> >>> * 2.6.35 series: .4 and .6 boot successfully, .8 and .10 fail; > >>> * 2.6.36 series: -rc2 boots successfully, .1 fails; > >>> * 2.6.37 series: -rc4 fails. > >> > >> So it's probably a commit to the mainline tree which was picked > >> by 2.6.35 maintainer to the stable tree (probably it was CC'ed) > >> cause this. > >> > >> Does passing nolapic or acpi=off cures the issue? > > IIRC, I tested at least one of these, without improvement. > > I'll test again tonight, when I can physically access the > > computer. > None of nolapic, acpi=off, nolapic acpi=off enables 2.6.35.8 to boot > on my ASUS F3Jv-AS022P. > The kernel line is > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda9 nomce vga=791 nomodeset > I've attached the 2.6.35.6 config. looks like you've bisected as far as: 2.6.35.6 good 2.6.35.8 bad can you try 2.6.35.7 and continue on to find which specific patch in .stable broke your machine? thanks, Len Brown, Intel Open Source Technology Center -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe platform-driver-x86" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html