[SOLVED] 1st boot always fails, 2nd mostly succeeds, sometimes it takes recovery mode

jjonas · 10-18-2012, 07:20 AM

Hi,

I'm having problems with booting my computer. I'm on Ubuntu 12.04 with kernel version 3.2.0-32-generic.

It used to be sporadically that when I first switch the computer on, the BIOS would start up, but then when the OS/GUI was about to start loading, the computer would switch itself off. On the second try I would get a GRUB menu (this happens only after the 1st try failed), where I would choose the first option, "Ubuntu Linux 3.2.0-32-generic", and from there it would always start normally.

A few days ago I hoovered the inside of the computer, and after trying to switch it on, it wouldn't start even from the GRUB menu, like it had before after. After a few tries I chose "Ubuntu Linux 3.2.0-32-generic (recovery mode)", and when I get a menu, I chose "resume normal boot-up" without doing anything else. That got the computer running again.

I don't know if hoovering had anything to do with it, because with the next start-up the next day it was again back to the usual 1st-fail-2nd-ok routine - until today, when I had to go through the mentioned recovery mode way again.

Any ideas?

Here's the dmesg output.

Code:

[    0.214013] NetLabel:  domain hash size = 128
[    0.214060] NetLabel:  protocols = UNLABELED CIPSOv4
[    0.214119] NetLabel:  unlabeled traffic allowed by default
[    0.214225] HPET: 3 timers in total, 0 timers will be used for per-cpu timer
[    0.214279] hpet0: at MMIO 0xfed00000, IRQs 2, 8, 31
[    0.214503] hpet0: 3 comparators, 32-bit 25.000000 MHz counter
[    0.224084] Switching to clocksource hpet
[    0.233457] AppArmor: AppArmor Filesystem Enabled
[    0.233550] pnp: PnP ACPI init
[    0.233620] ACPI: bus type pnp registered
[    0.233791] pnp 00:00: [bus 00-ff]
[    0.233794] pnp 00:00: [io  0x0cf8-0x0cff]
[    0.233796] pnp 00:00: [io  0x0000-0x0cf7 window]
[    0.233799] pnp 00:00: [io  0x0d00-0xffff window]
[    0.233801] pnp 00:00: [mem 0x000a0000-0x000bffff window]
[    0.233803] pnp 00:00: [mem 0x000d0000-0x000dffff window]
[    0.233805] pnp 00:00: [mem 0x80000000-0xff77ffff window]
[    0.233876] pnp 00:00: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0a03 (active)
[    0.233895] pnp 00:01: [dma 4]
[    0.233897] pnp 00:01: [io  0x0000-0x000f]
[    0.233899] pnp 00:01: [io  0x0081-0x0083]
[    0.233901] pnp 00:01: [io  0x0087]
[    0.233903] pnp 00:01: [io  0x0089-0x008b]
[    0.233905] pnp 00:01: [io  0x008f]
[    0.233907] pnp 00:01: [io  0x00c0-0x00df]
[    0.233934] pnp 00:01: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0200 (active)
[    0.233945] pnp 00:02: [io  0x0070-0x0071]
[    0.233961] pnp 00:02: [irq 8]
[    0.233986] pnp 00:02: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0b00 (active)
[    0.233995] pnp 00:03: [io  0x0061]
[    0.234018] pnp 00:03: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0800 (active)
[    0.234027] pnp 00:04: [io  0x00f0-0x00ff]
[    0.234035] pnp 00:04: [irq 13]
[    0.234062] pnp 00:04: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c04 (active)
[    0.234709] pnp 00:05: [io  0x03f0-0x03f5]
[    0.234711] pnp 00:05: [io  0x03f7]
[    0.234719] pnp 00:05: [irq 6]
[    0.234721] pnp 00:05: [dma 2]
[    0.234778] pnp 00:05: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0700 (active)
[    0.235657] pnp 00:06: [io  0x0378-0x037f]
[    0.235659] pnp 00:06: [io  0x0778-0x077f]
[    0.235668] pnp 00:06: [irq 7]
[    0.235673] pnp 00:06: [dma 3]
[    0.235974] pnp 00:06: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0401 (active)
[    0.236421] pnp 00:07: [mem 0x000d0000-0x000d3fff window]
[    0.236423] pnp 00:07: [mem 0x000d4000-0x000d7fff window]
[    0.236426] pnp 00:07: [mem 0x000de000-0x000dffff window]
[    0.236428] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0010-0x001f]
[    0.236430] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0022-0x003f]
[    0.236432] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0044-0x004d]
[    0.236434] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0050-0x005f]
[    0.236436] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0062-0x0063]
[    0.236438] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0065-0x006f]
[    0.236440] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0072-0x007f]
[    0.236442] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0080]
[    0.236444] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0084-0x0086]
[    0.236446] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0088]
[    0.236448] pnp 00:07: [io  0x008c-0x008e]
[    0.236450] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0090-0x009f]
[    0.236452] pnp 00:07: [io  0x00a2-0x00bf]
[    0.236454] pnp 00:07: [io  0x00e0-0x00ef]
[    0.236456] pnp 00:07: [io  0x04d0-0x04d1]
[    0.236458] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0800-0x080f]
[    0.236460] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0500-0x057f]
[    0.236462] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0580-0x05ff]
[    0.236464] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0800-0x087f]
[    0.236466] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0880-0x08ff]
[    0.236468] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0d00-0x0d7f]
[    0.236470] pnp 00:07: [io  0x0d80-0x0dff]
[    0.236472] pnp 00:07: [io  0x2000-0x207f]
