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Yeah finally they fixed it at samsung : Since Nov. 2009 there is
also a BIOS-Update for my notebook (samsung E152-Aura T5750 Eron) which
fixes the bug. Yes!
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I had the exact same problem of infinite reboot loop, and then I read
this bug report. I think this is actually not a Ubuntu x64 or any Linux
x64 distribution bug, but a bug in the computer. I am using Samsung
R710, and this problem went away after I installed a new BIOS (version
11SV), released
Me got the same problem with a Samsung R510 Driton. It recognizes only
3Gb of my holy RAM but I do not have the boot problems. I guess I have a
32bits system installed. ...
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I had the same problem and, in fact, I still have! But now I know the
origin: the chipset. My laptop has a 945 Intel chipset which cannot
remap the ram. So, even with a 64bits OS I can't use the whole memory,
unfortunately.
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I can just repeat what I said in my last message, it seems important to
me: If I modify /etc/init.d/udev around line 68 like this:
echo BEFORE
sleep 5
# Fix permissions and missing symlinks/programs for devices made in
# initramfs, and catch up on everything we missed
sorry I must correct myself, actually the reboot occurs during execution of the
command
/sbin/udevadm settle just after the one I said before.
thus if I write:
echo BEFORE
sleep 5
# Fix permissions and missing symlinks/programs for devices made in
# initramfs, and catch up on
I have a new information:
This problem in my laptop is caused by a motherboard incompatibility with the
processor. I believe a BIOS update could fix it, but a guy with the same laptop
guaranteed me that other processor can fix it too.
My processor is a Intel Core 2 Duo T5750 (Merom) and some
** Also affects: gentoo
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Just to register:
My laptop with this problem is a Compal JFT00 (bios version 1.05A).
At the moment it started having other problems, maybe related to this
one (e.g., rebooting also when compiling a lot of things and ACPI
thermal_zone temperature is oscillating quickly and too much between 42,
I updated the BIOS to 07LM version. THis fixes the problem with amd64
version of ubuntu. Now it installs correct without any options and all
4Gb of memory are available.
*Small tip. BIOS can be updates from 32-bit version of Windows only.*
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Sokolov
Sergeysokolss.sokol...@gmail.com wrote:
I updated the BIOS to 07LM version. THis fixes the problem with amd64
version of ubuntu. Now it installs correct without any options and all
4Gb of memory are available.
*Small tip. BIOS can be updates from
I tried update from DOS boot disk. It doesn't work. As I understand the
program is 16-bit, but needs WinAPI.
I flashed BIOS from WIndows 7. Here you can find it:
http://torrents.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1925536
It's not a pirate version. It's available pre-RTM release. You can get
code from
I couldn't find this bug, so I reported another here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/387955
For me mem=4096M option also workes and I also get only 2,9Gb of RAM
available. Now I'll check for BIOS version, maybe BIOS update can fix
the problem.
I've tested Ubuntu 8.04-9.10, Debian 5.0.
somehow something changed since the last kernel updates on jaunty. I now
have kernel 2.6.28-12-generic (from jaunty-proposed) and it still
reboots if I don't use the mem=4096M argument, but the reboot happens
a little bit later than before. I could narrow it down to the command
/sbin/udevadm
Hello!
Exact same problem on a Samsung r510 with 4gb (2x2gb dual kit)
ubuntu x64, opensuse x64 and fedora x64 will not work with 4gb. However
if i pull a 2gb stick out they all work.
I have noticed a few of us have samsung laptops.
My laptop chipset, and processor , gfx
Intel GM45 + ICH9(m)
Hi all,
I have a Clevo laptop (sold as Xxodd) with an Intel P9500 and 4GB Ram.
Some history:
I purchased the laptop (last summer) and tried to install the current Ubuntu
64-bit and Fedora 64-bit.
The effect in both cases was endless rebooting and I couldn't get it to work.
I installed CentOS
Same issue for me wit an Samsung R560
opened a bug report ere:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/343585
Found this one an hour ago and am going to try your suggestions.
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Hi,
it's a pity, I had to ask a second time to get an answer from samsung,
and that is what they said:
Von unserer Seite aus werden nur 32-Bit Betriebssysteme ausgeliefert und nur
Treiber für 32-Bit Versionen
angeboten. Daher werden auch nur diese unterstützt. Uns ist kein Fehler in der
bhaskar, I think you did a typo and meant Clevo ;) But I couldn't find
any hint on the net for my samsung notebook beeing also made by Clevo...
I wouldn't risk to do a BIOS update using wine too, even if I think it
should work...
After having an open-source OS, I now would love to have an
The machine in question is made by Cleo (a Taiwanese ODM - at least
mine is), and there is supposedly a BIOS upgrade that fixes the memory
problem. But I haven't picked up the courage to install try it
because it requires a non-Linux OS to install it, and one would have
to do some experimentation
Yes, I did mean Clevo. Sorry. I wish I had the courage (and
expertise) to try something like Coreboot (http://coreboot.org).
