Bug#497051: linux-image-3.6.26-1-686, bug on ACPI?

[Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutil.org>]

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 04:25:31PM +0200, Carlos Álvarez Martín wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.26-1-686
> Version: 2.6.26-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> Yesterday (8-28-08) I upgraded Debian Lenny to the lastest kernel in
> the repository. Exactly, the 2.6.26-1-686 kernel.
> 
> I started to install the Ati Catalyst and the MadWifi driverson the
> new kernel, when I found a problem that looked familiar for me (I
> suffered it on the old 2.6.24-x-486 kernel. I don't remember the
> number where "x". This kernel was the default on the netinst for
> 32bits. The kernel on this occasion dissapeared by installing the
> 2.6.24-x-686 kernel).
> 
> Ok, let's go with the problem (using 2.6.26-1-686 kernel):
> 
> When I start the system, I have to press all time a key on my keyboard
> (for example "Alt") for the system continues booting up. If I don't
> press any key the system looks frozen and the booting stops (when I'm
> running X occurs the same. I have to move the mouse or press all time
> a key for the system continues running normally) and continues booting
> when I press a key again. If I stop pressing a key when a proccess is
> running (or starting during the boot up), this proccess continues
> running until the end of the operation.
> 
> At the moment the solutions are the following:
>     1) Boot up with acpi=off makes the system running normally. But
>     with this I don't have wifi, battery status, sensors, etc.
>     2)Stay with the previous kernel. The version 2.6.25-2-686. This
>     kernel works perfect for me. (I use this solution at the moment).
> 
> My system is: Acer Aspire 5102WLMi (AMD Turion X2 @ 1.6GHz, 1GB DDR
> memory) running Debian Lenny up to date. Now I use 2.6.25-2-686
> kernel instead the 2.6.26-1-686 kernel.
> 
> I think the problem is related to the ACPI.
> 
> Sorry for my bad English and thank you.

Sorry for the very late followup :-/

The next release of Debian (6.0, code name Squeeze) will be based
on 2.6.32. Please test the current 2.6.32 from unstable/testing and tell
us whether the problem persists. If so, we should report it upstream
to the kernel.org developers.

The 2.6.32 kernel is available from packages.debian.org and can
be installed in both Debian stable, testing and unstable
installations.

Thanks,
        Moritz