In /var/log/dmesg, at the message IRQ 11 nobody cared there is the mention try 'irqpoll' ------ The result on Toshiba Satellite M40 135FR at grub line kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.13-1.1532_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet irqpoll ----- IRQ 11 is still announced as disabled but wifi, ethernet are working. /var/log/dmesg mentions that using irqpoll may result in performance not optimal. D. Frèrejacque