[Bugme-new] [Bug 11973] New: Laptops with Nvidia MCP67 motherboard freeze during boot, unless a key is held down

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11973

           Summary: Laptops with Nvidia MCP67 motherboard freeze during
                    boot, unless a key is held down
           Product: Platform Specific/Hardware
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.27
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: high
          Priority: P1
         Component: x86-64
        AssignedTo: platform_x86_64 at kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: chris at wilsonsinmt.com


Latest working kernel version: 2.6.26
Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.27 (All tested version display this
behavior)
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.10 64bit
Hardware Environment: AMD64
Software Environment: Ubuntu 8.10 64bit
Problem Description:

Once the Ubuntu splash screen loads with the progress bar that moves back and
forth, it freezes. Holding down any key unfreezes the system, and it continues
loading normally, until I release the key, at which point it freezes again.
Holding a key down again unfreezes the system again. Inserting or removing a
USB device at this point will also momentarily resume the boot.

Once X loads, it works perfectly fine though, and I don't have to keep holding
a key down.

I have also personally seen this behavior with a Fedora 10 Beta live DVD using
the same 2.6.27 kernel.

Steps to reproduce: Boot the computer. Once the kernel has loaded, it will
consistently freeze every time, although you can continue booting by pressing a
key.

Ubuntu bug:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/272247

Mandriva bug:
https://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=44342


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