I have succesfully reproduced the problem on the linux- image-3.8.13-03081319-generic kernel from the link provided. I should mention that initially the problem did not occur on either reboot or poweroff and boot, however after I powered down the laptop, removed the battery for a few seconds and then powered it back on, the problem occured with 100% reproducability.
I attach the screen-shots of the debugging output (which does not get entered into the logs), from my testing. ** Attachment added: "bootup screen on 3.8.13 from attempt #1" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1289429/+attachment/4095682/+files/2014-04-24_19-26-24_309.jpg -- 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/1289429 Title: rtl8192ce kernel panic on bootup Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 12.04.4 LTS" Fully updated. Linux 3.8.0-37-generic AMD64 kernel, the rtl8192ce driver sometimes causes a kernel panic on system startup of my Lenovo Thinkpad X230. Restarting many times results in some sucessful boots, but the problem can be persistant. The problem does not occur on the Linux 3.8.0-36-generic AMD64 kernel. Unfortunately the dump I get on the screen durring such crashed boots, does not appear to be in the logs. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1289429/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