[    0.236477] pnp 00:07: [io  0x2080-0x20ff]
[    0.236479] pnp 00:07: [mem 0xfefe0000-0xfefe01ff]
[    0.236481] pnp 00:07: [mem 0xfefe1000-0xfefe1fff]
[    0.236483] pnp 00:07: [mem 0xfee01000-0xfeefffff]
[    0.236485] pnp 00:07: [mem 0xffb80000-0xffffffff]
[    0.236488] pnp 00:07: [mem 0xff300000-0xff3fffff]
[    0.236584] system 00:07: [io  0x04d0-0x04d1] has been reserved
[    0.236635] system 00:07: [io  0x0800-0x080f] has been reserved
[    0.236684] system 00:07: [io  0x0500-0x057f] has been reserved
[    0.236733] system 00:07: [io  0x0580-0x05ff] has been reserved
[    0.236783] system 00:07: [io  0x0800-0x087f] could not be reserved
[    0.236832] system 00:07: [io  0x0880-0x08ff] has been reserved
[    0.236881] system 00:07: [io  0x0d00-0x0d7f] has been reserved
[    0.236931] system 00:07: [io  0x0d80-0x0dff] has been reserved
[    0.236980] system 00:07: [io  0x2000-0x207f] has been reserved
[    0.237029] system 00:07: [io  0x2080-0x20ff] has been reserved
[    0.237080] system 00:07: [mem 0x000d0000-0x000d3fff window] has been reserved
[    0.237131] system 00:07: [mem 0x000d4000-0x000d7fff window] has been reserved
[    0.237183] system 00:07: [mem 0x000de000-0x000dffff window] has been reserved
[    0.237235] system 00:07: [mem 0xfefe0000-0xfefe01ff] has been reserved
[    0.237284] system 00:07: [mem 0xfefe1000-0xfefe1fff] has been reserved
[    0.237334] system 00:07: [mem 0xfee01000-0xfeefffff] has been reserved
[    0.237384] system 00:07: [mem 0xffb80000-0xffffffff] has been reserved
[    0.237434] system 00:07: [mem 0xff300000-0xff3fffff] has been reserved
[    0.237484] system 00:07: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c02 (active)
[    0.237562] pnp 00:08: [mem 0xfed00000-0xfed00fff]
[    0.237593] pnp 00:08: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0103 (active)
[    0.237668] pnp 00:09: [mem 0xfec00000-0xfec00fff]
[    0.237671] pnp 00:09: [mem 0xfee00000-0xfee00fff]
[    0.237673] pnp 00:09: [mem 0x80000000-0x7fffffff disabled]
[    0.237724] system 00:09: [mem 0xfec00000-0xfec00fff] could not be reserved
[    0.237774] system 00:09: [mem 0xfee00000-0xfee00fff] has been reserved
[    0.237825] system 00:09: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c02 (active)
[    0.237856] pnp 00:0a: [io  0x0060]
[    0.237858] pnp 00:0a: [io  0x0064]
[    0.237866] pnp 00:0a: [irq 1]
[    0.237904] pnp 00:0a: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0303 PNP030b (active)
[    0.238098] pnp 00:0b: [io  0x0000-0xffffffffffffffff disabled]
[    0.238100] pnp 00:0b: [io  0x0230-0x023f]
[    0.238102] pnp 00:0b: [io  0x0290-0x029f]
[    0.238104] pnp 00:0b: [io  0x0a00-0x0a0f]
[    0.238106] pnp 00:0b: [io  0x0a10-0x0a1f]
[    0.238161] system 00:0b: [io  0x0230-0x023f] has been reserved
[    0.238211] system 00:0b: [io  0x0290-0x029f] has been reserved
[    0.238261] system 00:0b: [io  0x0a00-0x0a0f] has been reserved
[    0.238310] system 00:0b: [io  0x0a10-0x0a1f] has been reserved
[    0.238360] system 00:0b: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c02 (active)
[    0.238944] pnp 00:0c: [io  0x03f8-0x03ff]
[    0.238953] pnp 00:0c: [irq 4]
[    0.238955] pnp 00:0c: [dma 0 disabled]
[    0.239026] pnp 00:0c: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0501 (active)
[    0.239076] pnp 00:0d: [mem 0xe0000000-0xefffffff]
[    0.239127] system 00:0d: [mem 0xe0000000-0xefffffff] has been reserved
[    0.239177] system 00:0d: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c02 (active)
[    0.239345] pnp 00:0e: [mem 0x00000000-0x0009ffff]
[    0.239347] pnp 00:0e: [mem 0x000c0000-0x000cffff]
[    0.239349] pnp 00:0e: [mem 0x000e0000-0x000fffff]
[    0.239352] pnp 00:0e: [mem 0x00100000-0x7fffffff]
[    0.239354] pnp 00:0e: [mem 0xff780000-0xffffffff]
[    0.239416] system 00:0e: [mem 0x00000000-0x0009ffff] could not be reserved
[    0.239467] system 00:0e: [mem 0x000c0000-0x000cffff] could not be reserved
[    0.239517] system 00:0e: [mem 0x000e0000-0x000fffff] could not be reserved
[    0.239566] system 00:0e: [mem 0x00100000-0x7fffffff] could not be reserved
[    0.239616] system 00:0e: [mem 0xff780000-0xffffffff] could not be reserved
[    0.239666] system 00:0e: Plug and Play ACPI device, IDs PNP0c01 (active)
[    0.240038] pnp: PnP ACPI: found 15 devices
[    0.240086] ACPI: ACPI bus type pnp unregistered
[    0.246584] PCI: max bus depth: 1 pci_try_num: 2
[    0.246610] pci 0000:00:04.0: PCI bridge to [bus 01-01]
[    0.246668] pci 0000:00:09.0: PCI bridge to [bus 02-02]
[    0.246718] pci 0000:00:09.0:   bridge window [io  0xe000-0xefff]
[    0.246768] pci 0000:00:09.0:   bridge window [mem 0xdff00000-0xdfffffff]
[    0.246818] pci 0000:00:09.0:   bridge window [mem 0xc0000000-0xcfffffff 64bit pref]
[    0.246870] pci 0000:00:0b.0: PCI bridge to [bus 03-03]
[    0.246922] pci 0000:00:0c.0: PCI bridge to [bus 04-04]
[    0.246980] pci 0000:00:04.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.246985] pci 0000:00:09.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.246990] pci 0000:00:0b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.246995] pci 0000:00:0c.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.246999] pci_bus 0000:00: resource 4 [io  0x0000-0xffff]
[    0.247001] pci_bus 0000:00: resource 5 [mem 0x80000000-0xfcffffffff]
[    0.247004] pci_bus 0000:00: resource 6 [mem 0x000a0000-0x000bffff]
[    0.247007] pci_bus 0000:01: resource 4 [io  0x0000-0xffff]
