[64studio-users] Laptop freezes when fan starts on 64studio 2.0

[Philippe Macaire]

I've been privately suggested by Gustin Johnson to unload the ipw2100
module altogether (removing the firmware files is apparently not
enough).

I'll check home tonight (or tomorrow night) and will keep you posted.


Ciao,
Philippe.


On Nov 20, 2007 10:13 AM, Philippe Macaire <philippe.macaire at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
>
> I'm afraid I have to report that the problem is still present.
>
> I removed the firmware files from the hotplug directory, and now my
> device is no longer recognized and no longer active (hardware LED is
> off). Yesterday night I could work for an hour an a half before the
> first freeze. Then it occurred four more times, at increasing
> frequency (down to five minutes), so it really looks like a problem
> related to the overheating of the laptop.
>
> Unfortunately there is absolutely nothing to report at freeze time
> from the /var/log/syslog file.
>
> I even thought to try with another distro, just for sure, but I'm a
> bit reluctant to leave the 64studio community ;-)
>
> Any other ideas?
>
>
> Thanks a lot,
> Philippe.
>
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2007 8:13 AM, Philippe Macaire <philippe.macaire at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I've tried what you suggested, with a "top" terminal tracking
> > processes, and another terminal with tail -f /var/log/syslog.
> >
> > I think you've had an excellent intuition! On this second window I saw
> > in real-time what happened:
> > Nov 15 22:13:06 64studio kernel: ipw2100: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling
> > firmware restart.
> >
> > Basically it's my Wireless Network Interface that seems to mess
> > everything up. The fan starting to blow like crazy is only a
> > "side-effect" of the lock.
> >
> > I tried to work with it turned off (there's a hardware switch in front
> > of my laptop) and I worked fine for an hour and a half without any
> > problem.
> >
> > I've checked the firmware version and I think I have the latest one.
> > So I'm afraid I'll have to do without my Internet connection... A
> > pity, considering that most of the documentation is only available
> > online.
>