Bug 16672

Can you attach the output of dmidecode so we can teach the kernel to do the acpi_osi automatically

CC: (none) => tmb

Created attachment 6981 [details]
output of lshw

Here's the output of lshw.log.

Running dmidecode bizarrely returns:
# dmidecode 
# dmidecode 2.12
# SMBIOS entry point at 0xa9e9b010
# No SMBIOS nor DMI entry point found, sorry.

Yeah, seems current dmidecode does not support new hw / dmi / smbios

I've just submitted  a dmidecode-2.12-4.1.mga5 to Core Updates Testing.

When it's available, can you retry with that one

nearly similar results:

[root@localhost vanja]# rpm -qa | grep dmidecode 
dmidecode-2.12-4.1.mga5
[root@localhost vanja]# dmidecode
# dmidecode 2.12
# SMBIOS entry point at 0xa9e9b010
Found SMBIOS entry point in EFI, reading table from /dev/mem.
# No SMBIOS nor DMI entry point found, sorry.
[root@localhost vanja]#

ok, lets try to find out some stuff manually...

can you try:

cat /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor 

cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name

cat /sys/class/dmi/id/uevent

[root@localhost ~]# cat /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor 
Hewlett-Packard
[root@localhost ~]# cat /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name 
HP Spectre x360 Convertible 13 
[root@localhost ~]# cat /sys/class/dmi/id/uevent
MODALIAS=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF.22:bd07/16/2015:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPSpectrex360Convertible13:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn802D:rvr58.39:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
[root@localhost ~]#

This is an issue known for years: see eg:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950760

CC: (none) => zen25000
Summary: Unable to pass kernel parameters containing strings with whitespace => Unable to pass kernel parameters containing strings with whitespace with grub2

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/+bug/445952 tells to doble protect in 'strings' or triple protect in "strings"

CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud

I tried all of those combinations, none of them work for me at least.

I even went as far as editing the /boot files but no combination seem to work.

The bug is discussed at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=923374 also

It appears it only affects UEFI systems, so it didn't receive traction as much until now.

So this bug isn't upstream. It might've been introduced with Patch0450.

This has been corrected in subsequent patch: http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/grub2.git/commit/?id=f178927fdb3f9324a56cd0bb404ec9c2eb1f5ec5

@Barry: we really should sync FC patches with their latest version

Just to confirm guys, I rebuilt the package applying the patch above and can confirm that it resolves the spaces escaping problem.

(In reply to Vanya Miloshevski from comment #13)
> Just to confirm guys, I rebuilt the package applying the patch above and can
> confirm that it resolves the spaces escaping problem.

Thanks for your work on this.

I have pushed a patched version grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5 to 5/core/updates_testing.

Please test this version.

Please update cauldron package too...

(In reply to Thierry Vignaud from comment #15)
> Please update cauldron package too...
Done

#############################
Update Advisory

grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5 has been submitted to 5/core/updates_testing

This update fixes an issue that blocks the passing of kernel parameters containing strings with white space.

#############################
RPMs affected:

grub2-debuginfo-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.x86_64.rpm
grub2-mageia-theme-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.x86_64.rpm
grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.x86_64.rpm
grub2-debuginfo-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.i586.rpm
grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.i586.rpm
grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.i586.rpm

grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5.src.rpm

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Testing

Maybe if Vanya could test this and confirm here that it fixes the issue this will be enough?

Doesn't work for me. I tried also with grub2-install and then an update-grub, followed by a reboot and got the same result.

[root@localhost ~]# cat /etc/default/grub | grep -i cmd
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=" splash quiet noiswmd resume=UUID=c3c379f3-5e35-4b50-9a87-5fe7dd0c1cdb acpi_backlight=vendor acpi_osi='!Windows 2013' acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'"

[root@localhost ~]# cat /proc/cmdline 
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-desktop root=UUID=b7cce935-ae37-428e-8f48-b148b4daedfd ro splash quiet noiswmd resume=UUID=c3c379f3-5e35-4b50-9a87-5fe7dd0c1cdb acpi_backlight=vendor "acpi_osi=!Windows\x202013" "acpi_osi=!Windows\x202012"

[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa | grep grub2
grub2-mageia-theme-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5
grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5
[root@localhost ~]# 

I'm not sure what could be wrong.

