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Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:56:02 -0500 (EST)
From:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
To:	Lionel Debroux <lionel_debroux@...oo.fr>
Cc:	Ozan Çağlayan <ozan@...dus.org.tr>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...k.pl,
	colin.king@...onical.com
Subject: Re: Common boot/shutdown issues with the latest 2.6.37 (Mostly Asus
 laptops)

> >>> * 2.6.35 series: .4 and .6 boot successfully, .8 and .10 fail;
> >>> * 2.6.36 series: -rc2 boots successfully, .1 fails;
> >>> * 2.6.37 series: -rc4 fails.
> >>
> >> So it's probably a commit to the mainline tree which was picked
> >> by 2.6.35 maintainer to the stable tree (probably it was CC'ed)
> >> cause this.
> >>
> >> Does passing nolapic or acpi=off cures the issue?
> > IIRC, I tested at least one of these, without improvement.
> > I'll test again tonight, when I can physically access the
> > computer.
> None of nolapic, acpi=off, nolapic acpi=off enables 2.6.35.8 to boot
> on my ASUS F3Jv-AS022P.
> The kernel line is
> kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda9 nomce vga=791 nomodeset
> I've attached the 2.6.35.6 config.

looks like you've bisected as far as:
2.6.35.6 good
2.6.35.8 bad

can you try 2.6.35.7 and continue on to find which specific patch
in .stable broke your machine?

thanks,
Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center

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