Bug#1100895: linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64: Failed to start systemd-journald.service/start, timeout, repeatedly killed, no boot possible
Package: src:linux
Version: 6.1.129-1
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: zb-public@mnet-online.de
Dear Maintainer,
after a fresh installation from a netinst usb flash drive, version debian-12.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso,
the system did not boot because it went into a loop that repeatedly failed to start job
systemd-journald.service.
I managed to eventually boot the system by telling grub not to boot using
linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 (default) but
linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 (chosen manually),
which was the second choice still available in grub's start-up menu.
I am aware that the kernel may not be the package that is the actual root cause. However, I chose
linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 as the affected package because choosing an older version made the
problem disappear.
I believe this "fix" was available because my netinst iso was already a bit older and during the
installation, a newer kernel version was installed and used as a default by grub.
When re-installing from a new netinst image (debian-12.10.0-amd64-netinst.iso),
linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 was the only option available to grub, and I could not use
an alternative version to start the system.
This was displayed during the boot process:
[ *** ] Job systemd-journald.service/start running (1min 19s / 1min 19s)
[ *** ] Job systemd-journald.service/start running (2min 49s / 2min 49s)
[ 189.455547] systemd [1]: systemd-journald.service: State 'stop-sigterm' timed out. Killing.
This continued in a loop-like fashion until it repeatedly [FAILED]:
[FAILED] Failed to start systemd-journald.service/start - Journal Service.
-- Package-specific info:
Other than the messages above, I was not able to find any output that appeared to be relevant.
** Model information
sys_vendor: Acer
product_name: Aspire E5-771G
product_version: TBD by OEM
chassis_vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
chassis_version: Chassis Version
bios_vendor: Insyde Corp.
bios_version: V1.09
board_vendor: Acer
board_name: EA70_HB
board_version: Type2 - A01 Board Version
** PCI devices:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller [8086:0a04] (rev 0b)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Haswell-ULT DRAM Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: hsw_uncore
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0a16] (rev 0b) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 50
Region 0: Memory at b3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Region 2: Memory at c0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Region 4: I/O ports at 6000 [size=64]
Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [virtual] [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller [8086:0a0c] (rev 0b)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Haswell-ULT HD Audio Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 51
Region 0: Memory at b3710000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB xHCI HC [8086:9c31] (rev 04) (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series USB xHCI HC [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 45
Region 0: Memory at b3700000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 8 Series HECI #0 [8086:9c3a] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series HECI [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 47
Region 0: Memory at b3718000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series HD Audio Controller [8086:9c20] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series HD Audio Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 48
Region 0: Memory at b3714000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:9c10] (rev e4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 1 [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 40
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=02, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 2000-2fff [size=4K] [16-bit]
Memory behind bridge: 9fb00000-9fcfffff [size=2M] [32-bit]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 9fd00000-9fefffff [size=2M] [32-bit]
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- VGA16- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3 [8086:9c14] (rev e4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 3 [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 41
Bus: primary=00, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 5000-5fff [size=4K] [16-bit]
Memory behind bridge: b3600000-b36fffff [size=1M] [32-bit]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: b3400000-b34fffff [size=1M] [32-bit]
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- VGA16- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 4 [8086:9c16] (rev e4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 4 [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin D routed to IRQ 42
Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 4000-4fff [size=4K] [16-bit]
Memory behind bridge: b3500000-b35fffff [size=1M] [32-bit]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled] [64-bit]
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- VGA16- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 5 [8086:9c18] (rev e4) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series PCI Express Root Port 5 [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 43
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 3000-3fff [size=4K] [16-bit]
Memory behind bridge: b2000000-b2ffffff [size=16M] [32-bit]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: a0000000-b1ffffff [size=288M] [32-bit]
Secondary status: 66MHz- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ <SERR- <PERR-
BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR+ NoISA- VGA- VGA16- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B-
PriDiscTmr- SecDiscTmr- DiscTmrStat- DiscTmrSERREn-
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series USB EHCI #1 [8086:9c26] (rev 04) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series USB EHCI [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 23
Region 0: Memory at b371c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ehci-pci
Kernel modules: ehci_pci
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 8 Series LPC Controller [8086:9c43] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series LPC Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: lpc_ich
Kernel modules: lpc_ich
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 8 Series SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:9c03] (rev 04) (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0
Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 46
Region 0: I/O ports at 6088 [size=8]
Region 1: I/O ports at 6094 [size=4]
Region 2: I/O ports at 6080 [size=8]
Region 3: I/O ports at 6090 [size=4]
Region 4: I/O ports at 6060 [size=32]
Region 5: Memory at b371b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 8 Series SMBus Controller [8086:9c22] (rev 04)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] 8 Series SMBus Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap- 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin C routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at b3719000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Region 4: I/O ports at 6040 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation GM108M [GeForce 840M] [10de:1341] (rev a2)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] GM108M [GeForce 840M] [1025:0882]
Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 49
Region 0: Memory at b2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [virtual] [size=16M]
Region 1: Memory at a0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [disabled] [size=256M]
Region 3: Memory at b0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [disabled] [size=32M]
Region 5: I/O ports at 3000 [disabled] [size=128]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nouveau
Kernel modules: nouveau
04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [1025:0882]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: I/O ports at 5000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at b3600000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Region 4: Memory at b3400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169
05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [10ec:b723]
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] RTL8723BE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter [1025:b734]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 19
Region 0: I/O ports at 4000 [size=256]
Region 2: Memory at b3500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: rtl8723be
Kernel modules: rtl8723be
** USB devices:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 1bcf:2c6e Sunplus Innovation Technology Inc. Laptop Integrated WebCam HD
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:b005 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Bluetooth Radio
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 046d:c077 Logitech, Inc. Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.10
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-18-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_DIE
Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 depends on:
ii initramfs-tools [linux-initramfs-tool] 0.142+deb12u1
ii kmod 30+20221128-1
ii linux-base 4.9
Versions of packages linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 recommends:
ii apparmor 3.0.8-3
ii firmware-linux-free 20200122-1
Versions of packages linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 suggests:
pn debian-kernel-handbook <none>
ii grub-pc 2.06-13+deb12u1
pn linux-doc-6.1 <none>
Versions of packages linux-image-6.1.0-32-amd64 is related to:
pn firmware-amd-graphics <none>
pn firmware-atheros <none>
pn firmware-bnx2 <none>
pn firmware-bnx2x <none>
pn firmware-brcm80211 <none>
pn firmware-cavium <none>
pn firmware-intel-sound <none>
pn firmware-intelwimax <none>
pn firmware-ipw2x00 <none>
pn firmware-ivtv <none>
pn firmware-iwlwifi <none>
pn firmware-libertas <none>
pn firmware-linux-nonfree <none>
ii firmware-misc-nonfree 20230210-5
pn firmware-myricom <none>
pn firmware-netxen <none>
pn firmware-qlogic <none>
ii firmware-realtek 20230210-5
pn firmware-samsung <none>
pn firmware-siano <none>
pn firmware-ti-connectivity <none>
pn xen-hypervisor <none>
-- no debconf information
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