Checked on 14.04.1 LTS 32bit version and this problem doesn't seem to be present.
Details: Hyper-V: Server 2012 R2 VM settings: 2 cores, 2GB RAM ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ uname -a Linux ubuntu 3.13.0-24-generic #47-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 2 23:31:42 UTC 2014 i686 athlon i686 GNU/Linux ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=14.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=trusty DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS" Kdump is enabled in the config file at /etc/default/kdump-tools ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ grep 'USE_KDUMP' /etc/default/kdump-tools # USE_KDUMP - controls kdump will be configured USE_KDUMP=1 crashkernel value in grub.cfg crashkernel=384M-:128M ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/kdump-tools start Starting kdump-tools: * loaded kdump kernel ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ cat /sys/kernel/kexec_crash_loaded 1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1400319 Title: [Hyper-V] Kernel panic not functional on 32bit Ubuntu 14.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1400319/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs