Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1488672 Title: Ubuntu Update Causes Kernel Panic on Dell Laptops Preconfigured with Ubuntu 14.04 Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have the Dell Inspiron 3451 14" preinstalled with Ubuntu with a 64 bit IntelĀ® PentiumĀ® Processor N3540. An update from about a month ago causes these machines to have a kernel panic on reboot. If I do a factory reset, it works fine, but when I run updates on the "fresh install," the problems comes back, and I don't want to damage the data I have on the recovery partition in case Canonical is able to fix this to make it work again. In the meantime, I replaced the hard drive, and tried reinstalling stock Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit, and the problem persisted. I can install 32 bit Ubuntu 14.04.03, and updates do not cause kernel panics now, but I do not have a functioning trackpad. I am not the only person with this issue. It is really quite a shame, because I bought this laptop because it came preconfigured with Ubuntu. Dell's inept customer service and technical support (based in India) has been of zero help, and caused lots of aggravation. Is Canonical aware of how badly Dell is messing up its roll-out of laptops running Ubuntu? I feel really bad for Linux newbies having to deal with this. Can I expect the 64 bit version of the OS to be fixed so it works with this hardware? Thanks. A similar problem can be found here: https://www.mail-archive.com /kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net/msg130184.html "I have discovered one cause of the kernel panic during boot that affects this laptop with linux-image-3.13.0-61-generic and linux- image-3.13.0-58-generic. Within the UEFI BIOS settings is an option called "Battery Charge Configuration." Both kernels boot without issue when "Standard" option is selected but fail to boot when "Primarily AC Use" is selected. This is also the case with linux- image-3.13.0-62-generic from the canonical-kernel-team ppa. Perhaps this information could be of some use to others. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1482273 Title: Dell Ubuntu 3551: failure to boot without nolapic option Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This laptop came with Ubuntu 14.04 preinstalled. It is a Dell Inspiron 3551 15" Ubuntu Laptop. A problem was introduced in the linux- image-3.13.0-58-generic kernel update which prevents the laptop from booting unless nolapic is added to the grub boot command. This problem persists in the current latest stable ubuntu kernel linux- image-3.13.0-61-generic. This bug affects a clean, factory restored install. The system passes all of Dell's included hardware diagnostic tests. Boot fails with: Kernel Panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! exitcode=0x00000009 The following kernels are able to boot without issue: linux-image-3.13.0-57-generic linux-image-3.13.0-55-generic linux-image-3.13.0-38-generic Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. lsb_release: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Thanks, Mark Standridge ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: linux-image-3.13.0-61-generic 3.13.0-61.100 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: mark 2223 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Thu Aug 6 10:24:22 2015 DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is a distribution channel descriptor # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-20140620-0 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=00b41433-b7f7-4ddb-83c4-fca2ea939b57 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-18 (48 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140620-04:25 MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3551 ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-61-generic root=UUID=a4f79951-02f5-41f5-aa89-e4f77082c51f ro nolapic quiet splash radeon.modeset=0 nouveau.modeset=0 video.use_native_backlight=1 vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.13.0-61-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.13.0-61-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.127.14 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: rts5139 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: A00 dmi.board.name: 0CMF7W dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA00:bd12/05/2014:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3551:pvrA00:rvnDellInc.:rn0CMF7W:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified: dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3551 dmi.product.version: A00 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc." 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