>> Since my last message doesn't seem to have reached the list, I send >> another one. > Yeah, that's what happens when you reply to me only ;) I'm sorry about that. I didn't notice that the reply-to wasn't set to the list. >> I didn't pass any parameters to the module. When it loads the only >> message in the log is a line saying that the module is loaded and an >> address. I don't have access to the computer right now, but I can get >> the exact message tonight if you need it. > It might help, yes. Please make sure there is no complaint about an > "illegal interrupt configuration". Please also provide a dump of the > PCI config registers of the device. You can obtain such a dump using > "lspci -xxx". dmesg says: piix4_smbus 0000:00:0f.0: Found 0000:00:0f.0 device lspci -xxx: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 06) 00: 66 11 09 00 06 01 00 62 06 00 00 06 08 40 80 00 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40: 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 06 80 14 00 eb 00 00 00 4b 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 70: 80 2a 00 af c0 0f ff 1f 01 1e 81 00 44 44 44 44 80: 00 20 00 00 20 40 00 00 40 60 00 00 60 80 00 00 90: 55 0a 29 10 0d 4f fe 44 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0: fb e6 dc 6f fe ac 1b be b8 7d fb ff ff fd f3 ff c0: 20 fc af fe 00 fc 0f fc 00 04 00 00 0d 07 00 48 d0: 00 b0 fc df 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 80 10 93 e0: 04 00 00 2b 00 00 00 00 b2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0: 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 01 00 00 00:00.1 Host bridge: Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge (rev 06) 00: 66 11 09 00 07 00 00 02 06 00 00 06 08 10 80 00 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40: 00 00 00 00 01 01 04 00 00 00 00 0b 00 00 00 00 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0: b0 fe bf fe 10 fc 1f fc 00 00 00 00 0d 07 00 00 d0: 00 e0 fc ef 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0: 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 61 01 00 00 00:0f.0 ISA bridge: Broadcom OSB4 South Bridge (rev 50) 00: 66 11 00 02 07 00 00 02 50 00 01 06 00 00 80 00 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 11 00 02 30: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40: f0 33 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60: 01 00 00 00 0f c1 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 70: 01 40 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 90: 81 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 d0: 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 (I've deleted the NICs, graphics card, IDE and USB-bus) > Then we need to figure out what exactly is locking your system. As I > asked before, please try i2cdetect on the SMBus (typically "i2cdetect > 0") and see if it locks too. You may additionally try "i2cdetect -r 0" > and "i2cdetect -q 0". If these commands lock your system, note how much > is written on your screen each time before the system locks. i2cdetect 0: WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse! I will probe file /dev/i2c/0. I will probe address range 0x03-0x77. Continue? [Y/n] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f [locks up] i2cdetect -r 0: WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse! I will probe file /dev/i2c/0 using read byte commands. I will probe address range 0x03-0x77. Continue? [Y/n] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f [locks up] i2cdetect -q 0: WARNING! This program can confuse your I2C bus, cause data loss and worse! I will probe file /dev/i2c/0 using quick write commands. I will probe address range 0x03-0x77. Continue? [Y/n] 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a b c d e f [locks up] I did also try i2cdetect -l with following result: i2c-0 smbus SMBus PIIX4 adapter at 0580 Non-I2C SMBus adapter -- /Peter Welzien