[PlanetCCRMA] fc6/7: new rt kernel; fc6/7: updated libgig

Hector Centeno hcengar@gmail.com
Fri Jul 6 21:43:00 2007


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Hi Fernando,

I finally found what was making gnome-panel to freeze and surprisingly it
was Tomboy (the mono-based note taker applet). If I try to start it from
terminal the terminal freezes too and the same happens with the window that
opens when choosing "add to panel" from the right click menu on the panel.
With the f7 stock kernel works fine. Also I've been having lots of problems
trying to connect to my wireless network using the ipw3945 modules from the
ccrma repos. A third strange problem is that Firefox freezes with the rt
kernel and it's impossible to kill it.

Hector



On 7/6/07, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando@ccrma.stanford.edu> wrote:
>
> On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 22:48 -0400, Hector Centeno wrote:
> > Thank you for the upgrades and new packages. I just installed the
> > kernel and ipw3945 packages in my laptop and for some reason the
> > gnome-panel freezes right from the beginning, I can see the menus and
> > launchers but they don't react to clicks. The applets don't show up at
> > all so it might be one of them causing a problem. The Desktop is
> > accessible. I'll do more testing and report back.
>
> I imagine the culprit to be the ipw3945 driver not being happy in your
> laptop (and the NetworkManager applet hanging because of that). Can you
> start a terminal or switch to the text console to see what processes are
> running? ("ps axuw" should print everything, I imagine the ones at the
> bottom should be the ones hanging). Were you using the ilw3945 with the
> Fedora kernels before? Most probably you should try to uninstall the new
> ipw3945 and see if that fixes the problem...
>
> -- Fernando
>
>
> > On 7/5/07, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano <nando@ccrma.stanford.edu> wrote:
> >         fc6/fc7: the stock 2.6.21.5 kernel does not include the
> >         ilw3945 wireless
> >         driver that is included as a patch in the stock Fedora
> >         kernel... and my
> >         new laptop needs something, so I created kernel modules for
> >         the ipw3945
> >         driver, its firmware and the regulatory daemon (the last two
> >         rebuilds of
> >         what freshrpms provides - with thanks to Matthias)[*].
> >
> >         If you want to test this, "yum install kmod-ipw3945
> >         ipw-firmware" and
> >         all necessary packages should be installed. This kernel module
> >         will only
> >         work with the rt kernel packages.
>
>
>
>


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Hi Fernando,<br><br>I finally found what was making gnome-panel to freeze and surprisingly it was Tomboy (the mono-based note taker applet). If I try to start it from terminal the terminal freezes too and the same happens with the window that opens when choosing &quot;add to panel&quot; from the right click menu on the panel. With the f7 stock kernel works fine. Also I&#39;ve been having lots of problems trying to connect to my wireless network using the ipw3945 modules from the ccrma repos. A third strange problem is that Firefox freezes with the rt kernel and it&#39;s impossible to kill it.
<br><br>Hector<br><br><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 7/6/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Fernando Lopez-Lezcano</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:nando@ccrma.stanford.edu">nando@ccrma.stanford.edu</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 22:48 -0400, Hector Centeno wrote:<br>&gt; Thank you for the upgrades and new packages. I just installed the<br>&gt; kernel and ipw3945 packages in my laptop and for some reason the<br>&gt; gnome-panel freezes right from the beginning, I can see the menus and
<br>&gt; launchers but they don&#39;t react to clicks. The applets don&#39;t show up at<br>&gt; all so it might be one of them causing a problem. The Desktop is<br>&gt; accessible. I&#39;ll do more testing and report back.
<br><br>I imagine the culprit to be the ipw3945 driver not being happy in your<br>laptop (and the NetworkManager applet hanging because of that). Can you<br>start a terminal or switch to the text console to see what processes are
<br>running? (&quot;ps axuw&quot; should print everything, I imagine the ones at the<br>bottom should be the ones hanging). Were you using the ilw3945 with the<br>Fedora kernels before? Most probably you should try to uninstall the new
<br>ipw3945 and see if that fixes the problem...<br><br>-- Fernando<br><br><br>&gt; On 7/5/07, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano &lt;<a href="mailto:nando@ccrma.stanford.edu">nando@ccrma.stanford.edu</a>&gt; wrote:<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; fc6/fc7: the stock 
<a href="http://2.6.21.5">2.6.21.5</a> kernel does not include the<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ilw3945 wireless<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; driver that is included as a patch in the stock Fedora<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; kernel... and my<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; new laptop needs something, so I created kernel modules for
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; the ipw3945<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; driver, its firmware and the regulatory daemon (the last two<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; rebuilds of<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; what freshrpms provides - with thanks to Matthias)[*].<br>&gt;<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you want to test this, &quot;yum install kmod-ipw3945
<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ipw-firmware&quot; and<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; all necessary packages should be installed. This kernel module<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; will only<br>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; work with the rt kernel packages.<br><br><br><br></blockquote>
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