Bug#675502: linux-image-3.2.0-2-486: Can't load linux 3.2.0-2-486 on Motion Computing M1400 computer

[chris dunn <chris@dunnz.org>]

On Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:33:32 +0000
Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> wrote:

> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> 
> Sorry for the delayed reply.
> 
> On Fri, 2012-06-01 at 09:47 -0500, chris dunn wrote:
> [...]
> > I've recently upgraded from Squeeze to Wheezy on two Motion
> > Computing M1400 computers. The upgrade seems generally OK and I am
> > still able to load Linux 2.6.32-5-486.
> > 
> > However when I attempt to load 3.2.0-2-486 in Grub it fails to load.
> > 
> > In graphical mode it halts with a flashing underscore top left of
> > an otherwise blank screen after reporting "loading initial ramdisk".
> > 
> > In recovery mode it halts with a flashing underscore after showing
> > the messages evident in the attached screen photo.
> > 
> > Both machines exhibit the same behaviour.
> 
> The screenshot shows something odd about the PCI bus configuration in
> this computer.  This is probably a BIOS bug but the kernel should
> ideally work around such bugs.
> 
> Does the current kernel in unstable (linux-image-3.2.0-4-486, version
> 3.2.35-2) still have this problem?

Thanks for the input. I'm showing 3.2.0-4-486, version 3.2.32-1 as
being installed, and not as you suggest.

It does exhibit the same behaviour as reported before.
 
> Does the kernel parameter 'pci=assign-busses' fix the problem?

No. This does not seem to have any effect. I'm entering it as the first
parameter line after pressing e at the grub boot selection screen.
 
> Ben.
> 

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Chris Dunn