> On 7/23/06, dpet <activecs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> I cant think where to look for this problem. Perhaps someone can help >> me. >> If I run kernel 2.6.16-1.2133 my ipw2200 wireless works well. >> If I use a newer kernel (such as 2133 or 2157) it works fine in level 3 >> text mode, but starting Gnome causes it to stop after a few seconds or >> a couple of minutes. I can't restart it except by rebooting. I don't >> know why something can be so variable, and don't know where to go from >> here. As far as I can see, no logs tell me anything. Output from >> ifconfig and iwconfig seem to be the same before and after this occurs. >> As I mentioned during this message life, I am using a Toshiba A4 laptop, and it has been necessary to use kernel parameter "acpi=noirq" to avoid "Disabling IRQ11" during boot. Now using kernel 2157 this wireless disappearing during Gnome sessions can be avoided by using kernel parameter "acpi=off". I wonder what changed since earlier kernels, such as 2133. So I can now use everything except acpi features. It seems that it wont even poweroff any more. All pretty sad on a laptop. I believe there was a suggestion that there might be a way to overcome this (BIOS) shortcoming. But I don't know how. Thanks to the clever people who have helped during this problem. DP South Australia
