Hi, I have the same problem on my thinkpad T30 since this week: The kernel boots very slowly until the message: * Loading kernel modules... there my kernel hangs there forever now. The first problem is shown after the start of the udev (: * Waiting for /dev to be fully populated... [ 18.273664] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 0033393a [ 18.274036] IP: [<c027d8f5>] acpi_ex_read_data_from_field+0x117/0x14e [ 18.274249] *pde = 00000000 [ 18.274446] Oops: 0000 [#1] [ 18.274625] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.1/ide0/0.0/block/hda/dev [ 18.274625] Modules linked in : battery ac processor rng_core button uhci_hcd ehci_hcd thermal usbcore [last unloaded: scsi_wait_scan] [ 18.274625] [ 18.274625] Pid: 1077, comm: async/0 Not tained 2.6.34-rc4 #61 2366DG3/2366DG3 [ 18.274625] EIP: 0060:[<c027d8f5>] EFLAGS: 00010246 CPU:0 [ 18.274625] EIP is at acpi_ex_read_data_from_field+0x117/0x14e [ 18.274625] EAX: 00000000 EBX: 00333931 ECX: 00000000 EDX: 00000000 [ 18.274625] ESI: 00000000 EDI: efa4dd70 EBP: efa4dd64 ESP: efa4dd50 [ 18.274625] DS: 007b ES: 007b FS: 0000 GS: 00e0 SS: 0068 [ 18.274625] Process async/0 (pid:1077, ti=efa4c000 task= f70a2850 task.ti=efa4c000 [ 18.274625] Stack: <me do not want to type it all...> [ 18.274625] Call Trace: [ 18.274625] [<c02823be>] ? acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value+0x166/0x1dc [ 18.274625] [<c027e226>] ? acpi_ex_resolve_to_value+0x65/0x6f [ 18.274625] [<c0279065>] ? acpi_ds_evaluate_name_path+0x71/0xdc ....<me do not want to type it all...>... [ 18.274625] [<c0102e3e>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x6/0x10 [ 18.274625] Code: c6 74 4e 0f b6 0d 7d a6 7e c0 8d 50 0c 0f b6 43 09 89 55 f0 89 4d ec e8 93 42 00 00 8b 55 f0 89 d8 8b 4d ec e8 9e 12 00 00 89 c2 <0f> b6 43 09 89 55 f0 e8 44 42 00 00 8b 55 f0 85 d2 74 0f 89 f0 [ 18.274625] EIP: [<c027d8f5>] ? acpi_ex_read_data_from_field+0x117/0x14e SS: ESP 0068:efa4dd50 [ 18.274625] CR2: 000000000033393a [ 18.274625] ---[ end trace da97996273142d42 ]--- [ 18.274625] bus: 'pcmcia': registered ... * Starting early crypto disks... * Cleaning up ifdown... * Loading kernel modules... --- FREEEZE --- I can boot into the lap with the stable 2.6.32.11 and can give other infos like the current kernelconfig of this laptop. But I will wait for the reboot, leaving the message still open, if anybody needs more info. sincerelly your Chris 2010/4/14 Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@xxxxxxxxx>: > > Hello, > Kernel oops on early stages. The below trace is "copy-paste" from the paper > since syslog is not runing yet. > > kernel: .34-rc4-git1 /* also tested on .34-rc4 .34-rc3-git10 */ > laptop: ASUS f3jc x86 > > > ds: 007b es:007b fs:00d8 gs:00e8 ss:0068 > process: async/0 > stack: > 0000000 c144c708 f66cdd20 c109fc0b f723c1b8 f71fcec0 f71aa208 00000020 > <0> c11c4d40 00001000 000000b6 c12f61e0 c12f61bc f723c1b8 f71aa208 > f71fcec0 > <0> f66cdd54 c11c4d58 00000020 f66cdd64 f73a0f84 f723c1b8 f70cdc70 > f66cdd74 > > call trace: > __kmalloc+0xe1 > acpi_ex_read_data_from_field+0x156 > acpi_ex_read_data_from_field+0x16e > acpi_ex_resolve_node_to_value > acpi_ex_resolve_to_value > acpi_ds_evaluate_name_path > acpi_ds_exec_end_op > acpi_ps_parse_loop > trace_hardirqs_on > acpi_ps_parse_aml > acpi_ps_execute_method > acpi_ns_eveluate > acpi_evaluate_object > acpi_battery_update > acpi_battery_add > acpi_device_probe > driver_probe_device > __driver_attach > bus_for_each_dev > driver_attach > __driver_attach > bus_add_driver > driver_register > trace_hardirqs_on_caller > acpi_bus_register_driver > acpi_battery_init_async > async_thread > default_wake_function > async_thread > kthread > kthread > kernel_thread_helper > > code: > fb 00 00 b8 0b 00 00 00 83 c4 14 e9 7a 01 00 00 31 c0 8b 7d d4 8b 4d dc 31 d2 f3 aa 6a 00 > 0f b6 4b 1d 8b 43 10 8d 74 01 ff 89 f0 <f7> f1 31 d2 89 45 cc 0f b6 43 1c 8d 04 06 8d 75 ec > f7 f1 31 d2 > > eip: <c11c66dd> acpi_ex_extract_from_field+0x5c/0x1c3 ss:esp 0068:f66cdcf8 > > > Sergey -- -- ......oooO.............. .....(....).....Oooo... ......)../.....(....).... .....(_/.......)../..... ...............(_/....... ... I WAS .............. .......... HERE...... ;) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-acpi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html