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The Debian packages work just fine. There seem to be some (known) issues with framebuffers consoles and running [http://darwinia.co.uk Darwinia] in full resolution almost freezes the display, still I can switch to the console, kill the game and everything is fine. Using a smaller resolution works flawlessly. | The Debian packages work just fine. There seem to be some (known) issues with framebuffers consoles and running [http://darwinia.co.uk Darwinia] in full resolution almost freezes the display, still I can switch to the console, kill the game and everything is fine. Using a smaller resolution works flawlessly. | ||
| − | == WiFi: Intel 4965AGN | + | == WiFi: Intel 4965AGN == |
* Driver: iwlwifi | * Driver: iwlwifi | ||
* Version: 0.0.34 | * Version: 0.0.34 | ||
Since mac80211 is already a part of 2.6.22, only the [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi iwlwifi module] needs to be compiled. Following the instructions in the source package was sufficient. The module loads & finds some hardware and I can successfully scan for networks. Haven't tried more yet. | Since mac80211 is already a part of 2.6.22, only the [http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi iwlwifi module] needs to be compiled. Following the instructions in the source package was sufficient. The module loads & finds some hardware and I can successfully scan for networks. Haven't tried more yet. | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 1 July 2007
Contents
Hardware
ThinkPad T61 7663-13G
Overview
Kernel Configuration
- Version: 2.6.22-rc6
SATA Issues
Currently, SATA mode is set to "Compatibility" in the BIOS and I'm using the ATA_PIIX driver, which finds both the hard and the cdrom drive. In AHCI mode, the cdrom is not found. I haven't found any information on that, yet.
IRQ Issues
Occasionally, I get messages like
irq 23: nobody cared (try booting with the "irqpoll" option) [<c0156864>] __report_bad_irq+0x24/0x80 [<c0156b11>] note_interrupt+0x251/0x290 [<c0155d65>] handle_IRQ_event+0x25/0x50 [<c015725b>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0xbb/0xf0 [<c0106bfb>] do_IRQ+0x3b/0x70 [<c0104b53>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x28 [<f8849940>] acpi_processor_idle+0x21e/0x3e2 [processor] [<f8849722>] acpi_processor_idle+0x0/0x3e2 [processor] [<c0102434>] cpu_idle+0x84/0xe0 [<c0387a3f>] start_kernel+0x2ef/0x370 [<c03871f0>] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x260 ======================= handlers: [<f888b530>] (usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x60 [usbcore]) Disabling IRQ #23
Unfornuately, adding irqpoll to the boot command line only leads to frequent losses of Ethernet connectivity.
Temporary Workaround
When the message appears, USB devices will start to behave weird (USB keyboards & mice lag etc). Unloading and loading ehci-hcd fixes this problem, for now.
Custom Patches
None so far.
Sound: AD1984
I checked out both alsa-driver and alsa-kernel from the repositories ([1]) and built the modules for my kernel. After installation, sound (both headphone jack & internal speakers) works just fine. Haven't checked the MIC yet.
Graphics: NVidia Quadro NVS 140M
- Driver: nvidia
- Version: 100.14.09
The Debian packages work just fine. There seem to be some (known) issues with framebuffers consoles and running Darwinia in full resolution almost freezes the display, still I can switch to the console, kill the game and everything is fine. Using a smaller resolution works flawlessly.
WiFi: Intel 4965AGN
- Driver: iwlwifi
- Version: 0.0.34
Since mac80211 is already a part of 2.6.22, only the iwlwifi module needs to be compiled. Following the instructions in the source package was sufficient. The module loads & finds some hardware and I can successfully scan for networks. Haven't tried more yet.
