[Bug 1564219] Re: Ubuntu Xenial Installer hangs after a couple of minutes on Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-05-22 Thread Ronald Maas
Successfully able to install and start Ubuntu 16.04 on the MP30-AR0 board using the following work-around. Note a serial console is required: 1) After starting the installer using UEFI shell command FS1:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI, select 'Install' menu item and click 'e' to invoke the Grub editor 2)

[Bug 1564219] Re: Ubuntu Xenial Installer hangs after a couple of minutes on Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-05-22 Thread Ronald Maas
I tested with latest Xenial arm64 Mini ISO from http://ports.ubuntu.com /ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer- arm64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso (dated 20-Apr-2016) and the same issue occurs again. Freeze occurs roughly 1 - 10 seconds after I started the installer. When I passed kernel

[Bug 1564218] Re: Network is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-05-22 Thread Ronald Maas
I tested with latest Xenial arm64 Mini ISO from http://ports.ubuntu.com /ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer- arm64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso (dated 20-Apr-2016) and the network adapter was not working. When I passed the kernel parameter clk_ignore_unused, the network adapter worked

[Bug 1564216] Re: USB keyboard is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-05-22 Thread Ronald Maas
I tested with latest Xenial arm64 Mini ISO from http://ports.ubuntu.com /ubuntu-ports/dists/xenial/main/installer- arm64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso (dated 20-Apr-2016) and USB keyboard was not working. Is there a more recent arm64 ISO available which I can test? -- You received this bug

[Bug 1564219] [NEW] Ubuntu Xenial Installer hangs after a couple of minutes on Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-03-30 Thread Ronald Maas
Public bug reported: When I start the Ubuntu Xenial Installer, the system freezes after the following error is displayed: [ 92.033722] NMI watchdog: BUG: soft lockup - CPU #6 stuck for 22s! [swapper/6:0] This usually happens 1 to 10 after I started the installer. The installer was started

[Bug 1564218] [NEW] Network is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-03-30 Thread Ronald Maas
Public bug reported: When I start the Ubuntu Xenial Installer, the network adapter was not able to obtain an IP address. The installer was started from UEFI Shell using the command: FS1:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI The xgene_enet ethernet driver does not seem to work properly when compiled as module.

[Bug 1564216] [NEW] USB keyboard is not working in Ubuntu Xenial installer for Gigabyte MP30-AR0 (APM X-Gene 1)

2016-03-30 Thread Ronald Maas
Public bug reported: When I start the Ubuntu Xenial Installer, the USB keyboard is not working. The installer was started from UEFI Shell using the command: FS1:\EFI\BOOT\BOOTAA64.EFI I had to restart the installer using the kernel option 'console=ttyS0,115200' and then use a serial connection.