[    0.247009] pci_bus 0000:01: resource 5 [mem 0x80000000-0xfcffffffff]
[    0.247012] pci_bus 0000:01: resource 6 [mem 0x000a0000-0x000bffff]
[    0.247015] pci_bus 0000:02: resource 0 [io  0xe000-0xefff]
[    0.247017] pci_bus 0000:02: resource 1 [mem 0xdff00000-0xdfffffff]
[    0.247020] pci_bus 0000:02: resource 2 [mem 0xc0000000-0xcfffffff 64bit pref]
[    0.247075] NET: Registered protocol family 2
[    0.247238] IP route cache hash table entries: 65536 (order: 7, 524288 bytes)
[    0.248171] TCP established hash table entries: 262144 (order: 10, 4194304 bytes)
[    0.250052] TCP bind hash table entries: 65536 (order: 8, 1048576 bytes)
[    0.250609] TCP: Hash tables configured (established 262144 bind 65536)
[    0.250661] TCP reno registered
[    0.250718] UDP hash table entries: 1024 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
[    0.250791] UDP-Lite hash table entries: 1024 (order: 3, 32768 bytes)
[    0.250956] NET: Registered protocol family 1
[    0.251255] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB0] enabled at IRQ 23
[    0.251322] pci 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LUB0] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
[    0.828030] pci 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A disabled
[    0.828221] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LUB2] enabled at IRQ 22
[    0.828283] pci 0000:00:02.1: PCI INT B -> Link[LUB2] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[    0.828344] pci 0000:00:02.1: PCI INT B disabled
[    0.828436] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.828533] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.828639] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.828744] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.828849] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.828959] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.829073] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.829192] pci 0000:00:00.0: Found enabled HT MSI Mapping
[    0.829253] pci 0000:02:00.0: Boot video device
[    0.829259] PCI: CLS 64 bytes, default 64
[    0.908609] audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled)
[    0.908674] type=2000 audit(1350570917.904:1): initialized
[    0.931207] HugeTLB registered 2 MB page size, pre-allocated 0 pages
[    0.933722] VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.2
[    0.933838] Dquot-cache hash table entries: 512 (order 0, 4096 bytes)
[    0.934519] fuse init (API version 7.17)
[    0.934669] msgmni has been set to 3959
[    0.935086] Block layer SCSI generic (bsg) driver version 0.4 loaded (major 253)
[    0.935168] io scheduler noop registered
[    0.935217] io scheduler deadline registered
[    0.935302] io scheduler cfq registered (default)
[    0.936258] pcieport 0000:00:09.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.936295] pcieport 0000:00:09.0: irq 40 for MSI/MSI-X
[    0.944224] pcieport 0000:00:0b.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.944260] pcieport 0000:00:0b.0: irq 41 for MSI/MSI-X
[    0.944367] pcieport 0000:00:0c.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    0.944389] pcieport 0000:00:0c.0: irq 42 for MSI/MSI-X
[    0.944476] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
[    0.944555] pciehp: PCI Express Hot Plug Controller Driver version: 0.4
[    0.944770] input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/device:00/PNP0C0C:00/input/input0
[    0.944827] ACPI: Power Button [PWRB]
[    0.944927] input: Power Button as /devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input1
[    0.944979] ACPI: Power Button [PWRF]
[    0.947817] ERST: Table is not found!
[    0.947866] GHES: HEST is not enabled!
[    0.948035] Serial: 8250/16550 driver, 32 ports, IRQ sharing enabled
[    0.968446] serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
[    1.081670] Freeing initrd memory: 20320k freed
[    1.180498] 00:0c: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A
[    1.196321] Linux agpgart interface v0.103
[    1.198183] brd: module loaded
[    1.199171] loop: module loaded
[    1.199609] pata_acpi 0000:00:06.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.199913] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA0] enabled at IRQ 21
[    1.199983] pata_acpi 0000:00:08.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LSA0] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[    1.200067] pata_acpi 0000:00:08.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.200076] pata_acpi 0000:00:08.0: PCI INT A disabled
[    1.200342] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LSA1] enabled at IRQ 20
[    1.200402] pata_acpi 0000:00:08.1: PCI INT B -> Link[LSA1] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[    1.200468] pata_acpi 0000:00:08.1: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.200476] pata_acpi 0000:00:08.1: PCI INT B disabled
[    1.201051] Fixed MDIO Bus: probed
[    1.201122] tun: Universal TUN/TAP device driver, 1.6
[    1.201170] tun: (C) 1999-2004 Max Krasnyansky <maxk@qualcomm.com>
[    1.201294] PPP generic driver version 2.4.2
[    1.201471] ehci_hcd: USB 2.0 'Enhanced' Host Controller (EHCI) Driver
[    1.201565] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: PCI INT B -> Link[LUB2] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[    1.201633] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.201637] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: EHCI Host Controller
