-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Christian Dysthe wrote: > Hi, > > I have been struggling with all the 2.4.22 kernels since I am not able > to shut down pcmcia. This means I need to hard reset my laptop every > time I want to turn it off.
You should be able to get the machine down more softly using the "magic" sysrq keys, ie ALT-SYSRQ-e,ALT-SYSRQ-i,ALT-SYSRQ-s,ALT-SYSRQ-u,ALT-SYSRQ-o > I have filed a bug, but now I have been > able to get some messages out my logs from this event: > > Aug 25 22:09:12 acerlap kernel: orinoco_lock() called with hw_unavailable (dev=ca794800) > Aug 25 22:09:12 acerlap /etc/hotplug/net.agent: NET unregister event not supported > Aug 25 22:09:23 acerlap kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth1 to become free. Usage count = 2 Have you tried just restarting pcmcia, it might trigger the same issues. > > The last line is repeated until I pull the plug. > > I use pcmcia for a wireless card (which comes up and works fine). I > have tried with two different cards, but both uses the orinioco driver > and the result is the same. > > Does anyone have any where I could start to look for clues? Well, AFAIK, it's not limited to wireless cards (it happened on my laptop with a PCMCIA 100MB NIC), it didn't happen in 2.4.21-6mdk (which I am running currently after doing an install of beta2). Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE/SyalrJK6UGDSBKcRAg1ZAJ4qwkMdIw99GUdMdqpfY+MEJn+caQCfeSRS J3d9YEeVYKoURGbwGrD8QkI= =BUm6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ***************************************************************** Please click on http://www.cae.co.za/disclaimer.htm to read our e-mail disclaimer or send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a copy. *****************************************************************
