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Re: UL30: unplugging network cable causes system to freeze

 

Thanks,

Googling for "1969:1062 +linux" will help identify other laptop models with
this problem.

It's reported as a fix in kernel 2.6.33, has anyone tried a Live CD with
2.6.33?

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 9:20 AM, my8192 <my8192@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Albert,
>
> Here is the output of lspci:
>
> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Attansic Technology Corp. Atheros
> AR8132 / L1c Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [1969:1062] (rev c0)
>
> Using ifconfig eth0 before unplugging does not help.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Albert Vilella" [avilella@xxxxxxxxx]
> Date: 01/18/2010 01:20 AM
> To: "my8192" <my8192@xxxxxxxxx>
> CC: asus-ul30@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Asus-ul30] UL30: unplugging network cable causes system to
> freeze
>
> Thanks for the report.
>
> As an alternative, can you completely disconnect from the ethernet and
> then unplug the cable?
> Also, can you reply with the contents of this query to be sure which
> exact model causes this issue?
> lspci -vnnn | perl -lne 'print if /^\d+\:.+(\[\S+\:\S+\])/' | grep -i
> ethernet
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 1:55 AM, my8192 <my8192@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > If you unplug your network cable while the UL30 is on the system will
> > freeze (no response from terminals). The related bug report can be found
> > at http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14604. I can confirm that
> > the bug report's suggested patch for the atl1c driver module resolves
> > the problem.
> >
> > Alternatively, if you don't disconnect the cable often, you can
> > work around the problem by disconnecting only while suspended to ram.
> >
> > Mike
> >
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