounds like a regression in the kernel with the radeon module.

The same topic has been discussed here elsewhere too.
The same results.

BTW, rc3 of the kernel 3.2 is out now.

[ventrical]

The same topic has been discussed here elsewhere too.
The same results.

BTW, rc3 of the kernel 3.2 is out now.

@harry33,jordanwb

Could you walk me through on how to remove the 3.2 kernel and post a link for the new rc kernel ??

thanks

[Harry33]

@harry33,jordanwb

Could you walk me through on how to remove the 3.2 kernel and post a link for the new rc kernel ??

thanks

Well here is the new 3.2 rc3 kernel (PP repos):
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise...inux/3.2.0-2.4

To remove 3.2 kernels, you need to have older (like 3.1) installed first.
Get it from here:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.1.0-2.3

Then reboot and from the grub choose that 3.1 kernel.
Then it is perhaps the easiest way to uninstall 3.2 kernel (three packages per version) with Synaptic.

Note that if you play a lot with different kernel versions, you should uninstall the kernel meta packages. You don't need them anyway. They are only used to enable automatic upgrading of the kernel.

[ventrical]

Well here is the new 3.2 rc3 kernel (PP repos):
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise...inux/3.2.0-2.4

To remove 3.2 kernels, you need to have older (like 3.1) installed first.
Get it from here:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/3.1.0-2.3

Then reboot and from the grub choose that 3.1 kernel.
Then it is perhaps the easiest way to uninstall 3.2 kernel (three packages per version) with Synaptic.

Note that if you play a lot with different kernel versions, you should uninstall the kernel meta packages. You don't need them anyway. They are only used to enable automatic upgrading of the kernel.

harry33,

I cannot figure out how to line up that link. Could you please present those 3.1.0-2.3 like you did here for 3.2:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=11

http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...9&postcount=11

because when I go to those launchpad links I can't find those files that we are supposed to download.


thanks again...

I don't mean to be a pest...

[Harry33]

Rigth, here you go. This is for kernel 3.2 rc3, including the libc-dev package.

32-bit:
linux-libc-dev_3.2.0-2.4_i386.deb
linux-headers-3.2.0-2_3.2.0-2.4_all.deb
linux-headers-3.2.0-2-generic_3.2.0-2.4_i386.deb
linux-image-3.2.0-2-generic_3.2.0-2.4_i386.deb

64-bit
linux-libc-dev_3.2.0-2.4_amd64.deb
linux-headers-3.2.0-2_3.2.0-2.4_all.deb
linux-headers-3.2.0-2-generic_3.2.0-2.4_amd64.deb
linux-image-3.2.0-2-generic_3.2.0-2.4_amd64.deb

I have tested the 64-bit kernel architecture with nvidia-current_290.10 and it works very well and fast.

[ventrical]

@harry33 and all,

I had just recently realized that I had forgotten to upgrade my repositories to Precise BEFORE I had installed the 3.2 kernel.

My apologies if I had inconvenienced anyone.

Thanks also for links

[Harry33]

@harry33 and all,

I had just recently realized that I had forgotten to upgrade my repositories to Precise BEFORE I had installed the 3.2 kernel.

My apologies if I had inconvenienced anyone.

Thanks also for links

The kernel 3.2 rc3 is in Precise repos now.

[ventrical]

The kernel 3.2 rc3 is in Precise repos now.

The problem I think is definitly the fglrx restricted drivers. By default they are not installed along with the 64bit package (it appears) . I keep falling back into Unity 2D.

I ran the code:

sudo apt-get install fglrx and got the following output:

ventrical@ventrical-Extensa-4420:~$ sudo apt-get install fglrx
[sudo] password for ventrical: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  libx264-116 libmagickcore3 libmagickwand3 libjpeg62:i386
  libmagickcore3-extra
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  fglrx-amdcccle lib32gcc1 libc6-i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  fglrx fglrx-amdcccle lib32gcc1 libc6-i386
0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 64.4 MB of archives.
After this operation, 191 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main libc6-i386 amd64 2.13-20ubuntu5 [3,851 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main lib32gcc1 amd64 1:4.6.2-5ubuntu1 [54.1 kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted fglrx amd64 2:8.911-0ubuntu1 [54.6 MB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/restricted fglrx-amdcccle amd64 2:8.911-0ubuntu1 [5,909 kB]
Fetched 64.4 MB in 4min 5s (262 kB/s)                                          
Selecting previously unselected package libc6-i386.
(Reading database ... 238739 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libc6-i386 (from .../libc6-i386_2.13-20ubuntu5_amd64.deb) ...
Replaced by files in installed package libc6:i386 ...
Selecting previously unselected package lib32gcc1.
Unpacking lib32gcc1 (from .../lib32gcc1_1%3a4.6.2-5ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package fglrx.
Unpacking fglrx (from .../fglrx_2%3a8.911-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Selecting previously unselected package fglrx-amdcccle.
Unpacking fglrx-amdcccle (from .../fglrx-amdcccle_2%3a8.911-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot
Setting up libc6-i386 (2.13-20ubuntu5) ...
Setting up lib32gcc1 (1:4.6.2-5ubuntu1) ...
Setting up fglrx (2:8.911-0ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/x86_64-linux-gnu_GL.conf (x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode.
update-alternatives: warning: skip creation of /etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl32.icd because associated file /usr/lib/fglrx/etc/OpenCL/vendors/amdocl32.icd (of link group x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) doesn't exist.
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/fglrx/alt_ld.so.conf to provide /etc/ld.so.conf.d/i386-linux-gnu_GL.conf (i386-linux-gnu_gl_conf) in auto mode.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Loading new fglrx-8.911 DKMS files...
First Installation: checking all kernels...
Building only for 3.2.0-2-generic
Building for architecture x86_64
Building initial module for 3.2.0-2-generic
Done.

fglrx:
Running module version sanity check.
 - Original module
   - No original module exists within this kernel
 - Installation
   - Installing to /lib/modules/3.2.0-2-generic/updates/dkms/

depmod.........

DKMS: install Completed.
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Setting up fglrx-amdcccle (2:8.911-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-2-generic
ventrical@ventrical-Extensa-4420:~$

So all is working except for the ATi Radeon driver. I have:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RS690M [Radeon X1200 Series]


Are there any ideas on how to install this correctly or , as it has been mentioned, are there still problems with the current drivers/repos?

thanks in advance..