On 22/09/10 23:37, Soren Kristensen wrote: > Our experience is that 9 out of 10 times issues with stability is either > problems with the power supply or with the software, especially Linux as > it seems to have taken long time for a stable VT6105M Linux driver to > show up.... > > If it's one of the very few instances where it's a hardware issue just > contact [email protected] to request service, if under warranty it will be > replaced or repaired at no charge. But try another power supply first, > and if running Linux, ensure you have the stable drivers.
I have similar problems with my 5501 crashing very frequently. I've tried two separate power supplies without effect. Some questions to everyone out there: - Does anyone know as from which kernel version the VT6105M (aka via-rhine) driver is believed to be stable? I've been looking through the git history of this file but can't find anything recent that looks like it might explain crashes. - One data point: when my machine crashes there is no backtrace. So it's a hard lock-up. - When I remove the mini-PCI wifi card the machine becomes rock-solid. I've tried with two different wifi cards, one needing the ath5k driver, the other needing ath9k. Those are the only card types I have, but the machine crashes with either. So this leads me to the following questions: - Could this be an EMI problem? Would it make sense for me to rig up some shielding between the mini-PCI card and the two Ethernet controllers that sit immediately underneath? - Could this be a decoupling issue? Does anyone have suggestions as to capacitors to add or change? Thanks, Jan _______________________________________________ Soekris-tech mailing list [email protected] http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech
