On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:59:46 +0200, MartinH wrote:

> Neil Ellwood wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:19:53 +0200, Martin Hofherr wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Everybody,
>>>
>>> I recently installed Debian Etch with a 2.6.18-amd64 Kernel on my Dell
>>> Dimension C521. Everything works fine except that from time to time
>>> the keyboard and/or the mouse freeze. It is still possible to log in
>>> via ssh but I can't restart kdm or X. Can this have to do with my Asus
>>> wl-167g wireless-lan adaptor(ralink rt73 chipset)? Neither
>>> /var/log/Xorg.0.log nor /var/log/messages report any error.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Martin
>>
>> This may or even may not help but is worth a try if you don't mind re-
>> installing.
>>
>> When you put your first disc in and restart wait until the first screen
>> and then press F1 - try install noapic nolapic and press enter.
>>
>> HTH
> Hi Neil, thanks for your reply I'm going to try that. When I installed I
> used the option acpi=off. Could this also have an effect on this
> problem?
>
> Martin
Yes it can help - helped me. Trust Dell to do things in its own wat like
ms. As you might guess mine is a Dimension 521 as well.
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Neil
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