https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=686492 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=686492#c0 Summary: b44 module in openSuSe 11.4 freezes laptop Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.4 Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Network AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: rev@lavabit.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Created an attachment (id=424132) --> (http://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=424132) hwinfo User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686 (x86_64); en-US; rv:1.9.2.16) Gecko/20110319 Firefox/3.6.16 The b44 module for the Broadcom BCM4401-B0 100Base-TX freezes upon bootup, and during manual load using modprobe, on Dell Inspiron 1720 laptop. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot the laptop and wait for the b44 module to load. 2. If you want to reproduce in multi-user mode, then put the line "blacklist b44" in /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf and reboot. After the system reaches multi-user mode then simply execute, "modprobe b44". 3. Actual Results: The laptop freezes and does not recover. Expected Results: The expected results are a working ethernet network I have not had time to debug the issue myself, but I plan to debug soon as I get some time. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.