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:53 AM, BongoMan pas...@bongosoft.de wrote:
bhaskar, I think you did a typo and meant Clevo ;) But I couldn't find
any hint on the net for my
There are some BIOS bugs that can be worked around in the kernel. For
example, there are a *ton* of workarounds in the HDA sound drivers to tell the
kernel what pins to initialize because BIOSes often report it wrong.
I'm not sure that this falls into that category, but in case it does, can
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Information from my laptop attached.
Regards
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On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:37 PM, BongoMan pas...@bongosoft.de wrote:
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I'm having exactly the same problem in Gentoo amd64.
Actually I'm using mem=4000M, the laptop is not rebooting and 'free' reports:
ti...@alice ~ $ free -m
total used free sharedbuffers cached
Mem: 3011677 2333 0 9
Confirmed: Samsung R560 - Latest BIOS update(08LA - 09LA) solves the problem.
But in other hand, having same problem on Lenovo 3000 N500(4233) - latest BIOS
update(1.02-1.03) has no effect.
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The latest Bios for my notebook (Samsung Q310, bios version 10SU
30/01/2009) still doesn't work.
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in addition:
If you are thinking of some USB boot media instead of getting a 2nd HD:
- booting from USB is only supported with BIOS version 08LA.
- the BIOS updater won't run from any Windows PE media for whatever reason
It would be nice if BIOS flashing could become part of the Linux kernel
Good news for all owners of a Samsung R560 Aura. I upgraded my BIOS from
version 08LA to version 09LA and the problem went away. The 64 bit
LiveCD boots without any special options and all 4 GB are reported to be
available.
Some inline update for all users of that laptop:
BIOS updating is only
it doesn't work too on my Samsung E152 Aura T5750 Eron. I wrote an email
to samsung a few days ago asking if there will be a bios fix, but got no
response until yet. Let them some time... I did also send them a link to
this thread...
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Everybody else:
Can you check for a BIOS update and see if that also fixes your problem?
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Hi all.
I updated the BIOS of my notebook
(Samsung R710, SE11-Aura, P8400)
today from ver. 05SV to ver. 10SV.
Now i can boot without the mem=4096m option
and all memory is usable. (free reports 4050516 bytes total)
May be some of you can find updates, too.
greetings
Ralf
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I tried the jaunty alpha2 live CD today, and the problem remains.
Booting does not work without the mem=4096M flag (reboots in a loop),
and using this flag only 3GB of memory are mapped by the kernel.
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I have the same issue on a Samsung E152 -Aura T5750 Eron.
I filled in this bug before I found this thread: bug 310355
sorry for the duplicate thread :)
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Hi,
I'm was telling about this in very first post here.
Once again:
* acpi=off or acpi=ht no crash, can boot, but system is unstable - actions like
(un)plugging power, closing lid or adjust volume leads to the same immediate
crash and autoreboot.
* mem=4096M - everything is working just fine. No
Vista only sees only 3GB of RAM because your Vista is 32bit. It can't
see all 4GB.
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So that is what I told before :)
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OK, I'm asking #ubuntu-bugs and being told it's most likely a kernel
bug. I think there's enough info here for a developer to look into it.
They might ask for more info when they do.
Oh, and please try with a Jaunty daily live cd, just to check it hasn't
been fixed yet.
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Hi,
To Mackenzie Morgan:
I do not agree with you because mem=4096M is not an ACPI option but with this
option OS and also ACPI is working just fine.
Actually I've also tried many of that options from your link, also tried doing
many things since I bought this Laptop, but the mem=4096M option is
Ralf says it works fine if you turn off ACPI and if you only turn off
ACPI's hyperthreading. That would mean it's a bug in ACPI's
hyperthreading. Does that not work for you too, Dasl?
Oh, and no, there's no shared video RAM involved on these systems.
They're using discrete graphics with onboard
Hi all,
I have Samsung R560 [NP-R560-ASS1EE], P8600 and geforce 9600M GT, Montevina
platform and the same instant reboot problem.
Before I was using acpi=off, but it actually was terrible solution - system
with this was very unstable, closing lid or plugging in/out power leads to the
same
Of course no power management worked without ACPI. ACPI *is* power
management. However, it seems to me that you've all hit an ACPI bug and
that mem=4096 is just a workaround for it.
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Actually, let's try testing out some other ACPI boot options. On
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingACPI there is a list of them. See if
booting with one of them works (don't use mem=4096 or acpi=off when
testing them).
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Status: Triaged =
Hi,
i just tried the options listed on that page.
Only acpi=off and acpi=ht does boot but showing only 3G.
(What makes sense, because the cpu is a real dual core
and has no hyper threading.)
Every other options has the crash and the auto reboot.
