[driverloader] Any fix for the hang when using newest SuSE 9.1kernel patches?

Linuxant Support (Jonathan) support at linuxant.com
Tue Jul 13 11:54:34 EDT 2004


Hi Keith,

the new version of DriverLoader (1.73) does not fix the problem with the 
2200BG chipset under newer SuSE kernels. We will contact you back when a fix 
for this problem will be available.

Regards,


Jonathan
Technical specialist / Linuxant
www.linuxant.com
support at linuxant.com


Le 13 Juillet 2004 09:51, KBB0927 at cs.com a écrit :
> Hi Marc,
>
> I have tried the latest 1.73 driverloader. Initially I thought it would
> work, but when I tried to use Yast to update my laptop, it began to hang
> again and continues to hang the system within a minute of autologin to
> desktop. I have not tried the 1.73_k2.6.5-7.95-default-1suse kernel as I
> have had trouble with all of the pre-compiled suse-specific drivers in the
> past. I dunno if we can remote test this as the system will likely hang
> if you test the driver with a wired connection (eth0)
>
> Thanks,
>
> Keith
>
> Marc Boucher <marc at linuxant.com> wrote:
> >Hi Keith,
> >
> >we're working on this, and also a fix for the WPA issue affecting the
> >2200BG..
> >
> >I'll keep you posted.
> >
> >Marc
> >
> >--
> >Marc Boucher
> >Linuxant inc.
> >
> >On Jul 12, 2004, at 1:38 PM, KBB0927 at cs.com wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I am using centrino 2200BG under SuSE9.1. It has worked wonderfully
> >> with
> >> the driverloader driver up to 1.71 version and when SuSE went with
> >> patching the kernel (2.6.5-7.95 latest) and now 1.72 generic or
> >> specific
> >> driverloader installs just fine, but hangs miserably within 1 minute or
> >> so. I have not been able to send dumpdiag.txt because it hangs so
> >> quickly.
> >>
> >> I tried to unpatch the kernel, but am not very familiar with this and
> >> the kernel on the DVD is too old (2.6.3)
> >>
> >> Any fix yet?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Keith
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> driverloader mailing list
> >> driverloader at lists.linuxant.com
> >> https://www.linuxant.com/mailman/listinfo/driverloader
> >
> >_______________________________________________
> >driverloader mailing list
> >driverloader at lists.linuxant.com
> >https://www.linuxant.com/mailman/listinfo/driverloader
>
> _______________________________________________
> driverloader mailing list
> driverloader at lists.linuxant.com
> https://www.linuxant.com/mailman/listinfo/driverloader


More information about the driverloader mailing list