[ltp] 600x hang with network - was: hardy kernel 2.6.24-8 occasional system hangs, t60p

Michelle Klein-Hass linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:24:19 -0800


On Feb 28, 2008, at 2:08 AM, Phil Shotton wrote:

> I have been running an old 600x with a plug-in PCMCIA ethernet card - 
> sorry, don't recall the make right now and the machine's at home - 
> with a similar problem.
> Using it with unsecured wireless network it would hang occasionally, 
> particularly when making heavy use of the network. With an encrypted 
> network it hangs as soon as the network key is entered. Nothing at all 
> in /var/log/messages, and reproducible every time.
>
> O/S is Gutsy with all updates (as of last week) applied.

HOW DID YOU GET GUTSY TO INSTALL????

I couldn't get Gutsy to boot, let alone install, on my 600x. This is 
with the live CD. You didn't perchance use the "Alternative Install" 
CD?