[    1.201767] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 1
[    1.201841] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: debug port 1
[    1.201895] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: cache line size of 64 is not supported
[    1.201923] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: irq 22, io mem 0xdfefec00
[    1.212017] ehci_hcd 0000:00:02.1: USB 2.0 started, EHCI 1.00
[    1.212236] hub 1-0:1.0: USB hub found
[    1.212289] hub 1-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
[    1.212447] ohci_hcd: USB 1.1 'Open' Host Controller (OHCI) Driver
[    1.212550] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LUB0] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
[    1.212612] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.212614] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: OHCI Host Controller
[    1.212715] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: new USB bus registered, assigned bus number 2
[    1.212791] ohci_hcd 0000:00:02.0: irq 23, io mem 0xdfeff000
[    1.270127] hub 2-0:1.0: USB hub found
[    1.270179] hub 2-0:1.0: 10 ports detected
[    1.270319] uhci_hcd: USB Universal Host Controller Interface driver
[    1.270429] usbcore: registered new interface driver libusual
[    1.270525] i8042: PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
[    1.270574] i8042: PNP: PS/2 appears to have AUX port disabled, if this is incorrect please boot with i8042.nopnp
[    1.270779] serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1
[    1.270937] mousedev: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice
[    1.271144] rtc_cmos 00:02: RTC can wake from S4
[    1.271333] rtc_cmos 00:02: rtc core: registered rtc_cmos as rtc0
[    1.271420] rtc0: alarms up to one year, y3k, 114 bytes nvram, hpet irqs
[    1.271572] device-mapper: uevent: version 1.0.3
[    1.271703] device-mapper: ioctl: 4.22.0-ioctl (2011-10-19) initialised: dm-devel@redhat.com
[    1.271761] cpuidle: using governor ladder
[    1.271809] cpuidle: using governor menu
[    1.271858] EFI Variables Facility v0.08 2004-May-17
[    1.272156] TCP cubic registered
[    1.272346] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[    1.272867] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[    1.272918] Registering the dns_resolver key type
[    1.273676] PM: Hibernation image not present or could not be loaded.
[    1.273690] registered taskstats version 1
[    1.282172]   Magic number: 0:890:586
[    1.282333] rtc_cmos 00:02: setting system clock to 2012-10-18 14:35:18 UTC (1350570918)
[    1.282390] powernow-k8: Found 1 AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4800+ (2 cpu cores) (version 2.20.00)
[    1.282486] powernow-k8: fid 0x11 (2500 MHz), vid 0x8
[    1.282534] powernow-k8: fid 0x10 (2400 MHz), vid 0x9
[    1.282582] powernow-k8: fid 0xe (2200 MHz), vid 0xb
[    1.282631] powernow-k8: fid 0xc (2000 MHz), vid 0xd
[    1.282679] powernow-k8: fid 0xa (1800 MHz), vid 0xf
[    1.282727] powernow-k8: fid 0x2 (1000 MHz), vid 0x12
[    1.282983] BIOS EDD facility v0.16 2004-Jun-25, 0 devices found
[    1.283032] EDD information not available.
[    1.284867] Freeing unused kernel memory: 924k freed
[    1.285340] Write protecting the kernel read-only data: 12288k
[    1.290950] Freeing unused kernel memory: 1612k freed
[    1.295875] Freeing unused kernel memory: 1200k freed
[    1.321148] udevd[118]: starting version 175
[    1.401367] forcedeth: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.64.
[    1.401612] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LMAC] enabled at IRQ 23
[    1.401667] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LMAC] -> GSI 23 (level, low) -> IRQ 23
[    1.401721] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.415404] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[    1.418296] FDC 0 is a post-1991 82077
[    1.437556] [drm] VGACON disable radeon kernel modesetting.
[    1.439978] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNED] enabled at IRQ 19
[    1.440100] pci 0000:02:00.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNED] -> GSI 19 (level, low) -> IRQ 19
[    1.440155] pci 0000:02:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.440308] [drm] Supports vblank timestamp caching Rev 1 (10.10.2010).
[    1.440359] [drm] No driver support for vblank timestamp query.
[    1.440411] [drm] Initialized radeon 1.33.0 20080528 for 0000:02:00.0 on minor 0
[    1.924669] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: ifname eth0, PHY OUI 0x1374 @ 1, addr 00:1b:fc:35:35:69
[    1.924728] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: highdma pwrctl mgmt gbit lnktim msi desc-v3
[    1.924887] sata_nv 0000:00:08.0: version 3.5
[    1.924904] sata_nv 0000:00:08.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LSA0] -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21
[    1.925008] sata_nv 0000:00:08.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.925555] scsi0 : sata_nv
[    1.925785] scsi1 : sata_nv
[    1.925968] ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xd400 ctl 0xd080 bmdma 0xc880 irq 21
[    1.926018] ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xd000 ctl 0xcc00 bmdma 0xc888 irq 21
[    1.926159] sata_nv 0000:00:08.1: PCI INT B -> Link[LSA1] -> GSI 20 (level, low) -> IRQ 20
