Public bug reported: At 21:48 hours I booted into my Ubuntu Natty system. I logged in, the desktop settled down and I inserted a USB broadband modem. And I suddenly got a black screen with some kernel messages and the following messages which end in a call trace:
I pressed control-alt-delete to force a reboot and the system rebooted to normal (after a dusk check) Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.032481] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000004 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.032581] IP: [<c13666e1>] sd_revalidate_disk+0x21/0x320 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.032655] *pde = 76575067 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.032692] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.032735] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:13.0/class Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.032815] Modules linked in: usb_storage uas nls_utf8 cifs binfmt_misc vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv act_police cls_flow cls_fw cls_u32 sch_tbf sch_prio sch_htb sch_hfsc sch_ingress sch_sfq bridge stp xt_time xt_connlimit xt_realm iptable_raw xt_comment xt_recent xt_policy ipt_ULOG ipt_REJECT ipt_REDIRECT ipt_NETMAP ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_ECN ipt_ecn ipt_CLUSTERIP ipt_ah ipt_addrtype nf_nat_tftp nf_nat_snmp_basic nf_nat_sip nf_nat_pptp nf_nat_proto_gre nf_nat_irc nf_nat_h323 nf_nat_ftp nf_nat_amanda ts_kmp nf_conntrack_amanda nf_conntrack_sane nf_conntrack_tftp nf_conntrack_sip nf_conntrack_proto_sctp nf_conntrack_pptp nf_conntrack_proto_gre nf_conntrack_netlink nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_irc nf_conntrack_h323 nf_conntrack_ftp xt_TPROXY nf_tproxy_core ip6_tables nf_defrag_ipv6 xt_tcpmss xt_pkttype xt_physdev xt_owner xt_NFQUEUE xt_NFLOG nfnetlink_log xt_multiport xt_mark xt_mac xt_limit xt_length xt_iprange xt_helper xt_hashlimit xt_DSCP xt_dscp xt_dccp xt_conntrack xt_c Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: onnmark xt_CLASSIFY ipt_LOG xt_tcpudp xt_state iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_conntrack iptable_mangle nfnetlink iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables parport_pc ppdev snd_atiixp snd_atiixp_modem snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus snd_pcm snd_seq_midi arc4 snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq hp_wmi pcmcia snd_timer joydev snd_seq_device sparse_keymap radeon b43 mac80211 ttm drm_kms_helper yenta_socket pcmcia_rsrc snd cfg80211 drm i2c_algo_bit ati_agp pcmcia_core video soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_piix4 shpchp k8temp psmouse serio_raw lp parport b44 firewire_ohci ssb firewire_core crc_itu_t pata_atiixp Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.034765] Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.034785] Pid: 2441, comm: blkid Not tainted 2.6.38-11-generic #48-Ubuntu Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nx6115 (EX728PA#ACJ) /308E Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.034927] EIP: 0060:[<c13666e1>] EFLAGS: 00010286 CPU: 0 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.034989] EIP is at sd_revalidate_disk+0x21/0x320 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.035044] EAX: 00000000 EBX: 00000000 ECX: 00000002 EDX: c13666c0 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.035113] ESI: ece41000 EDI: ece41000 EBP: eb4bfd68 ESP: eb4bfd48 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 00d8 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] Process blkid (pid: 2441, ti=eb4be000 task=efadcbc0 task.ti=eb4be000) Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] Stack: Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] c113da72 f43cd800 eb4bfd58 00000001 00000001 ece41000 ece41000 f43cd810 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] eb4bfdd8 c117bd7e 00000006 00000005 eb4bfd8c c1351d07 f9078ba0 eb4bfd8c Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] c1330e54 eb4bfd9c c1351cf5 ece41060 00000000 f43cd800 c136292a ffffff85 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] Call Trace: Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c113da72>] ? iput+0x22/0x40 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c117bd7e>] rescan_partitions+0x8e/0x380 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1351d07>] ? scsi_device_put+0x47/0x50 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1330e54>] ? put_device+0x14/0x20 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1351cf5>] ? scsi_device_put+0x35/0x50 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c136292a>] ? scsi_disk_put+0x3a/0x50 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c11550af>] __blkdev_get+0x24f/0x360 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1155209>] blkdev_get+0x49/0x250 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1154813>] ? bd_acquire+0x83/0xd0 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1155468>] blkdev_open+0x58/0x70 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c11253e1>] __dentry_open+0xc1/0x280 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c112674e>] nameidata_to_filp+0x6e/0x80 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1155410>] ? blkdev_open+0x0/0x70 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1133bff>] finish_open+0xaf/0x1a0 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c11334a8>] ? do_path_lookup+0x68/0x120 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c1134247>] do_filp_open+0x207/0x6e0 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c150d700>] ? do_page_fault+0x0/0x490 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c11267b6>] do_sys_open+0x56/0x120 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c11268ae>] sys_open+0x2e/0x40 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] [<c150a4f4>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] Code: 00 00 e9 dd fc ff ff 8d 76 00 55 89 e5 83 ec 20 89 5d f4 89 75 f8 89 7d fc 3e 8d 74 26 00 8b 98 dc 01 00 00 89 c7 a1 20 41 91 c1 <8b> 73 04 c1 e8 15 83 e0 07 83 f8 03 0f 87 95 02 00 00 8b 86 6c Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] EIP: [<c13666e1>] sd_revalidate_disk+0x21/0x320 SS:ESP 0068:eb4bfd48 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.036015] CR2: 0000000000000004 Aug 30 21:48:33 niranjan-ub kernel: [ 90.147923] ---[ end trace 16c018b7e41d4f04 ]--- ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11.48 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23. Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: pramathesh 2031 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'IXP'/'ATI IXP rev 2 with Cx20468-31 at 0xd0a04000, irq 17' Mixer name : 'Conexant Cx20468-31' Components : 'AC97a:43585430' Controls : 23 Simple ctrls : 16 Card1.Amixer.info: Card hw:1 'Modem'/'ATI IXP Modem rev 2 at 0xd0a05000, irq 17' Mixer name : 'Conexant Cx20468-31' Components : 'AC97m:43585430' Controls : 2 Simple ctrls : 2 Card1.Codecs.codec97.0.mc97.0.0: 0-0/0: Conexant Cx20468-31 Extended modem ID: codec=0 LIN1 Modem status : GPIO Line1 rate : 48000Hz Date: Tue Aug 30 22:21:48 2011 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=5e2f8f70-fce3-43b5-a427-b639c05340d2 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427) Lsusb: Bus 003 Device 007: ID 19d2:fff1 ONDA Communication S.p.A. Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq nx6115 (EX728PA#ACJ) PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=c2d5a5db-854b-4a11-9858-d339e9766aaf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-2.6.38-11-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-2.6.38-11-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.52 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/15/2006 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: 68DTT Ver. F.0F dmi.board.name: 308E dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.board.version: KBC Version 45.26 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68DTTVer.F.0F:bd06/15/2006:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqnx6115(EX728PA#ACJ):pvrF.0F:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn308E:rvrKBCVersion45.26:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Compaq nx6115 (EX728PA#ACJ) dmi.product.version: F.0F dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Confirmed ** Tags: apport-bug i386 natty running-unity unity-2d -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/837536 Title: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 00000004 on insertion of USB modem To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/837536/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs