kernel 3.0.0-13-generic seems to be last one that works on my ASUS laptop

[Liam Proven]

On 13 March 2012 15:18, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca> wrote:
> On Tue, 13 Mar 2012, Liam Proven wrote:
>
>> On 12 March 2012 14:58, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca> wrote:
>> > On Mon, 12 Mar 2012, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 12 Mar 2012, Liam Proven wrote:
>> >>
>> >> .> On 12 March 2012 12:11, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > >
>> >> > >  i have an ASUS 64-bit G74S laptop for which the most recent kernel
>> >> > > that boots properly seems to be 3.0.0-13-generic.  anything after
>> >> > > that, once i select it during grub, seems to hang the system almost
>> >> > > immediately (no HD activity, black screen).
>> >> > >
>> >> > >  i also hand-built a "git clone"d kernel from the corresponding
>> >> > > config file and, annoyingly, that also hung, so i'm back to the
>> >> > > 3.0.0-13-generic release.
>> >> > >
>> >> > >  i'm about to do more experimenting, but i'm open to suggestions.
>> >> >
>> >> > Check the machine's BIOS is the most current available.
>> >>
>> >>   it *appears* that this is the problem:
>> >>
>> >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lvm2/+bug/802626
>> >
>> >  and, sure enough, that was the problem and upgrading to packages
>> > from oneiric-proposed solved it.  there is absolutely no way i would
>> > have ever figured that out for myself.
>>
>> Just come back to this list after a couple of days off.
>>
>> Gosh. Well, I'm glad that you got there, and that my pointer was at
>> least of /some/ help!
>
>  well, AFAICT, it wasn't a BIOS issue and it's now impossible to know
> if that had any effect as i upgraded the BIOS, that didn't change
> anything, then i ran across the udev/lvm2 bug listed above.  so it's
> entirely possible that the BIOS upgrade *was* necessary for the bug
> solution to work.  hard to say at this point.

Indeed. It's usually a good thing to upgrade, though. For instance on
my elderly Socket 939 motherboard, only a re-Flash got it to recognise
4GB of RAM.

>> I must admit, I think you're brave to reFlash a BIOS from Linux.
>> I've never tried that - I'd use a DOS boot CD/USB stick/etc these
>> days, since floppies are disappearing.
>
>  actually, it wasn't reflashing from linux at all.  it involved
> download and unzipping the new BIOS file from ASUS, copying it to a
> simple, FAT-formatted USB stick, plugging that in, then rebooting.
> this ASUS laptop supplies a cool "EasyFlash" utility in BIOS that lets
> you scroll through the contents of the USB stick and pick your new
> BIOS file.  nicely designed, and it worked flawlessly.  very pleased.

Ah, handy!

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