Hi Bill, thank you for the fast reply! Bill Davidsen wrote: > Although IRQ7 is traditionally LP, it seems to get identified for almost > any unexpected interrupt. I knew why once, but I haven't seen this for > some time. The real problem is that the kernel disables the IRQ, making > the system unusable. You can try any of several things: > - try the last 2.6.16 kernel > - remove the IRQ disable code, or add a counter. It happens only once on > many machines, > as something comes ready. I'll try that, but actually i wanted to help fix the problem if it's a bug with the kernel. > - switch to IRQ poll Already tried, but kernel panics. > - disable any CPU speed stuff you have running (just for information) Yes, i'm using cpufreq, but it's a feature i'm not willing to give away because the laptop is more silent. The fan works less. > - try the question on a Fedora list, or report as a bug Ok, i'll do that. > - look for newer BIOS formware Already have the latest. > > Yes, that's a shotgun approach, I'm still running 2.6.16.2111 on FC4 > because later kernels don't init the video or wireless correctly. > Thank you once again. Best regards, simeon - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-laptop" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
