Bug#571761: linux-image-2.6.32-2-686: 2.6.32 required noapic on Acer Travelmate 430 where earlier kernels did not

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Hi David,

David Goodenough wrote:

> With kernels up to 2.6.26 this ancient machine did not require any
> special kernel boot options, but with 2.6.32 I need to add noapic to
> the kernel command in grub.
>
> If I do not add noapic the kernel gets as far as the pcmcia socket
> and gets through that completely, and then hangs competely - nothing
> works.

Yep, that sounds like a symptom of nothing good.  I don't see any
relevant changes upstream, so I'll just ask:

 - does trying a v3.0 or later kernel (e.g., from sid) help?
 - if so, what is the earliest version after 2.6.32 you remember
   that worked?
 - if not:
   - could you attach dmesg output from booting without
     noapic (for example using netconsole to capture the output)?
   - please report this upstream at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/,
     product platform-specific, component i386.

Thanks for reporting and sorry for the trouble,
Jonathan