Kernel 3.4.1: the Linux kernel you've been looking for

[SteveRiley]

I gave it a quick look. Why is bug assigned to xserver-xorg-intel? I ran through few comments, and as far i see, there are users of all graphic cards, with both open and closed drivers?

Unfortunately, the bug has become a trove of mangled information. It's been bounced around to multiple packages, and for a time even had a goofy title that implied the freezing happened only when watching videos.

I personally haven't experienced any kind of crash (using 3.2 kernel + fglrx), and i also installed Kubuntu Precise on my girlfriends laptop (Dell N5110 - integrated Intel), and there are no crashed for her either (although, i did installed Intel driver from x-updates ppa, but no crashes prior to that).

My X1, which I actually put through more challenges than my T520, has had zero freezes. But the T520 -- not so lucky. Part of the difficulty in diagnosing the problem is likely because no one has been able to identify a root cause yet.

Regarding mainline ppa, don't know if i understood correctly, but it is built on latest LTS release, so there shouldn't be issues running the builds on Precise? Or am i missing something?

My suspicion is that kernels labeled "-quantal" are compiled with that release's toolchain.

[sumski]

It seems it is built on latest LTS, but for latest development release

[SteveRiley]

Nice find. Thanks for that.

[SteveRiley]

so far so good .........

thanks SteveRiley 8)

My pleasure. Glad it's working for you now.

[Fintan]

Hmmm...this kernel does not like my laptop at all.
This is what I did:
- sudo dpkg -i linux*3.4.0*.deb to remove that kernel. Wanted to do that anyway.
That went well so:
- Downloaded all four kernel .debs for 64 bit then:

cd /home/fintan/Downloads/Kernel3.0/Kernel3.4/Kernel3.4.1

sudo dpkg -i linux*3.4.1*.deb

This went well so:

sudo update-grub

Rebooted and booted 3.4.1 kernel. Boot hangs at the grub splash.
Shut down-> booted 3.4.1 recovery mode. Boot hangs at:

Switching to clocksource tsc

Edit: Just out of curiousity I opened up synaptic at that threw me a dependancy error message so I checked and found that:
Linux kernel image for version 3.4.1 on 64 bit x86 SMP was missing something. Under properties->dependancies:

depends: linix-image-3.4.1-030401-generic.

These are the kernel files I downloaded:

linux-headers-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb

linux-headers-3.4.1-030401_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_all.deb

linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_i386.deb

linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb

[SteveRiley]

A number of curiosities about your post jump out.

sudo dpkg -i linux*3.4.0*.deb to remove that kernel.

The -i switch is for installing packages contained within .deb files. To get rid of the packages, you need to use the -r switch to remove them or the -P switch to purge them, and in either case you need to specify the package name, not the .deb filename. So your statement here is a bit confusing.

sudo dpkg -i linux*3.4.1*.deb

That looks fine.

sudo update-grub

This should be an unnecessary step, as the .debs contain post-install scripts to update GRUB and your initrd automatically.

Rebooted and booted 3.4.1 kernel. Boot hangs at the grub splash.
Shut down-> booted 3.4.1 recovery mode. Boot hangs at:

Very weird. Would you mind editing /etc/default/grub and removing the # in front of the line that begins with GRUB_TERMINAL, running sudo update-grub, and then reporting back with some details about how far along the boot process your computer gets before it hangs?

[Fintan]

The -i switch is for installing packages contained within .deb files. To get rid of the packages, you need to use the -r switch to remove them or the -P switch to purge them, and in either case you need to specify the package name, not the .deb filename. So your statement here is a bit confusing.

Sorry that was a typo. I did:

sudo dpkg -P linux*3.4.0*

Very weird. Would you mind editing /etc/default/grub and removing the # in front of the line that begins with GRUB_TERMINAL, running sudo update-grub, and then reporting back with some details about how far along the boot process your computer gets before it hangs?

I'll have a look at that now.

