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After upgrading from kernel linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic to linux- image-3.13.0-51-generic, I am getting this error message in dmesg on startup:

[ 6.352555] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: irq 47 for MSI/MSI-X
[ 6.355708] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: version message write failed: ret = -5
[ 6.355712] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: hbm_start failed ret = -5
[ 6.355714] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: reset failed
[ 6.355716] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: link layer initialization failed.
[ 6.355717] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: init hw failure.
[ 6.355880] mei_me 0000:00:16.0: initialization failed.

What do I do to correct this?

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I just noticed the same thing. – Dave Kennedy May 1 '15 at 14:46
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Are you able to log-in? If yes, try adding blacklist mei_me line to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf.

If this doesn't work , add the following line to modprobe.conf.local:

install mei /bin/true and restart.

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Yes I am able to log in and do all my stuff. But whenever I boot up my system the above error message is displayed. – Subhadip Roy May 1 '15 at 9:43
    
Do I modify both the files simultaneously? Because I corrected the first modification and then did the second modification and it did not work. – Subhadip Roy May 1 '15 at 11:04
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I solved it in the following way. 1. Become root using sudo --i .Give your password. 2. Then do echo "blacklist mei_me" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf. 3. Then type exit. After that reboot. 4. On rebooting you might get an error Error: Driver 'pcspkr' is already registered, aborting. 5. Then again follow the steps 1-3 , with the modification in step 3 being echo "blacklist pcspkr" > /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf I have done the above steps in my system and it is running normally. – Subhadip Roy May 4 '15 at 13:29

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