On Wed 14 Dec 2011 at 12:27:43 -0800, kei...@strucktower.com wrote: > I have an old Dell server onto which I have just loaded debian for dual > boot with windows xp. No gui- all console. The wireless PCI nic card is a > TP-Link TL-WN353G (NOT the wn353gd). Works fine with xp. Uses the realtek > driver included in the tree for recent debian releases and seems to be > recognized properly. > > Debian boots, and works except for the wireless. Debian completely hangs > if I configure /etc/network/interfaces. AFAIK nothing in that file should > hang the machine. By "hang" I mean no keyboard input is responded to- I > can open the cdrom tray or push the power button are my only choices. > > I have tried a few other OS's from live cd's- TRK, Ubuntu, and Knoppix- > they all hang on boot-up unless I remove the wireless card. > > Could this be an IRQ problem? If so, how do I fix it?
An optimistic search might lead you to the pessimistic view that this card and Debian do not get on together, so it might be much better to replace it with something more likely to work. The card not working is one thing, hanging the computer is another. On occasion, the time spent in seeking a solution is not well spent. Having said that, is it only when there is a wireless stanza in /e/n/i (you imply this) that this happens? wpa_supplicant may have something to say about the matter in /var/log/syslog. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111214230230.GW3655@desktop
