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bug #60995: Surface Pro 3 hangs on grub if peripherals attached

Submitter:  konst <rbrdvr>
Submitted:  Sat 31 Jul 2021 08:38:42 PM UTC
   
 
Category:  Booting Severity:  Major
Priority:  5 - Normal Item Group:  Hardware-specific
Status:  None Privacy:  Public
Assigned to:  None Originator Name: 
Open/Closed:  Open Release:  other
Release:  Reproducibility:  Intermittent
Planned Release:  None

Sat 31 Jul 2021 08:38:42 PM UTC, original submission:  

grub 2.04-1ubuntu45
shim-signed 1.50+15.4-0ubuntu7

After installing shim update (shim-signed:amd64 1.48+15.4-0ubuntu5) Surface Pro 3 running Kubuntu 21.04 (kernel 5.11.0.25-generic), hangs on boot during grub screen if any peripherals attached. It could be a usb hub with nothing connected to it or an external display connected via mini displayport. System boots fine if nothing is attached.

shim-signed:amd64 1.50+15.4-0ubuntu7 (latest update afaik) didn't fix the issue

some additional observations:

1. sometimes system doesn't hang/freeze up
2. disabling secure boot doesn't affect the behavior, system may still hang before kernel is loaded with peripherals attached
it does seem to be a bit "easier" to make system lock up with secure boot enabled, but still happens with it disabled
3. sometimes system hangs before grub screen is loaded, on power up, while displaying "Surface" logo
4. adding more connected things increases probability of system freezing, for example Microsoft's Surface Dock that also provides power, or Microsoft power adapter
5. adding another peripheral during grub timeout may hang the system - this one is the one that was the easiest to replicate
6. once the grub screen is gone and kernel is loading or loaded, I can add as many peripherals as I have available and system doesn't hang

so, to sum up:

system is unstable (hangs) only during grub if peripherials are attached
enabling or disabling secure boot makes no difference

once the grub is done, i can attach all the same things that hang the system during grub with no problem
none of this behavior was ever observed before the shim update


konst <rbrdvr>

 

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