When installing the new kernel also ensure that kernel-firmware is installed -
or what was the name of the package with all the firmware required to make
exotic hardware like wifi cards work?
On 1 November 2014 9:12:19 PM NZDT, Barry <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I have read and reread all suggestions for which I thank you all.
>
>At last, I think I have found the problem by searching journalctl -d
>after yesterdays lockup. The following lines are what I found......
>----------------------------
>-- Reboot --
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox ifplugd(wlp2s9)[1300]: client: SIOCSIFMTU:
>Invalid argument
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: Registering new address
>record
>for 192.168.2.58 on wlp2s9.IPv4.
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: New relevant interface
>wlp2s9.IPv4 for mDNS.
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: Joining mDNS multicast group
>on interface wlp2s9.IPv4 with address 192.168.2.58.
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox dhclient[19573]: Trying recorded lease
>192.168.2.58
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: Interface wlp2s9.IPv4 no
>longer relevant for mDNS.
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: Leaving mDNS multicast group
>on interface wlp2s9.IPv4 with address 192.168.2.59.
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: Withdrawing address record
>for
>192.168.2.59 on wlp2s9.
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox ifplugd(wlp2s9)[1300]: client: 1 packets
>transmitted, 0 received, +1 errors, 100% packet loss, time 0ms
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox ifplugd(wlp2s9)[1300]: client: --- 192.168.2.1
>ping statistics ---
>Oct 31 18:00:01 TheBox ifplugd(wlp2s9)[1300]: client: PING 192.168.2.1
>(192.168.2.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
>-------------------------------
>wlp2s9 is a wifi card inside my box. Earlier tonight I had another
>lockup so rebooted and went straight to journalctl. This is what I
>found
>and it refers to the same wifi card....
>------------------------------
>-- Reboot --
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: associated
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: RX AssocResp from
>08:86:3b:66:90:28 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: associate with 08:86:3b:66:90:28
>
>(try 1/3)
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: authenticated
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: send auth to 08:86:3b:66:90:28
>(try 2/3)
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: send auth to 08:86:3b:66:90:28
>(try 1/3)
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox kernel: wlp2s9: authenticate with
>08:86:3b:66:90:28
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox ifplugd(wlp2s9)[1345]: client: SIOCSIFMTU:
>Invalid argument
>Nov 01 20:36:57 TheBox avahi-daemon[784]: Registering new address
>record
>for 192.168.2.83 on wlp2s9.IPv4.
>-----------------------------------
>Btw no hw alterations have been made, and I have been running mageia2
>for the last 2 weeks or so with no problems. Would I be correct in
>assuming a faulty software driver is the cause of my problem?
>
>My cure is to install the latest kernel and hope.
>
>Thanks
>
>Barry
>-------------------------------------------
>
>
>On 21/10/14 16:02, Barry wrote:
>> Hi all, could I have some words of wisdom pls re this problem.
>>
>> Every so often the box just stops and screen freezes. No mouse, no
>> keyboard. I have to switch off then reboot. The 2nd last time this
>> happened I had booted, got to the login screen and left it idle for a
>> time. Screen was frozen so tried to login from another box but wifi
>had
>> not started (naturally). Next time I logged in & went straight to kde
>> system guard to see what was running. The last item started was sleep
>> with cmd "K sleep 60". There was another app started by mgaapplet but
>> was a zombie so I deleted mgaapplet & crashed the box. Until now I
>> thought it was an app I was running but not now.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to where to look to solve this problem are most
>welcome.
>>
>> uname -a = "Linux TheBox 3.12.20-server-1.mga4 #1 SMP Fri May 16
>> 16:03:00 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux"
>>
>> Memory currently 501.4mg/1.5gb. sleep is still running with the
>highest
>> pid.
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Barry
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Helmut.
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