That kernel panics at boot time. It does not write anything to /var/log, so I am attempting to transcribe the last part of the screendump here:
RIP [<ffffffff8114c76e>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x6e/0x140 RSP <ffff88012db6fe08> ---[ end trace 0005c10720098185 ]--- general protection fault: 0000 [#8] SMP last sysfs file: /sys/devices/LNXSYSTM:00/LNXPWRBN:00/input/input2/name CPU 0 Modules linke in: nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper i2c_algo_bit parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_nvhdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_intel joydev snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi uvcvideo snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq r852 snd_timer videodev sm_common btusb v411_compat v412_compat_ioctl32 snd_seq_device bluetooth nand nand_ids nand_ecc mtd psmouse serio_raw video output snd asus_laptop sparse_keymap soundcore snd_page_alloc lp parport ahci firewire_ohci sdhci_pic sdhci libahci firewire_core crc_itu_t atl1c Pid: 910, comm: upstart-socket- Tainted: G D 2.6.39-2-generic #7 N51Vn /N51Vn RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff8114c76e>] [<ffffffff8114c76e>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x6e/0x140 RSP: 0018:ffff88012db95d68 EFLAGS: 00010002 RAX: ffff88000a011d50 RBX: 68355737741a6fdc RCX: ffffffff8115d15a RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000000080d0 RDI: ffffffff81a847b0 RBP: ffff88012db95da8 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: 0000000000000002 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffffffff8a847b0 R13: 00000000000080d0 R14: 00000000000080d0 R15: 0000000000000246 FS: 00007fcade6c1720(0000) GS:ffff88000a000000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007fcadd929090 CR3: 00000012d16d000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 00000000000400 Process upstart-socket- (pid: 910, threadinfo ffff88012db94000, task ffff88012e2fc4d0) Stack: ffff88012e2fc4d0 ffffffff8115d15a 000000009d662d853 0000000000000001 <0> ffff88012dbfe900 ffff88012db95e28 ffff88013875b00 ffff88012e2fc4d0 <0> ffff88012db95dc8 ffffffff8115d15a 0000000000008000 0000000000000000 Call Trace: [<ffffffff8115d15a>] ? get_empty_filp+0x7a/0x170 [<ffffffff8115d1ta>] get_empty_filp+0x7a/0x170 [<ffffffff8116a343>] do_filp_open+0x163/0x5f0 [<ffffffff8110682a>] ? unlock_page+0x2a/0x40 [<ffffffff815a25de>] ? _raw_spin_lock+0xe/0x20 [<ffffffff811755ea>] ? alloc_fd+0x10a/0x150 [<ffffffff81159c15>] do_sys_open+0x65/0x120 [<ffffffff81159d10>] sys_open+0x20/0x30 [<ffffffff8100b172>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b Code: 89 c7 fa 66 0f 1f 44 00 00 65 48 8b 14 25 80 eb 00 00 49 8b 04 24 48 8d 04 02 48 8b 18 48 85 db 0f 84 7e 00 00 00 49 63 54 24 18 <48> 8b 14 13 48 89 10 4c 89 ff 57 9d 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 85 db 75 RIP [<ffffffff8114c76e>] kmem_cache_alloc+0x6e/0x140 RSP <ffff88012db95d68> ---[ end trace 005c10720098186 ]--- Call Trace: [<ffffffff8159f68f>] panic+0x91/0x1a1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/793437 Title: Unusable Slowness In 2.6.38-8 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/793437/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
