Hello Everybody,

I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my Dell
Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to time
the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to log in via
ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do with my Asus
wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)? Neither
/var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.

Thanks, Martin

On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
>
> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my Dell
> Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to time the
> keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to log in via ssh
> but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do with my Asus wl-167g
> wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)? Neither /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>
> Thanks, Martin

This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind re-
installing.

When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first screen
and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press enter.

HTH
--
Neil
reverse ra and delete l
Linux user 335851

Neil Ellwood wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>
>> Hello Everybody,
>>
>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my Dell
>> Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to time the
>> keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to log in via ssh
>> but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do with my Asus wl-167g
>> wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)? Neither /var/log/Xorg.0.log
>> nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>>
>> Thanks, Martin
>
> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind re-
> installing.
>
> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first screen
> and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press enter.
>
> HTH
Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I
installed I used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an
effect on this problem?

Martin

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:59:46 +0200, MartinH wrote:

> Neil Ellwood wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Everybody,
>>>
>>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my Dell
>>> Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to time
>>> the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to log in
>>> via ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do with my Asus
>>> wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)? Neither
>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Martin
>>
>> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind re-
>> installing.
>>
>> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first screen
>> and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press enter.
>>
>> HTH
> Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I installed I
> used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an effect on this
> problem?
>
> Martin
Yes it can help - helped me. Trust Dell to do things in its own wat like
ms. As you might guess mine is a Dimension 521 as well.
--
Neil
reverse ra and delete l
Linux user 335851

On 24 Apr., 09:11, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...@bt.openworld.com>
wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:59:46 +0200, MartinH wrote:
> > Neil Ellwood wrote:
>
> >> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>
> >>> Hello Everybody,
>
> >>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my Dell
> >>> Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to time
> >>> the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to log in
> >>> via ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do with my Asus
> >>> wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)? Neither
> >>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>
> >>> Thanks, Martin
>
> >> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind re-
> >> installing.
>
> >> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first screen
> >> and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press enter.
>
> >> HTH
> > Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I installed I
> > used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an effect on this
> > problem?
>
> > Martin
>
> Yes it can help - helped me. Trust Dell to do things in its own wat like
> ms. As you might guess mine is a Dimension 521 as well.
> --
> Neil
> reverse ra and delete l
> Linux user 335851

I reinstalled Debian now with the parameters
noapic nolapic acpi=off

And again... after two hours the mouse suddenly froze. Only this time
I was still
able to use the keyboard.

Have you installed 64 bit or 32 bit version?

martin.hofherr@googlemail.com wrote:


> I reinstalled Debian now with the parameters
> noapic nolapic acpi=off
>
> And again... after two hours the mouse suddenly froze. Only this time
> I was still
> able to use the keyboard.


Are you using a battery-powered mouse?


--
John

No Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Trend Micro, nor Ford products were used in the preparation or transmission of this message.

The EULA sounds like it was written by a team of lawyers who want to tell me what I can't do. The GPL sounds like it was written by a human being, who wants me to know what I can do.

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:14:52 -0700, martin.hofherr wrote:

> On 24 Apr., 09:11, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...@bt.openworld.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:59:46 +0200, MartinH wrote:
>> > Neil Ellwood wrote:
>>
>> >> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>>
>> >>> Hello Everybody,
>>
>> >>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my
>> >>> Dell Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to
>> >>> time the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to
>> >>> log in via ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do
>> >>> with my Asus wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)?
>> >>> Neither /var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>>
>> >>> Thanks, Martin
>>
>> >> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind
>> >> re- installing.
>>
>> >> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first
>> >> screen and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press
>> >> enter.
>>
>> >> HTH
>> > Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I
>> > installed I used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an effect
>> > on this problem?
>>
>> > Martin
>>
>> Yes it can help - helped me. Trust Dell to do things in its own wat
>> like ms. As you might guess mine is a Dimension 521 as well. --
>> Neil
>> reverse ra and delete l
>> Linux user 335851
>
> I reinstalled Debian now with the parameters noapic nolapic acpi=off
>
> And again... after two hours the mouse suddenly froze. Only this time I
> was still
> able to use the keyboard.
>
> Have you installed 64 bit or 32 bit version?
64 bit. but am trying 'Ubuntu' with xfce at the moment and it doesn't
look as though I will keep it very long. Not a patch on Debian. I find
that I am not keeping the computer running as long as I used to so maybe
that is why it didn't happen to the last time I ran Debian (last week).
--
Neil
reverse ra and delete l
Linux user 335851

