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Old 05-16-2016, 08:16 PM   #16
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Hya

Bad news.

It was up running for a good while. WiFi, firmware, Desktop setup.

During kernel compile, acpi warning popped out, (CPU too hot or whatever, but tablet itself was not that hot) then all of sudden, power off. Never (so far) back on again. (Not even BIOS screen)

Current situation is:
Charge indicator LED (next to power button) blinks several times, when power button is pressed. Main LED never lights up.

I tried several key combinations, volume down/up, F2, F12, Del and F9, but unsuccessful. Behavior of charge LED is same (blink several times) Long press of power button did not work either.

regretfully

+++ added on edit.
It looks like this is a known issue. Probably I need to update bios. But I need to get bios screen to update it.

++ anther edit
I made a wrong link. This is supposed to replace the link above.
Last edited by kaz2100; 05-17-2016 at 07:44 PM. Reason: additional info
 
Old 05-25-2016, 08:51 AM   #17
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Hya,

I tried to rescue today. For some reason, power went on.
I did not do anything. It was just sitting without power cable.

At least, some sort of information.
I will update.
cheers
 
Old 05-26-2016, 07:14 AM   #18
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Hya.

I am not sure if this post means anything, but following please check syslog at post #16,
Code:
May 16 08:52:43 debian systemd[1]: Started ACPI event daemon.
May 16 08:52:43 debian systemd[1]: Reloading.
May 16 08:52:44 debian systemd[1]: apt-daily.timer: Adding 2h 30min 12.360186s random time.
May 16 08:52:44 debian systemd[1]: Started ACPI event daemon.
May 16 08:53:07 debian kernel: [ 4761.331881] CPU0: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 1)
May 16 08:53:07 debian kernel: [ 4761.331884] CPU1: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 1)
May 16 08:53:07 debian kernel: [ 4761.331904] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged
May 16 08:53:07 debian kernel: [ 4761.331912] CPU2: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 1)
May 16 08:53:07 debian kernel: [ 4761.331922] mce: [Hardware Error]: Machine check events logged
May 16 08:53:07 debian kernel: [ 4761.331959] CPU3: Core temperature above threshold, cpu clock throttled (total events = 1)
May 16 08:53:26 debian kernel: [ 4780.623935] usb 2-1.2: Disable of device-initiated U1 failed.
May 16 08:53:26 debian kernel: [ 4780.635943] usb 2-1.2: Disable of device-initiated U2 failed.
May 16 08:53:26 debian kernel: [ 4780.716680] usb 2-1.2: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
May 16 08:53:26 debian kernel: [ 4780.812776] usb 2-1.2: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 3 using xhci_hcd
May 25 22:05:19 debian rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="8.16.0"
At May 15 8:83:26. it died while compiling kernel. Then unable to power on for more than a week.


So far, it is running.
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Old 05-26-2016, 11:24 PM   #19
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Asus has a CPU boost in bios, it doesn't work with Linux. Turn it off. Linux will boost it on it's own.
I think it's called turbo boost.

Look at my signature below.
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Old 06-01-2016, 06:27 AM   #20
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Asus has a CPU boost in bios, it doesn't work with Linux. Turn it off. Linux will boost it on it's own.
I think it's called turbo boost.

Look at my signature below.
Thank you. I checked, probably it is off.

Currently, I have following problems.
sd card reader unstable,
touchpad right button, (button 3) often (not always) recognized as button 2. (it does not look like hardware problem, tho I am not sure.)

I will update.
 
Old 06-04-2016, 05:56 PM   #21
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Hya

Update.

Every once in a while, keystroke repeats itself. "llllliiiiinnnnnuuuuux" instead of linux. And symptom goes away within something like 10 secs. When this happens, quite often kernel error?? shows up, I do not know if this is related. The error looks like
Code:
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472371] CPU: 3 PID: 566 Comm: systemd-udev
d Not tainted 4.5.4 #6
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472372] Hardware name: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. T100TA/T100TA, BIOS T100TA.304 03/14/2014
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472375]  0000000000000086 00000000520a64a0 ffffffff81309da7 ffff880030e7b608
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472379]  ffffffff81848098 ffffffff810681bf ffff880075c73d10 ffff880030e7b660
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472382]  ffffc9000036c268 ffffc9000036c260 0000000000000000 ffffffff8106824e
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472386] Call Trace:
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472398]  [<ffffffff81309da7>] ? dump_stack+0x5c/0x85
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472404]  [<ffffffff810681bf>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x7f/0xb0
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472407]  [<ffffffff8106824e>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5e/0x80
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472412]  [<ffffffff814342f7>] ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x57/0x70
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472417]  [<ffffffff813424b6>] ? byt_gpio_direction_output+0xa6/0xb0
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472421]  [<ffffffff8134834d>] ? _gpiod_direction_output_raw+0x5d/0x1f0
..
cheers
 
Old 06-04-2016, 06:10 PM   #22
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Hya,

Another update.

Main storage space (where / lives) is /dev/mmcblk0p2, per mount. However, it is not detected by lshw.

My current knowledge is:
1. kernel options for libata is necessary to boot. (it completely chokes without libata)
2. udev rule for gpio exists for power switch, but nothing else.
3. Both lsusb and lspci are unable to detect memory.
4. /home is /dev/sdb1. lshw CAN detect.

Where else I should seek?
Last edited by kaz2100; 06-04-2016 at 06:12 PM.
 
Old 06-04-2016, 08:30 PM   #23
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kaz2100 View Post
Thank you. I checked, probably it is off.

Currently, I have following problems.
sd card reader unstable,
touchpad right button, (button 3) often (not always) recognized as button 2. (it does not look like hardware problem, tho I am not sure.)

I will update.
Is this an actual physical button or a "virtual" button? Either way, I'd check if you're using Synaptics or libinput. Libinput will eventually replace synaptics, but currently is...less than feature complete, and can cause this issue if it's being used. All my machines except 1 had issues with touchpads because of switching to libinput recently as the default (usually quite easy to switch back, definitely in Debian Stretch & Fedora it is).


Quote:
Originally Posted by kaz2100 View Post
Hya

Update.

Every once in a while, keystroke repeats itself. "llllliiiiinnnnnuuuuux" instead of linux. And symptom goes away within something like 10 secs. When this happens, quite often kernel error?? shows up, I do not know if this is related. The error looks like
Code:
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472371] CPU: 3 PID: 566 Comm: systemd-udev
d Not tainted 4.5.4 #6
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472372] Hardware name: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. T100TA/T100TA, BIOS T100TA.304 03/14/2014
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472375]  0000000000000086 00000000520a64a0 ffffffff81309da7 ffff880030e7b608
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472379]  ffffffff81848098 ffffffff810681bf ffff880075c73d10 ffff880030e7b660
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472382]  ffffc9000036c268 ffffc9000036c260 0000000000000000 ffffffff8106824e
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472386] Call Trace:
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472398]  [<ffffffff81309da7>] ? dump_stack+0x5c/0x85
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472404]  [<ffffffff810681bf>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x7f/0xb0
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472407]  [<ffffffff8106824e>] ? warn_slowpath_fmt+0x5e/0x80
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472412]  [<ffffffff814342f7>] ? __pm_runtime_resume+0x57/0x70
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472417]  [<ffffffff813424b6>] ? byt_gpio_direction_output+0xa6/0xb0
Jun  3 10:11:41 debian kernel: [   10.472421]  [<ffffffff8134834d>] ? _gpiod_direction_output_raw+0x5d/0x1f0
..
cheers
I know I've heard of other machines having this issue and it ended up being a BIOS/Firmware issue. Check for firmware updates and apply if there are any. I know you were wondering how to apply earlier, does your laptop have the ability to flash firmware from the EFI system partition? Most of my machines have this option, makes it easy to flash with linux, as all you need to do is copy the update file and reboot.
Last edited by Timothy Miller; 06-04-2016 at 08:35 PM.
 
Old 06-06-2016, 05:20 AM   #24
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Update

Hya,

Thanks for your comment.

After bios update, the kernel error went away. The chattering like symptom happens much less frequently.
One other symptom showed up, X-window got unstable. It segfaults every once in a while.
Code:
[   120.999] (EE) Backtrace:
[   121.000] (EE) 0: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (xorg_backtrace+0x4e) [0x55eca9c1cf6e]
[   121.000] (EE) 1: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x55eca9a6b000+0x1b62f9) [0x55eca9c212f9]
[   121.000] (EE) 2: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x7f94ad7d1000+0x334e0) [0x7f94ad8044e0]
[   121.000] (EE) 3: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpixman-1.so.0 (pixman_region_fini+0x16) [0x7f94ae92ea96]
[   121.000] (EE) 4: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0x7f94a9154000+0x6a366) [0x7f94a91be366]
[   121.000] (EE) 5: /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/intel_drv.so (0x7f94a9154000+0x67f31) [0x7f94a91bbf31]
[   121.000] (EE) 6: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x55eca9a6b000+0x139d61) [0x55eca9ba4d61]
[   121.000] (EE) 7: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x55eca9a6b000+0x12f777) [0x55eca9b9a777]
[   121.000] (EE) 8: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x55eca9a6b000+0x53bef) [0x55eca9abebef]
[   121.000] (EE) 9: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (0x55eca9a6b000+0x57c03) [0x55eca9ac2c03]
[   121.001] (EE) 10: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (__libc_start_main+0xf0) [0x7f94ad7f15f0]
[   121.001] (EE) 11: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg (_start+0x29) [0x55eca9aacf99]
[   121.001] (EE) 
[   121.001] (EE) Segmentation fault at address 0x0
[   121.001] (EE) 
Fatal server error:
[   121.001] (EE) Caught signal 11 (Segmentation fault). Server aborting
[   121.001] (EE) 
[   121.001] (EE) 
Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support 
         at http://wiki.x.org
 for help.
I will update
 
Old 06-08-2016, 05:51 AM   #25
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Hya

Update.

Audio works, but every once in a while it is noisy, very noisy. I am using kernel4.5.xand4.4.x.asound.state, as /var/lib/alsa/asound.state/

It is not easy to troubleshoot with this tablet. Together with X, problem is "unstable", not reproducible!! Every once in a while, things go wrong. Where am I supposed to check??

cheers
 
Old 06-08-2016, 12:24 PM   #26
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What kernel are you using?

What DE/WM are you using?
 
Old 06-08-2016, 07:25 PM   #27
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Hya,

Thanks for your comment.

Kernel is 4.5.4, xfce4.

Network (wireless) and touchpad went wrong also. They were good at boot, after a good while, they died. After reboot, network came back, but touchpad did not. Another reboot, they both were good. I have not had time to review all logs yet.
 
Old 06-16-2016, 07:55 AM   #28
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Update,

Now kernel is 4.5.5, much stable so far.

Occasionally, unable to mount /home (/dev/sdb1), but again not always. (timing issue??)

cheers
 
Old 09-14-2016, 12:11 AM   #29
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Update,

Not much progress.

Still unstable, (unpredictable).
In addition to symptoms previously described, occasional

X freeze or crash
and
kernel panic like message

happen.

cheers
 
Old 12-09-2016, 02:00 AM   #30
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Update

From post #20
Quote:
Originally Posted by kaz2100 View Post
touchpad right button, (button 3) often (not always) recognized as button 2.
The problem above is a user problem.

When right botton (near right side of touchpad) is clicked, while some other finger touching on the touchpad, it goes as button 2.
Without any other finger on the touchpad, it goes as button 3.
 
  


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