Output of dmidecode attached. I can do some more
Just wanted to add that I have a Samsung R560 with a P8400 chipset and
indeed 4 GB of memory. My last state with Ubuntu 8.10 AMD64 (released
version) was as well: reboots unless I use acpi=off.
I tried mem=4096M after finding this bug. It boots, but only sees 3 GB
instead of 4 GB which are
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Hi all.
Shame on me, i never tried this acpi=off before.
Now i find exactly the same here on my notebook.
Boots with acpi=off, and sees all 4G.
I upload a dmesg output for this.
Hopefully, someone finds a solution for this.
greetings
Ralf
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Setting this to Triaged since it seems to have all relevant info.
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Hi all,
Just to let you know: Same things happen with Fedora 10/64bit.
Crash/Reboot with standard boot, works with param mem=4096m, but only 3GB of
RAM available.
Is this a dead end here? Can i report this error in an other place?
greetings
Ralf
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HI all.
looks like there is a similar problem in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-meta/+bug/287031
greetings
Ralf
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It only sees 2GB on mine:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ free
total used free sharedbuffers cached
Mem: 256850411992641369240 0 1124 573900
-/+ buffers/cache: 6242401944264
Swap: 2097144 02097144
With a 32-bit
Hi all.
Being happy about the booting with the mem=4096m parameter i did not notice,
that the memory
is not fully regocnized now. Seems, that only 3GB of RAM is used:
-8-
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ free
total used free sharedbuffers cached
Mem:
Hi all.
My laptop should have shared video memory (see below and attachment),
but there are no options in BIOS for changing any settings.
1.)
I started Vista (sorry for this) and looked at the nvidia driver system infos,
i found this:
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NVIDIA Systeminformationen-Bericht erstellt
Sorry for that '| -' things,
that was only meant to mark the translations.
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Another comment:
As i found after some googling, the GeForce 9600M GT should have _NO_ shared
video memory.
(confused)
greetings
Ralf
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No, I tried using mem=2048m and it did not make a difference. I also
tried Intrepid-32 bit and Hardy-64 bit versions with the same results.
Removing quiet from the boot parameters I see that Mounting Root File
System never says ok before it reboots.
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On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 13:49 +, Joe Halpen wrote:
No, I tried using mem=2048m and it did not make a difference. I also
tried Intrepid-32 bit and Hardy-64 bit versions with the same results.
Removing quiet from the boot parameters I see that Mounting Root File
System never says ok before
I just tested my son's laptop, and with mem=4096m on the boot line, it
boots perfectly!
Regards
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On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 7:01 AM, K.S. Bhaskar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ralf --
I do not have the laptop any more. It was purchased for my son, who
is now away at college. When he comes
I am trying to install 64-bit Intrepid on a Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H with an
Athlon X2 and 2 GB of memory. After the install splash screen the
system reboots. It does not report any messages.
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On Tue, 2008-11-25 at 05:07 +, Joe Halpen wrote:
I am trying to install 64-bit Intrepid on a Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H with an
Athlon X2 and 2 GB of memory. After the install splash screen the
system reboots. It does not report any messages.
2GB...well that's new. And does mem=2048m make a
1. Do your laptops use shared video memory? If so, how much? (BIOS
should tell you)
2. If you install Intrepid then install all the updates, including the
kernel in -proposed, can it boot without the mem=4096m?
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Hi,
i did a complete new install of my Notebook with the actual Ubuntu 8.10 64bit
Desktop release CD.
I added mem=4096M to the boot parameter and everything went fine.
After first reboot, i had to modify /boot/grub/menu.lst with the same boot
parameter, because
the installer did not add this in
Ralf --
I do not have the laptop any more. It was purchased for my son, who
is now away at college. When he comes home for the Thanksgiving
holiday at the end of November, I will be able to try specifying the
mem=4096m on the command line and/or removing RAM.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
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bhaskars idea may be wild and crazy, but he was right:
I added mem=4096m as boot parameter and
the 64bit-Live-System from the Desktop CD
(still the beta, i will try the release later)
booted and everything is fine.
'free' tells me something about 3GB, is this because of the ram disk
in the
A wild and crazy idea - I wonder if maybe there is a BIOS bug. Ralf,
are you able to try a boot with 4GB RAM and with a mem= on the boot
line in /boot/grub/menu.lst? And if it still gives the problem with
4GB, try 1MB less than 4GB or something like that.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
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Just a comment:
My Desktop PC has 4GB of Ram, and does boot with Intrepid-64.
So it's not just having 4GB of Ram.
greetings
Ralf
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Yeah, I figure there have to be other 4GB users, so it's got to be a
combination of 4GB and something else. That's why I put related to.
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I have another x86_64 laptop with 4GB RAM that runs 64-bit Intrepid
perfectly.
The problem has something to do with that particular CPU and chipset.
And it has something to do with power / CPU frequency. If you put
acpi=off in the boot line, it doesn't automatically reboot, but it
does hang. On
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