[    1.926253] sata_nv 0000:00:08.1: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.926509] scsi2 : sata_nv
[    1.926632] scsi3 : sata_nv
[    1.926790] ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xc800 ctl 0xc480 bmdma 0xc000 irq 20
[    1.926840] ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xc400 ctl 0xc080 bmdma 0xc008 irq 20
[    1.927100] pata_amd 0000:00:06.0: version 0.4.1
[    1.927144] pata_amd 0000:00:06.0: setting latency timer to 64
[    1.927492] scsi4 : pata_amd
[    1.927630] scsi5 : pata_amd
[    1.928444] ata5: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x1f0 ctl 0x3f6 bmdma 0xffa0 irq 14
[    1.928495] ata6: PATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0x170 ctl 0x376 bmdma 0xffa8 irq 15
[    1.940030] usb 2-5: new full-speed USB device number 2 using ohci_hcd
[    2.116380] ata5.00: ATAPI: HL-DT-STDVD-RAM GSA-H55N, 1.03, max UDMA/66
[    2.116438] ata5.01: ATAPI: TSSTcorpDVD-ROM SH-D162C, TS05, max UDMA/33
[    2.116492] ata5: nv_mode_filter: 0x1f39f&0x1f39f->0x1f39f, BIOS=0x1f000 (0xc5c00000) ACPI=0x1f01f (30:60:0x15)
[    2.116497] ata5: nv_mode_filter: 0x739f&0x739f->0x739f, BIOS=0x7000 (0xc5c00000) ACPI=0x701f (30:60:0x15)
[    2.132304] ata5.00: configured for UDMA/66
[    2.164222] ata5.01: configured for UDMA/33
[    2.246235] ata3: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    2.392039] ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 300)
[    2.444116] ata1.00: ATA-7: ST3500630AS, 3.AAE, max UDMA/133
[    2.444168] ata1.00: 976773168 sectors, multi 16: LBA48 NCQ (depth 0/32)
[    2.472015] usb 2-7: new low-speed USB device number 3 using ohci_hcd
[    2.519068] ata1.00: configured for UDMA/133
[    2.519274] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access     ATA      ST3500630AS      3.AA PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[    2.519502] sd 0:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg0 type 0
[    2.519649] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte logical blocks: (500 GB/465 GiB)
[    2.519743] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[    2.519793] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
[    2.519814] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[    2.577670]  sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 >
[    2.578097] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
[    2.842242] ata2: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    2.992019] usb 2-8: new low-speed USB device number 4 using ohci_hcd
[    3.162223] ata4: SATA link down (SStatus 0 SControl 300)
[    3.163653] scsi 4:0:0:0: CD-ROM            HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GSA-H55N 1.03 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[    3.166243] sr0: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x writer dvd-ram cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[    3.166296] cdrom: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20
[    3.166493] sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr0
[    3.166637] sr 4:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg1 type 5
[    3.168513] scsi 4:0:1:0: CD-ROM            TSSTcorp DVD-ROM SH-D162C TS05 PQ: 0 ANSI: 5
[    3.196875] sr1: scsi3-mmc drive: 48x/48x cd/rw xa/form2 cdda tray
[    3.197046] sr 4:0:1:0: Attached scsi CD-ROM sr1
[    3.197182] sr 4:0:1:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 5
[    3.197310] ata6: port disabled--ignoring
[    3.205380] input: Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-7/2-7:1.0/input/input2
[    3.205576] generic-usb 0003:046D:C051.0001: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse] on usb-0000:00:02.0-7/input0
[    3.205652] usbcore: registered new interface driver usbhid
[    3.205701] usbhid: USB HID core driver
[    3.247357] input: Logitech HID compliant keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-8/2-8:1.0/input/input3
[    3.247521] generic-usb 0003:046D:C30E.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.10 Keyboard [Logitech HID compliant keyboard] on usb-0000:00:02.0-8/input0
[    3.274115] input: Logitech HID compliant keyboard as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.0/usb2/2-8/2-8:1.1/input/input4
[    3.274276] generic-usb 0003:046D:C30E.0003: input,hidraw2: USB HID v1.10 Device [Logitech HID compliant keyboard] on usb-0000:00:02.0-8/input1
[    4.509240] EXT4-fs (sda1): INFO: recovery required on readonly filesystem
[    4.509251] EXT4-fs (sda1): write access will be enabled during recovery
[   27.165978] EXT4-fs (sda1): recovery complete
[   27.168484] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[   29.647310] udevd[365]: starting version 175
[   33.193320] parport_pc 00:06: reported by Plug and Play ACPI
[   33.193436] parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778), irq 7, dma 3 [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP,DMA]
[   33.256268] k8temp 0000:00:18.3: Temperature readouts might be wrong - check erratum #141
[   33.257419] MCE: In-kernel MCE decoding enabled.
[   33.275657] i2c i2c-0: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x600
[   33.275732] i2c i2c-1: nForce2 SMBus adapter at 0x700
[   33.322628] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[   33.410221] EDAC MC: Ver: 2.1.0
[   33.468406] AMD64 EDAC driver v3.4.0
[   33.468893] EDAC amd64: DRAM ECC disabled.
