From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S266897AbTGOIcW (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 04:32:22 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S266905AbTGOIcW (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 04:32:22 -0400 Received: from c213-100-44-190.swipnet.se ([213.100.44.190]:48914 "EHLO joelm.2y.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S266897AbTGOIcR (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 04:32:17 -0400 Subject: Re: Inspiron 8000 makes high pitch noise only with 2.6.0-test1 From: Joel Metelius To: Daniel.Dorau@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <4299.194.175.125.228.1058254785.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> References: <4299.194.175.125.228.1058254785.squirrel@mailbox.TU-Berlin.DE> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1058258721.2423.2.camel@joelm.2y.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.0 Date: 15 Jul 2003 10:45:21 +0200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org try turning off CONFIG_APM_CPU_IDLE it help me and others, but it had nothing to do with ethernet drivers... /joel On Tue, 2003-07-15 at 09:39, Daniel.Dorau@alumni.TU-Berlin.DE wrote: > Hi there, > yesterday I tried the 2.6.0-test1 kernel for the first time. > Installation went flawlessly. However I noticed a high pitch > noise from my notebook everytime after the ethernet driver > was loaded, no matter which one (eepro100 or e100). > It is exactly the noise that my notebook only did with 2.4 > when _actually_ transmitting data on IRDA. > I have no clue whatsoever how the same noise is being triggered > by the 2.6 kernel. Disabling IRDA (kernel+BIOS) didn't help. > Since that noise is somewhat nerving, I would be very happy > if someone has an idea how to fix that. > This noise does definitely not appear on 2.4 kernel except when > IRDA is active. On 2.6 I can hear it all the time one the > ethernet driver is loaded. It is only interrupted by heavy disc > activity. > Does anybody has an idea? > > Please CC me on reply. > > Thank you > Daniel > > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >