I've been having some trouble booting and was hoping someone could help out. I've been trying to get an HP Compaq nc6320 up and running and have tried installing several GNU/Linux distributions. (Have used Ubuntu in the past, but want to learn more.) So far, Debian Stretch seems to work best, but I keep having the same hanging boot problem.
The machine starts booting, then eventually sends up the error message:
This is where it usually hangs. Sometimes it goes a bit further and throws the following:[0.176879] ACPI Exception: AE_NOT_FOUND, Evaluating _PRS (20160831/pci_link-176)
If I keep trying to boot, it eventually boots up.[2.976540] kvm: disabled by bios
[7.996001] Kernel panic - not syncing: Timeout: Not all CPUs entered broadcast exception handler
[7.996001] Shutting down cpus with NMI
My suspicion is that it's an issue with the wifi card or ethernet adapter. When installing I had to manually add the iwl3945 and tigon3 firmware. That helped, but did not completely solve the problem (I couldn't even boot a live CD prior to, though an old Damn Small Linux distro booted wonderfully).
I have also tried adding ACPI=off to GRUB, but it doesn't seem to help.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Or any suggestions where I should look to learn more about what's going on?
Many thanks!
Jack
lspci output is:
lscpu output is:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/PM/GMS, 943/940GML and 945GT Express Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7-M Family) SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 01)
02:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 Cardbus Controller
02:06.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCIxx12 OHCI Compliant IEEE 1394 Host Controller
02:06.2 Mass storage controller: Texas Instruments 5-in-1 Multimedia Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO/xD)
02:06.3 SD Host controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller
02:06.4 Communication controller: Texas Instruments PCIxx12 GemCore based SmartCard controller
02:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Limited NetXtreme BCM5788 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
08:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] Network Connection (rev 02)
dmidecode output is:Architecture: i686
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 2
On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 2
Socket(s): 1
Vendor ID: GenuineIntel
CPU family: 6
Model: 15
Model name: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz
Stepping: 6
CPU MHz: 1828.698
BogoMIPS: 3657.39
Virtualization: VT-x
L1d cache: 32K
L1i cache: 32K
L2 cache: 2048K
Flags: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf eagerfpu pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm tpr_shadow dtherm
# dmidecode 3.0
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.4 present.
23 structures occupying 1029 bytes.
Table at 0x000F3D48.
Handle 0x0000, DMI type 0, 24 bytes
BIOS Information
Vendor: Hewlett-Packard
Version: 68YDU Ver. F.08
Release Date: 07/27/2006
Address: 0xE0000
Runtime Size: 128 kB
ROM Size: 1024 kB
Characteristics:
PCI is supported
PC Card (PCMCIA) is supported
PNP is supported
BIOS is upgradeable
BIOS shadowing is allowed
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported
3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
LS-120 boot is supported
Smart battery is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
Targeted content distribution is supported
BIOS Revision: 15.8
Firmware Revision: 88.17
Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes
System Information
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Product Name: HP Compaq nc6320 (EN369UT#ABA)
Version: F.08
Serial Number: CNU6361PMB
UUID: 1141634C-9881-DB11-3798-6D990C3AAD29
Wake-up Type: Power Switch
SKU Number: EN369UT#ABA
Family: 103C_5336AN
Handle 0x0040, DMI type 126, 33 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 2, 8 bytes
Base Board Information
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Product Name: 30AA
Version: KBC Version 58.11
Serial Number: Not Specified
Handle 0x0003, DMI type 3, 13 bytes
Chassis Information
Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
Type: Notebook
Lock: Not Present
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: CNU6361PMB
Asset Tag: CNU6361PMB
Boot-up State: Safe
Power Supply State: Safe
Thermal State: Safe
Security Status: External Interface Enabled
Handle 0x0041, DMI type 126, 32 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0004, DMI type 4, 35 bytes
Processor Information
Socket Designation: U10
Type: Central Processor
Family: Pentium M
Manufacturer: Intel(R)
ID: F6 06 00 00 FF FB EB BF
Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 15, Stepping 6
