Comment 22 for bug 194650

2008/8/31 Sense Hofstede <email address hidden>

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> 2008/8/11 RedRaider <email address hidden>
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> After installing the fix back in June, the issue was resolved for me.
>> However, after a recent update (a couple of days ago), which I believe
>> updated the linux-backports-modules, the problem seems to have returned.
>> Anybody else experience this?
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>> computer locks up using rt61pci
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/194650
>> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
>> of a duplicate bug.
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> I can't confirm it, but my brother can.
> He had exactly the same problem, which was solved in Hardy Heron -- the
> reason why he switched to Ubuntu from OpenSuSE (later it became one of the
> reasons).
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> It doesn't always freeze and lately the number of freezes decreased, but it
> does happen. It happens when
> the network is used, which is of course logical. However, it doesn't happen
> most of the times when Synaptic is in use, but now the most frequent cause
> of the freezes is another computer trying to get access to a WebDAV folder
> on his laptop.
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> Another issue is that the network connection seems to disappear after a
> while, even though the status icon in the notification area is just fine.
> Resetting the switch solves this, so it could be a problem with the switch.
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> Sense Hofstede
> <http://www.qense.nl/>
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Correction: It does happen every time he tries to install something and also
very often when he tries to start firefox.

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Sense Hofstede
<http://www.qense.nl/>