Installing Ubuntu on a ThinkPad X21 - Revision history

Wbk: perhaps not an IRQ-related problem, but RAM.

2011-01-20T00:12:25Z

perhaps not an IRQ-related problem, but RAM.

Wbk: more info/background about Link LNKC PCI IRQ problem

2011-01-19T23:55:51Z

more info/background about Link LNKC PCI IRQ problem

Hwl at 13:21, 26 October 2007

2007-10-26T13:21:29Z

Ashex: Added in summary of how I install Ubuntu 7.04. Will be adding in info on installing 7.10

2007-09-27T22:29:15Z

Added in summary of how I install Ubuntu 7.04. Will be adding in info on installing 7.10

Jaskiern at 21:25, 26 August 2007

2007-08-26T21:25:58Z

Franz at 03:13, 22 June 2007

2007-06-22T03:13:07Z

Franz at 03:35, 8 June 2007

2007-06-08T03:35:23Z

Franz at 03:34, 8 June 2007

2007-06-08T03:34:27Z

Franz at 22:45, 26 May 2007

2007-05-26T22:45:59Z

Rabid fish at 18:13, 28 March 2007

2007-03-28T18:13:56Z

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	Later this week I will probably revert to a previous Ubuntu version, either from CD or harddisk. It used to run Lubuntu 10.4 or 10.10, and I suspect there has been a kernel update since the previous reboot resulting in the problem popping up. The bright side is that with some luck the other disk has not died, but just got a less than useful kernel on it.		Later this week I will probably revert to a previous Ubuntu version, either from CD or harddisk. It used to run Lubuntu 10.4 or 10.10, and I suspect there has been a kernel update since the previous reboot resulting in the problem popping up. The bright side is that with some luck the other disk has not died, but just got a less than useful kernel on it.

−	~~In case~~ of ~~news.~~.!	+	----
		+	Just been looking around a bit more... The whole PCI IRQ-business might be a red herring. Closely following in most (successful) boots, is a line concerning ramdisks. At [[http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Linux-Discussion/Thinkpad-21-Xubuntu-Linux-boot-problem/td-p/100681]] there's someone with two comparable thinkpads (T21), one with 512M, the other with 256M. At the moment none of the ultrabases read anything from CD anymore, but once I got a chance I will test RAM.

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 September 25, 2007
-My X21 does not have a cd drive, connected a cd-rom drive via usb (used a standard IDE external cage). Booted off the Ubuntu disc without any problems, and began installation. Due to the speed of the laptop, installation took significantly longer then usual.
+My X21 does not have a cd drive, connected a cd-rom drive via usb (used a standard IDE external cage). Booted off the Ubuntu disc without any problems, and began installation. Due to the speed of the USB (1.1), installation took significantly longer then usual.
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 Thanks in advance for any advice.

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	My X21 does not have a cd drive, connected a cd-rom drive via usb (used a standard IDE external cage). Booted off the Ubuntu disc without any problems, and began installation. Due to the speed of the laptop, installation took significantly longer then usual.		My X21 does not have a cd drive, connected a cd-rom drive via usb (used a standard IDE external cage). Booted off the Ubuntu disc without any problems, and began installation. Due to the speed of the laptop, installation took significantly longer then usual.
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		+	October 26, 2007
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		+	installation problem with PCI Interrupt
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		+	Boot hangs with the last dmesg as
		+	ACPI : PCI Interrupt Link [LNKC] enabled at IRQ11
		+	ACPI : PCI Interrupt 0000:00:0a.1[A] -> Link [LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
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		+	The machine is IBM Thinkpad X21.
		+	Tried boot options:
		+	acpi=off, noapic, nolapic, etc. but didn't work.
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		+	The machine works fine with Windows XP, so it shouldn't be hardware problem.
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		+	The machine used to work fine with 6.06LT, but after I install 7.04, it hangs afterwards. 7.10 doesn't help either.
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		+	Would appreciate if anyone can help.
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		+	After another day investigation.
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		+	I tried redhat 9, 8, 7.3, 7.2, and then finally successfully boot up the system with redhat 7
		+
		+	During redhat 9, 8, and 7.3/7.2 installation, they all showed and hanged:
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		+	PCI: Found IRQ 11 for device 00:0a.1
		+	PCI: Sharing IRQ 11 with 00:0a.0
		+	Redundant entry in serial PCI_table.
		+	Please send the output of
		+	lspci -vv, this message (11c1, 045C, 8086, 2205) and
		+	the manufacturer and name of serial board or modem board to serial-PCI-info@lists,sourceforge.net
		+
		+	After I boot up with redhat 7, lspci command showed output
		+	00:0a.0 as Ethernet Controller, INTEL 82557 (Ethernet Pro 100) rev.0c
		+	00:0a.1 as Serial Controller, Lucent Microelectronics unknow device 045c (rev 01)
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		+	I tried to boot up the system with Ubuntu 6.06LT with PCI3 (ethernet/modem combo card) disabled, but the kernel still hanged as before.
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		+	I remember that this syndrome happened after I boot up my working 6.06LT, then after a kernel update, the system never boot up again thereafter.
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		+	I wonder if recent versions of kernel won't support the combo card anymore. Is there anyway to work around the problem?
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		+	Thanks in advance for any advice.