Edit: Hmm. I had to remove the 3.4.1 kernel so I could update my firefos to version 13.
When reinstalling the kernel I get this:

......Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools 3.4.1-030401-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.1-030401-generic
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.4.1-030401-generic
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/ARUBA_rlc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/ARUBA_me.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/ARUBA_pfp.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/VERDE_rlc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/VERDE_mc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/VERDE_ce.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/VERDE_me.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/VERDE_pfp.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/PITCAIRN_rlc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/PITCAIRN_mc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/PITCAIRN_ce.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/PITCAIRN_me.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/PITCAIRN_pfp.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/TAHITI_rlc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/TAHITI_mc.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/TAHITI_ce.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/TAHITI_me.bin for module radeon
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/radeon/TAHITI_pfp.bin for module radeon
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.4.1-030401-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.1-030401-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/update-notifier 3.4.1-030401-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.1-030401-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub 3.4.1-030401-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.1-030401-generic
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found background: /home/fintan/Downloads/KDE/Backgrounds/LogoBackgroundFGC_Grub.png
using custom appearance settings
Found background image: /home/fintan/Downloads/KDE/Backgrounds/LogoBackgroundFGC_Grub.png
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.4.1-030401-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.4.1-030401-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-25-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-25-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-24-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda2
done
dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic:
linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic hängt ab von linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic; aber:
Paket linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic ist nicht installiert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic (--install):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic
fintan@fintanws2:~/Downloads/Kernel3.0/Kernel3.4/Kernel3.4.1$

I didn't see that before, must have been too excited

[sumski]

linux-headers-3.4.1-030401_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_all.deb

linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_i386.deb

linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb

There's your problem, you've downloaded 32bit kernel

[Fintan]

Right I am going blind. wow. anyway did:

sudo dpkg -P linux*3.4.1*

then

sudo rm -rfv /lib/modules/3.4.1*

Got the right .deb:

linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb

then did:
~/Downloads/Kernel3.0/Kernel3.4/Kernel3.4.1$ sudo dpkg -i linux*3.4.1*.deb

and get this:

.....dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic:
linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic hängt ab von linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic; aber:
Paket linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic ist nicht installiert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic (--install):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb
linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic
fintan@fintanws2:~/Downloads/Kernel3.0/Kernel3.4/Kernel3.4.1$

Lost now.

[SteveRiley]

Sigh. It's almost 3:00 AM here, I'm enjoying the buzz of stiff gin tonic, and the alprazolam has crossed my blood-brain barrier. I will examine your post in greater detail tomorrow, after my morning conference call. For now, it's time for me to power down the X1 and drift into slumberrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Fintan]

Cheers to that. I love a good G&T

[oshunluvr]

Anyone tried this with the nvidia drivers installed yet? Looks like I may be the first...




...swell foop?

[SteveRiley]

...swell foop?

A bomentary mount of ceading lonsonant inversion.

[Fintan]

Hi Steve, how was the 9/10G&1/10T? I am about to go in the same direction.

Just did:

dpkg -l 'linux-*' | sed '/^ii/!d;/'"$(uname -r | sed "s/\(.*\)-\([^0-9]\+\)/\1/")"'/d;s/^[^ ]* [^ ]* \([^ ]*\).*/\1/;/[0-9]/!d' | xargs sudo apt-get -y purge

Didn't help installing the 3.4.1 kernel.

Still same message:

dpkg: Abhängigkeitsprobleme verhindern Konfiguration von linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic:
linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic hängt ab von linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic; aber:
Paket linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic ist nicht installiert.
dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten von linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic (--install):
Abhängigkeitsprobleme - verbleibt unkonfiguriert
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
linux-image-3.4.1-030401-generic_3.4.1-030401.201206041411_amd64.deb
linux-image-extra-3.4.1-030401-generic
fintan@fintanws2:~/Downloads/Kernel3.0/Kernel3.4/Kernel3.4.1$

Where is that stuff hidden, why the dependancy issues?

[SteveRiley]

I assume you also downloaded the image-extra .deb too?

I can't read your German very well, sorry. But it appears that you did download the image-extra package, and when dpkg is trying to configure it, dpkg throws an error complaining that the image package isn't installed?