On 24 Apr., 17:08, "John F. Morse" <xanadu....@example.invalid> wrote:
> martin.hofh...@googlemail.com wrote:
> > I reinstalled Debian now with the parameters
> > noapic nolapic acpi=off
>
> > And again... after two hours the mouse suddenly froze. Only this time
> > I was still
> > able to use the keyboard.
>
> Are you using a battery-powered mouse?
>
> --
> John
>
> No Microsoft, Apple, Intel, Trend Micro, nor Ford products were used in the preparation or transmission of this message.
>
> The EULA sounds like it was written by a team of lawyers who want to tell me what I can't do. The GPL sounds like it was written by a human being, who wants me to know what I can do.

I'd wish it was only a battery problem :-), but it's the standard
cable dell mouse.

On 24 Apr., 18:13, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...@bt.openworld.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:14:52 -0700, martin.hofherr wrote:
> > On 24 Apr., 09:11, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...@bt.openworld.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:59:46 +0200, MartinH wrote:
> >> > Neil Ellwood wrote:
>
> >> >> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>
> >> >>> Hello Everybody,
>
> >> >>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my
> >> >>> Dell Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to
> >> >>> time the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to
> >> >>> log in via ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do
> >> >>> with my Asus wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)?
> >> >>> Neither /var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>
> >> >>> Thanks, Martin
>
> >> >> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind
> >> >> re- installing.
>
> >> >> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first
> >> >> screen and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press
> >> >> enter.
>
> >> >> HTH
> >> > Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I
> >> > installed I used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an effect
> >> > on this problem?
>
> >> > Martin
>
> >> Yes it can help - helped me. Trust Dell to do things in its own wat
> >> like ms. As you might guess mine is a Dimension 521 as well. --
> >> Neil
> >> reverse ra and delete l
> >> Linux user 335851
>
> > I reinstalled Debian now with the parameters noapic nolapic acpi=off
>
> > And again... after two hours the mouse suddenly froze. Only this time I
> > was still
> > able to use the keyboard.
>
> > Have you installed 64 bit or 32 bit version?
>
> 64 bit. but am trying 'Ubuntu' with xfce at the moment and it doesn't
> look as though I will keep it very long. Not a patch on Debian. I find
> that I am not keeping the computer running as long as I used to so maybe
> that is why it didn't happen to the last time I ran Debian (last week).
> --
> Neil
> reverse ra and delete l
> Linux user 335851
I'm going to try fedora on another partition of my hd and see if I get
the same problem
there...

On 24 Apr., 18:13, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...@bt.openworld.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:14:52 -0700, martin.hofherr wrote:
> > On 24 Apr., 09:11, Neil Ellwood <cral.elllwo...@bt.openworld.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:59:46 +0200, MartinH wrote:
> >> > Neil Ellwood wrote:
>
> >> >> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>
> >> >>> Hello Everybody,
>
> >> >>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my
> >> >>> Dell Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to
> >> >>> time the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to
> >> >>> log in via ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do
> >> >>> with my Asus wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)?
> >> >>> Neither /var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>
> >> >>> Thanks, Martin
>
> >> >> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind
> >> >> re- installing.
>
> >> >> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first
> >> >> screen and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press
> >> >> enter.
>
> >> >> HTH
> >> > Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I
> >> > installed I used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an effect
> >> > on this problem?
>
> >> > Martin
>
> >> Yes it can help - helped me. Trust Dell to do things in its own wat
> >> like ms. As you might guess mine is a Dimension 521 as well. --
> >> Neil
> >> reverse ra and delete l
> >> Linux user 335851
>
> > I reinstalled Debian now with the parameters noapic nolapic acpi=off
>
> > And again... after two hours the mouse suddenly froze. Only this time I
> > was still
> > able to use the keyboard.
>
> > Have you installed 64 bit or 32 bit version?
>
> 64 bit. but am trying 'Ubuntu' with xfce at the moment and it doesn't
> look as though I will keep it very long. Not a patch on Debian. I find
> that I am not keeping the computer running as long as I used to so maybe
> that is why it didn't happen to the last time I ran Debian (last week).
> --
> Neil
> reverse ra and delete l
> Linux user 335851
I'm going to try fedora on another partition of my hd and see if I get
the same problem
there...