[   33.468956] EDAC amd64: ECC disabled in the BIOS or no ECC capability, module will not load.
[   33.468957]  Either enable ECC checking or force module loading by setting 'ecc_enable_override'.
[   33.468959]  (Note that use of the override may cause unknown side effects.)
[   33.853986] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[   34.471134] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 2 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x8104
[   34.471167] usbcore: registered new interface driver usblp
[   34.574488] ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LAZA] enabled at IRQ 22
[   34.574496] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT B -> Link[LAZA] -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22
[   34.574499] hda_intel: Disabling MSI
[   34.574533] snd_hda_intel 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64
[   35.510494] hda_codec: AD1988: BIOS auto-probing.
[   48.239007] AMD64 EDAC driver v3.4.0
[   48.245136] EDAC amd64: DRAM ECC disabled.
[   48.245149] EDAC amd64: ECC disabled in the BIOS or no ECC capability, module will not load.
[   48.245150]  Either enable ECC checking or force module loading by setting 'ecc_enable_override'.
[   48.245152]  (Note that use of the override may cause unknown side effects.)
[   48.332392] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[   60.588543] Adding 6025212k swap on /dev/sda5.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:6025212k 
[   60.726497] EXT4-fs (sda1): re-mounted. Opts: errors=remount-ro
[   60.852296] init: failsafe main process (1301) killed by TERM signal
[   60.946053] init: avahi-daemon main process (1387) terminated with status 255
[   60.946094] init: avahi-daemon main process ended, respawning
[   60.993307] init: udev-fallback-graphics main process (1327) terminated with status 1
[   60.994841] init: friendly-recovery post-stop process (855) terminated with status 1
[   61.001508] forcedeth 0000:00:07.0: irq 43 for MSI/MSI-X
[   61.014670] type=1400 audit(1350560178.229:2): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/lightdm/lightdm/lightdm-guest-session-wrapper" pid=1445 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.014947] type=1400 audit(1350560178.229:3): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=1406 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.015853] type=1400 audit(1350560178.229:4): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/share/gdm/guest-session/Xsession" pid=1444 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.016919] type=1400 audit(1350560178.233:5): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" pid=1406 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.025564] type=1400 audit(1350560178.241:6): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/sbin/dhclient" pid=1449 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.027623] type=1400 audit(1350560178.241:7): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/NetworkManager/nm-dhcp-client.action" pid=1449 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.027891] type=1400 audit(1350560178.241:8): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/connman/scripts/dhclient-script" pid=1449 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.034872] type=1400 audit(1350560178.249:9): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/bin/evince" pid=1450 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.036754] type=1400 audit(1350560178.253:10): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/mission-control-5" pid=1456 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.037314] type=1400 audit(1350560178.253:11): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/telepathy/telepathy-*" pid=1456 comm="apparmor_parser"
[   61.312812] init: gdm main process (1573) killed by TERM signal
[   61.460261] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.16
[   61.460295] NET: Registered protocol family 31
[   61.460297] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[   61.460301] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[   61.460303] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[   61.460310] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[   61.526053] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[   61.526059] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[   61.526061] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.11
[   61.541175] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[   61.541179] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[   62.098088] [drm] Setting GART location based on new memory map
[   62.098447] [drm] Loading R500 Microcode
[   62.129391] vboxdrv: Found 2 processor cores.
[   62.129568] vboxdrv: fAsync=1 offMin=0x1640d offMax=0x1640d
[   62.129657] vboxdrv: TSC mode is 'asynchronous', kernel timer mode is 'normal'.
[   62.129659] vboxdrv: Successfully loaded version 4.1.22 (interface 0x00190000).
[   62.189866] [drm] Num pipes: 4
[   62.189876] [drm] writeback test succeeded in 1 usecs
[   63.006931] vboxpci: IOMMU not found (not registered)
[   64.403734] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (2106) terminated with status 1
[   72.016024] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[   89.148317] usblp0: removed
[   89.159142] usblp0: USB Bidirectional printer dev 2 if 0 alt 0 proto 2 vid 0x03F0 pid 0x8104

