-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 10:52:53AM +0200, hyjial wrote: > I'm running Debian Etch with a 2.6.18 kernel on a T22 > Thinkpad. > The default kernel (2.6.18-4) works well until I start > X. There, the system hangs on a void screen with > neither mouse nor keyboard working. I built a custom > 2.6.18 kernel and I got the same problem. Actually, I > have to reboot once, twice or more before getting X > started ( everything works well then ). Sounds ACPI related to me. > I have once managed to get a custom kernel work fine, > but the USB subsystem didn't work ( no doubt there is > no connection between the two ). This means that by > configuring the kernel in a certain way, I can make it > work. Look at the config file to figure out what's different (except USB support). > I have already had the same problem with the following > distros : (K)Ubuntu Dapper Drake and following, > Knoppix 5.1.1. > My question is : is it due to the kernel itself and > conflicting drivers or to userspace configuration ? Very hard to tell without any additional information. First of all, try to recreate the problem with the new and shiny 2.6.21.1 kernel. If the problem persists, post a kernel log and the config for that kernel so people can actually help. Erik - - - - -- They're all fools. Don't worry. Darwin may be slow, but he'll eventually get them. -- Matthew Lammers in alt.sysadmin.recovery -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFGN7yG/PlVHJtIto0RAqNkAJ4l8Dqc6PS74KcddrGxD6ov4b+EzgCcCL8K mdjePe/BtrX2aDBDLX68VnI= =UlB0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
