Philipp Boerker wrote :
> Hello,
>
> I wrote a message a view days ago about crashes I encountered
> when using a new 2.4.14 kernel. My system froze completely
> when the connection over my mobile was disconnected. Now
> I did some more checks and found that the same occurs
> in the kernels 2.4.9 and 2.4.10. I will yet have to find the
> last kernel IrDA works for me (before I had 2.4.5 which worked
> but I deleted the code and the kernel before I found the 'new
> feature'). Only then I can be 100% sure that the crashes are caused
> by the IrDA-code and not by the hardware or a misconfiguration.
>
> Yesterday I applied the patches that were posted on this list
> and compiled a new kernel. First my computer failed to
> connect over my mobile which always happens at times and might be
> due to the poor service of my mobile provider. The computer
> did not hang and I was happy. My next try to collect my
> e-mail worked but the system froze on hang-up... :(
> pppd could just log the number of bytes that were sent and
> received, then all was over...
>
> My computer is a Fujitsu-Siemens Lifebook E-6550, the system
> around the kernel consists of a Redhat 7.1 distribution. Need-
> less to say that the kernel source was a pristine kernel from
> kernel.org...
>
> I can't resist to add that with all the other bugs in 2.4.14 I will
> probably change back to 2.4.5 if a 2.4.15 that matches previous
> standards (2.2 series) isn't there soon. I even know somebody that
> changed back to 2.2... :(
>
> Still, I appreciate the work you all do!
Do you compile the stack with IRDA_DEBUG enabled or not ?
Without IRDA_DEBUG, a lots of checks are removed and that might be the
cause of your troubles.
Jean
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