Flags:
FPU (Floating-point unit on-chip)
VME (Virtual mode extension)
DE (Debugging extension)
PSE (Page size extension)
TSC (Time stamp counter)
MSR (Model specific registers)
PAE (Physical address extension)
MCE (Machine check exception)
CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
APIC (On-chip APIC hardware supported)
SEP (Fast system call)
MTRR (Memory type range registers)
PGE (Page global enable)
MCA (Machine check architecture)
CMOV (Conditional move instruction supported)
PAT (Page attribute table)
PSE-36 (36-bit page size extension)
CLFSH (CLFLUSH instruction supported)
DS (Debug store)
ACPI (ACPI supported)
MMX (MMX technology supported)
FXSR (FXSAVE and FXSTOR instructions supported)
SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
SS (Self-snoop)
HTT (Multi-threading)
TM (Thermal monitor supported)
PBE (Pending break enabled)
Version: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU T5600 @ 1.83GHz
Voltage: 1.1 V
External Clock: 166 MHz
Max Speed: 1833 MHz
Current Speed: 1833 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: None
L1 Cache Handle: 0x0005
L2 Cache Handle: 0x0006
L3 Cache Handle: Not Provided
Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: Not Specified
Handle 0x0005, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: Internal L1 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 64 kB
Maximum Size: 64 kB
Supported SRAM Types:
Burst
Installed SRAM Type: Burst
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: Unknown
System Type: Unified
Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0006, DMI type 7, 19 bytes
Cache Information
Socket Designation: Internal L2 Cache
Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: External
Installed Size: 2048 kB
Maximum Size: 2048 kB
Supported SRAM Types:
Burst
Installed SRAM Type: Burst
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: None
System Type: Unified
Associativity: 4-way Set-associative
Handle 0x0007, DMI type 9, 13 bytes
System Slot Information
Designation: PC CARD-Slot 0
Type: 32-bit PC Card (PCMCIA)
Current Usage: Available
Length: Short
ID: Adapter 0, Socket 0
Characteristics:
5.0 V is provided
3.3 V is provided
PC Card-16 is supported
Cardbus is supported
PME signal is supported
Handle 0x0008, DMI type 10, 6 bytes
On Board Device Information
Type: Video
Status: Enabled
Description: 8
Handle 0x0009, DMI type 11, 5 bytes
OEM Strings
String 1: http://www.hp.com
String 2: ABS 70/71 79 7A 7B 7C
Handle 0x000A, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: None
Maximum Capacity: 4 GB
Error Information Handle: No Error
Number Of Devices: 2
Handle 0x000B, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x000A
Error Information Handle: No Error
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: SODIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM #1
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 667 MHz
Manufacturer: 2C00000000000000
Serial Number: D22C37BC
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: 8HTF12864HY-667E1
Handle 0x000C, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x000A
Error Information Handle: No Error
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 512 MB
Form Factor: SODIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM #2
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 667 MHz
Manufacturer: 7F7F7F7F7F510000
Serial Number: 01013E17
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: 64T64020HDL3SB
Handle 0x000D, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0005FFFFFFF
Range Size: 1536 MB
Physical Array Handle: 0x000A
Partition Width: 2
Handle 0x000E, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0003FFFFFFF
Range Size: 1 GB
Physical Device Handle: 0x000B
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000D
Partition Row Position: 1
Handle 0x000F, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00040000000
Ending Address: 0x0005FFFFFFF
Range Size: 512 MB
Physical Device Handle: 0x000C
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x000D
Partition Row Position: 2
Handle 0x0010, DMI type 32, 11 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: No errors detected
Handle 0x0085, DMI type 133, 34 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
85 22 85 00 01 C0 12 95 00 95 00 02 00 2B 00 18
00 B2 30 00 00 30 2A 02 E0 42 00 00 33 10 3B 10
44 10
Strings:
35282 08/20/2006
HP
Handle 0x0086, DMI type 126, 34 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x0011, DMI type 144, 26 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
90 1A 11 00 4F 00 97 00 29 01 20 01 38 00 40 55
00 00 04 00 03 00 1B 02 00 00
Handle 0x0012, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
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