Thanks for testing
I figured the errors - I was trying to do too many things today.
I have corrected the patch and re-enumerated them so they apply in the correct order.
Please test grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5 when it lands in 5/core/updates_testing.
Thanks.

It might be easier to synchronise more with FC, applying their patches in their order, then Mageia patches on top of them.
That's what we do for rpm/gdb/valgrind/cups/LO

(In reply to Thierry Vignaud from comment #20)
> It might be easier to synchronise more with FC, applying their patches in
> their order, then Mageia patches on top of them.
> That's what we do for rpm/gdb/valgrind/cups/LO

I used to do that a few years ago, but there were over 450 patches, so to clear the clutter and stay more in line with upstream development I decided to make an upstream snapshot patch and only add the fd patches that were not already upstreamed on top of that. This one got missed during our long freeze I guess.

There is noise from most distro maintainers (including fd) on the grub-devel ML [1] about the lack of a new grub2 release since 2013 and the difficulty of juggling so many patches, so I am waiting in the hope that something will happen soon, before changing anything more.

[1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2015-08/msg00140.html

They indeed never heard of "release often" :-(

I have exactly the same problem with the same laptop
Thank you if you can do something

CC: (none) => itilo

Thanks Barry.

The latest version resolves the problem for me:

[root@localhost ~]# cat /proc/cmdline 
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-desktop root=UUID=b7cce935-ae37-428e-8f48-b148b4daedfd ro splash quiet noiswmd resume=UUID=c3c379f3-5e35-4b50-9a87-5fe7dd0c1cdb acpi_backlight=vendor "acpi_osi=!Windows 2013" "acpi_osi=!Windows 2012"
[root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa | grep grub2
grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5
grub2-mageia-theme-2.02-0.git9752.18.1.mga5
[root@localhost ~]# 

@michel, to fix the issue you need this new version of grub2 (grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5) and then follow the steps given in the solution at http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-PC-Sound-and-Audio/HP-spectre-x360-on-linux/td-p/4980797

Vanya,Barry
Thank you very much for your quick answer and very efficient action
many thanks

#############################
Update Advisory

grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5 has been submitted to 5/core/updates_testing

This update fixes an issue that corrupts passed kernel parameters containing strings with white space.

#############################
RPMs affected:

grub2-debuginfo-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.x86_64.rpm
grub2-mageia-theme-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.noarch.rpm
grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.x86_64.rpm
grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.x86_64.rpm
grub2-debuginfo-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.i586.rpm
grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.i586.rpm
grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.i586.rpm

grub2-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5.src.rpm

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Testing

See comments #24 #25

Assignee: zen25000 => qa-bugs

Testing MGA5 x64

I had already applied the update, so no 'before' scenario:
 grub2-efi-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5
 grub2-mageia-theme-2.02-0.git9752.18.2.mga5

Followed exactly the steps in Comment 0:
- Added
 acpi_osi='!Windows 2013' acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'
to /etc/default/grub GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT option.
- # update-grub2
- Re-booted.

# cat /etc/default/grub | grep -i cmd
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=" nokmsboot splash quiet noiswmd resume=UUID=81b56d40-6ba0-457b-9192-5b15bbd3f82b acpi_osi='!Windows 2013' acpi_osi='!Windows 2012'"

# cat /proc/cmdline
BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-desktop root=UUID=bd02d23f-1f40-44c7-a5f3-81ea6f5624d3 ro nokmsboot splash quiet noiswmd resume=UUID=81b56d40-6ba0-457b-9192-5b15bbd3f82b "acpi_osi=!Windows 2013" "acpi_osi=!Windows 2012"

which is as it should be, the spaces preserved in the last two paramaeters.
Update OK.

CC: (none) => lewyssmith
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA5-64-OK

Advisory uploaded.

Whiteboard: MGA5-64-OK => MGA5-64-OK advisory

An update for this issue has been pushed to Mageia Updates repository.

http://advisories.mageia.org/MGAA-2015-0141.html

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED