Hi Alice,
Thank you very much for providing the patched kernel and for your work
on this issue. I tested it as instructed, installing only the two
packages you mentioned:
* |linux-image-unsigned-6.8.0-139-generic|
* |linux-modules-6.8.0-139-generic|
I did not add the Canonical kernel team PPA or make any other
configuration changes.
Unfortunately, the result of the test was not usable. After booting into
|6.8.0-139-generic|, Ubuntu reached the normal graphical desktop, and
the GNOME clock continued running, so the system itself did not appear
to be completely frozen. However:
* the built-in keyboard was completely unresponsive;
* the built-in trackpad was completely unresponsive;
* my Bluetooth mouse was also completely unresponsive;
* the Wi-Fi/network indicator was missing, and Wi-Fi appeared to be
unavailable;
* the only physical control that continued to respond was the power
button.
I therefore had to perform a forced shutdown.
I then booted back into my existing |6.8.0-138-generic| kernel, and
everything immediately worked normally again, including the keyboard,
trackpad and Bluetooth mouse.
For reference, on 138 my DKMS status is:
|broadcom-sta/6.30.223.271, 6.8.0-138-generic, x86_64: installed|
|facetimehd/0.7.0.1, 6.8.0-138-generic, x86_64: installed|
So there is a clear difference between the two kernels: 138 is fully
functional on this MacBook, whereas 139 boots to the desktop but loses
several hardware functions.
I have now removed 139 and returned to 138 so that I don't have to keep
performing forced shutdowns.
I hope this information is useful. Please let me know if there are any
specific logs or additional tests you would like me to perform on 138
or, if necessary, on another test build. I'm happy to help with testing
so we can narrow down the original i915 issue.
Thanks again for taking the time to build and provide the patched
kernel.
Regards,
Khaled
On 21/08/2026 18:41, Alice C. Munduruca wrote:
> It'll take at least a day to build due to backlogged builders. If you
> are a bit impatient and would like to build a kernel yourself from
> source you can follow [1] and just apply the patch above to the correct
> file.
>
> Regardless, let me know what your testing shows so that we can get this
> patch upstream for v7.3 :)
>
> [1]:https://ubuntu.com/kernel/docs/how-to/develop-customise/build-
> kernel/
>
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Random hard freezes caused by i915 kernel page fault in
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