Hi to all,

I'm having a big problem... All the distributions I'm trying with kernel 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 freeze my system.

My laptop is an an Acer, TravelMate 4002WLMi.

What can I do? Where can I inform of the problem?

And, do you know if is it a common problem or only "my problem"?

Thanks a lot.

Cheers,

Carlos

LiveCD distributions too, like Knoppix for example? Sure sounds odd..have you tried disabling some modules during bootup by passing kernel parameters (such as --noacpi)? Because if it's a certain module that causes it, you can bypass the problem by leaving the module unloaded and inspect it when the system is up and running..

Tracking down what exactly causes the "freeze" could be difficult, but if you know the point where the system becomes unresponsive, it might help; is it right after your bootloader screen, somewhere during the boot process, when X starts or when? Also try passing the --splash=0 (or was it --no-splash?) option to kernel at your bootloader, which should disable splash screen (if used) and let you see what happens - and where the process stops.

If you haven't ever tried before, you can pass parameters to the kernel in your bootloader. One way is to alter the bootloader configuration file. There's another way too if the bootloader has an "interactive shell" that lets you do it; for example with Grub you can press Esc when it comes up if to get the menu visible (if it isn't already), then select the operating system to boot (see bottom of screen for instructions), press 'e' to edit the entry, select kernel line, press 'e' to edit it and add the parameters to the list - for example to the end, but before the last dashes if any. Then just hit enter (twice) to boot; the changes apply to that boot, but they aren't permanent until you alter the configuration file.

Thanks b0uncer!!

Yes, with LiveCD distributions too. I haven't detected the moment system freezes. It seems a question of time... Using a livecd:

-Sometimes system freezes before KDE starts
-Sometimes after KDE starts, I log in, and a few minutes later, system freezes
-Sometimes system freezes before I finish the instalation
-Even sometimes I'm able to install the livecd distribution, but after that, when I try to use it, system freezes after a few minutes

I've never looked the kernel parameters, so I don't have any idea of what to change... although I agree that it would be the solution... Where could I find information of what to look and change?

Distributions that are not working: Kubuntu 8.04, Kubuntu 8.04 KDE4, Fedora 9, Mandriva 2008 Spring,...
Distributions working: Mepis 7.0, Dreamlinux

Thanks a lot!

you may install debian backported:
http://kmuto.jp/debian/d-i/
it's very very great cdrom to have !

otherwise, compile yourself, here is my automatic script:
http://yellowprotoss.ye.funpic.org/w...owtocompile.sh
(it does the job for you)

I am not surprised that MEPIS works; MEPIS is far far far more professional than Ubuntu. Ubuntu is made for newbies (only). MEPIS has a very well known hardware support.

Thanks to all!

Finally I know what makes the system freezes: the reason is the mouse touchpad of the laptop... After some minutes using it, system freezes...

I haven't realized before...

certainly in X, might it be a xorg.conf prob?
you may see if it works under tty1?
give a try :
alt ctrl F1
login,
to check if it works there
(maybe it wont freeze it)