Bug#810769: linux-image-3.16.0-4-586: boot now mostly either hangs or repeats, firewire_ohci on older laptop

[Shaddy Baddah <beryllium-bugs@shaddybaddah.name>]

Hi Ben,

On 13/01/16 22:49, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> Control: found -1 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u1
> Control: found -1 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3
>
> On Wed, 2016-01-13 at 22:35 +1100, Shaddy Baddah wrote:
> [...]
> > OK, problem is not due to the update. I tried both 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u1
> > and 3.16.7-ckt11-1+deb8u3 and they both have the same issue.
> >
> > I don't remember this happening previously, so maybe the hardware itself
> > has gone bad :-( or my memory has... either way, I can accept the bug
> > being closed. As the premise is that the upgrade caused it.
>
> We can keep this open until we're sure it's a hardware fault.  I've
> just added your results so we know it's not a recent regression.
>
> If you use the firmware_ohci.debug parameter that allowed the kernel to
> finish booting, does the Firewire port work properly?

I've never really tried that port. I don't know if I have any such
devices left, but if I find them I'll do a test.

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Regards,
Shaddy