H_TeXMeX_H · 10-18-2012, 10:41 AM

The first thing I would do is run memtest86+.

Also see my howto:
http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:har...re_diagnostics

It could also be the PSU, but it's harder to diagnose.

jjonas · 10-20-2012, 04:24 AM

I had memtest86+ installed (or so Ubuntu Software Center told me), but I couldn't figure out how to run it (it couldn't be found on the command line), so I used memtester instead. Sorry for the messed-up free -m output, there was 2003 total, of which 1613 was free, so I had it test 1500 to be on the safe side (I think).

jjonas@jonaskone:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 2003 389 1613 0 15 87
-/+ buffers/cache: 287 1715
Swap: 5883 340 5543

jjonas@jonaskone:~$ sudo memtester 1500 1
[sudo] password for jjonas:

memtester version 4.2.2 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2010 Charles Cazabon.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (only).

pagesize is 4096
pagesizemask is 0xfffffffffffff000
want 1500MB (1572864000 bytes)
got 1500MB (1572864000 bytes), trying mlock ...locked.
Loop 1/1:
Stuck Address : ok
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : ok
Compare MUL : ok
Compare DIV : ok
Compare OR : ok
Compare AND : ok
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : ok
Block Sequential : ok
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : ok
Bit Flip : ok
Walking Ones : ok
Walking Zeroes : ok
8-bit Writes : ok
16-bit Writes : ok

Done.

I could do it several times over. The next thing I'll check is whether I can see the power supply unit (PSU) voltages with BIOS, like you advise on the website you provided the link for.

EDIT:
VCORE voltage - 1,36
3,3V - 3,328
5V - 4,999
12V - 12,296

Technically the real 5V voltage is not greater than the nominal voltage (as you say it should be on your website), but 3,3V voltage is hardly that either. Is this a problem? Offhand the PSU problem symptoms that you refer to on your website don't sound like what I'm having, as there's never been any hickups after the OS/GUI has begun to start up.

H_TeXMeX_H · 10-20-2012, 05:30 AM

So, the second time it crashed, was it at the exact same time of boot ? 'A few days ago I hoovered the inside of the computer', does this mean you used a vacuum cleaner ? I would use a compressed air can to clean out dust.

You should just download the UBCD or memtest86+ CD and check the entire RAM for a number of runs:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
http://www.memtest.org/

jjonas · 10-20-2012, 06:04 AM

Re boot & crash: I'm not sure whether there is technically a point where it's not called "booting" anymore, but instead it's just starting up the OS/GUI, or whether the latter is also included in the "boot sequence".

To me it seems the BIOS starts normally, and just about the moment when the GUI splash screen is about to appear, the computer switches itself off. When I start the computer, the BIOS text ('press DEL to run BIOS', some system information etc.) appears as normal, and then there is a brief blank screen phase before the splash screen appears (this is the normal, working start-up sequence). The switch-off happens always at the same point after the BIOS text, just before the splash screen (= the text 'Ubuntu' with five [or how many was it] dots blinking in sequence).

Re hoovering: Yes, I used a vacuum cleaner. I hoovered the dustballs out of the case and fans, didn't touch motherboard etc., just used suction power. In my opinion it was quite gentle. I'm not sure it had a negative effect, it might have been a coincidence that I needed to use the recovery mode to start up the computer after the hoovering; after all, the start-up sequence has been deteriorating gradually. First it was only sometimes that I needed the second try, then it was every time, now I need the recovery sometimes.

I'll try what you suggest later this weekend.

H_TeXMeX_H · 10-20-2012, 06:16 AM

That's just strange. Is the switch-off sudden ? I mean does it suddenly halt ? Or does it say "Shutting down" or some other warning, maybe overheating ?

Try checking the logs, they are usually at '/var/log/' syslog and messages. Scroll to the bottom and try to find the time when it cut off suddenly.

jjonas · 10-21-2012, 02:55 AM

Yes, the switch-off is sudden, no warnings or other text.

When I first switched the computer on today, it refused to start the first time (no surprise there), and with the 2nd attempt I noticed that I can actually run the memtest86+ from the GRUB menu, so that's what I did. I let it run the tests two times, with no errors found, then I pressed Esc to reboot.

Reboot worked without recovery mode. Too bad I can't remember now whether I still had to go via the GRUB menu (with the normal generic option, no recovery mode) or whether it booted without it.. but when I checked the syslog, to me it seemed like the first entries in it from today dealt only with the latest boot-up, the successful one. I don't know at which point the syslog starts recording events, but could it be the boot-up is interrupted before this point..?

As to the entries in the syslog, I can't really tell if there's something there; in any case don't have anything suspicious-looking to paste here..

Years ago in different circumstances I used to have my then computer on the floor in a flat that was really cold, and once in the winter the BIOS didn't allow the computer to boot because it was too cold on the floor level (like +2 degrees C or something). I'm wondering: it has been lately that the first boot of the day doesn't succeed without recovery mode, but today it did because I had run 1h 20min worth of memtesting before. It's normal room temperature in my flat, but could it be that there's some temperature-related problem with the computer start-up..? I mean that memtesting (or just keeping the power switched on in BIOS setup) made the temperature go up enough to make something work. This is just a wild hypothesis, and I don't know how to test it, and which components might be at fault, but maybe someone else has an idea..

H_TeXMeX_H · 10-21-2012, 03:25 AM

Do you hear and beep codes when it boots or shuts down ?

So far, I think it is the PSU or maybe the mobo. You can try to run some of the other tests to rule out other components like the HDD.

jefro · 10-21-2012, 12:10 PM

Seems to me the issue is totally hardware based on the original issue of powering up.

To test an idea, unplug the computer and press the power button a few times then return it to ac and power it up. See if any symptoms change.

frankbell · 10-21-2012, 09:16 PM

It also sounds like hardware to me, since it seems to happen immediately on power on, and not after the OS actually starts to load. Does it also happen when you try to boot to a Live CD?

Also, try reseating all the memory chips, cables, and plugs.

jjonas · 10-30-2012, 12:32 PM

Hi,

thanks for all the tips, I haven't tried them yet, I just read them now as I came back to report a thing I found. Like I said before, nowadays "the first boot-up of the day" always fails, and I have to try several times etc. But if I "first boot" so that I press DEL for BIOS and then just let the BIOS screen sit there for a few minutes, then exit without doing anything, the computer starts up fine, all the way, no hickups, GRUB menus or anything.

I report back if I find anything new.

jjonas · 01-08-2013, 11:03 AM

Hi,

it's been a while, I couldn't find what was wrong, so I just stuck with it about a month ago the computer refused to start at all. Well I got it running after 20-30 tries, so I kept it on until I got it into a repair shop. Before that, though, I ran memtest just to check, and i got lots of errors in test 7 (random numbers), like hundreds of millions. Earĺier there had been no errors.

Anyway, the repair shop guy said the PSU was busted (and also caused the errors in memory), so they got me a new one. Now it's working. All in all it cost me 140€ in parts (new PSU) and work. Not a good deal, but I can live with it.