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	3) Insert the card : the green led ligts		3) Insert the card : the green led ligts
	4) run wifi-radar		4) run wifi-radar
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		+	September 25, 2007
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		+	My X21 does not have a cd drive, connected a cd-rom drive via usb (used a standard IDE external cage). Booted off the Ubuntu disc without any problems, and began installation. Due to the speed of the laptop, installation took significantly longer then usual.

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	Saturday, May 26, 2007		Saturday, May 26, 2007

−	I used the Ubuntu 7.04 CD. I booted the live CD and clicked the install icon on the Gnome Desktop. It installed without problem. I have 256 meg Ram.	+	I used the {{Ubuntu 7.04}} CD. I booted the live CD and clicked the install icon on the Gnome Desktop. It installed without problem. I have 256 meg Ram.

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	The Motorola WN825G WiFi cardbus card works. I use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver from Motorola and wifi-radar to connect to encrypted wifi.		The Motorola WN825G WiFi cardbus card works. I use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver from Motorola and wifi-radar to connect to encrypted wifi.
		+	To get the card working :
		+	1) Boot Ubuntu
		+	2) Log in into the user account
		+	3) Insert the card : the green led ligts
		+	4) run wifi-radar

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−	June, 7	+	June 7, 2007


	The Motorola WN825G WiFi cardbus card works. I use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver from Motorola and wifi-radar to connect to encrypted wifi.		The Motorola WN825G WiFi cardbus card works. I use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver from Motorola and wifi-radar to connect to encrypted wifi.

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	Saturday, May 26, 2007		Saturday, May 26, 2007

−	I used the Ubuntu 7.04 CD. I booted the live CD and clicked the install icon on the Gnome Desktop. It installed without problem.	+	I used the Ubuntu 7.04 CD. I booted the live CD and clicked the install icon on the Gnome Desktop. It installed without problem. I have 256 meg Ram.
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		+	June, 7
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		+	The Motorola WN825G WiFi cardbus card works. I use ndiswrapper with the Windows driver from Motorola and wifi-radar to connect to encrypted wifi.

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	Using the Alternate CD, was able to install. At the installer's boot screen, F6 and enter a boot parameter of "debian-installer/probe/usb=false" (don't use quotes). Once you're in the text mode installation and have hit your first set of questions, press {{key\|Alt}}{{key\|F2}} to enter the BusyBox console, then find and delete (rm) "usb-storage.ko" from {{path\|/lib/modules/2.6.*/}} Then {{key\|Alt}}{{key\|F1}} to return to the install, and answer questions as normal. The install process should work fine from here on out, and booting into your fresh installation should go without a hitch.		Using the Alternate CD, was able to install. At the installer's boot screen, F6 and enter a boot parameter of "debian-installer/probe/usb=false" (don't use quotes). Once you're in the text mode installation and have hit your first set of questions, press {{key\|Alt}}{{key\|F2}} to enter the BusyBox console, then find and delete (rm) "usb-storage.ko" from {{path\|/lib/modules/2.6.*/}} Then {{key\|Alt}}{{key\|F1}} to return to the install, and answer questions as normal. The install process should work fine from here on out, and booting into your fresh installation should go without a hitch.
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		+	Saturday, May 26, 2007
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		+	I used the Ubuntu 7.04 CD. I booted the live CD and clicked the install icon on the Gnome Desktop. It installed without problem.

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 Because the {{X21}} does not have room for a CDROM, one must plug it into the dock to perform a CD based install.
-Using the Live CD for any of the Ubuntu versions listed above, I was able to get the Live CD to boot, but installing Ubuntu to the Harddrive would hang during loading of the usb-storage module.  Looking at the logs, I received the famed "Maybe the USB cable is bad?" error message.
+Using the Live CD for any of the {{Ubuntu}} versions listed above, I was able to get the Live CD to boot, but installing {{Ubuntu}} to the Harddrive would hang during loading of the usb-storage module.  Looking at the logs, I received the famed "Maybe the USB cable is bad?" error message.
 Using the Alternate CD, was able to install.  At the installer's boot screen, F6 and enter a boot parameter of "debian-installer/probe/usb=false" (don't use quotes).  Once you're in the text mode installation and have hit your first set of questions, press {{key|Alt}}{{key|F2}} to enter the BusyBox console, then find and delete (rm) "usb-storage.ko" from {{path|/lib/modules/2.6.*/}}  Then {{key|Alt}}{{key|F1}} to return to the install, and answer questions as normal.  The install process should work fine from here on out, and booting into your fresh installation should go without a hitch.