linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.37-rc7: no more shutdown on DELL E6400

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Message-Id: <201012251658.25928.eric.valette@free.fr>
Date:	Sat, 25 Dec 2010 16:58:25 +0100
From:	Eric Valette <eric.valette@...e.fr>
To:	Alessandro Suardi <alessandro.suardi@...il.com>
Cc:	Felipe Balbi <me@...ipebalbi.com>,
	Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	lud <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.37-rc7: no more shutdown on DELL E6400

On Saturday 25 December 2010 00:42:58 Alessandro Suardi wrote:

> > No. Mine has an Intel WiFi chipset. With DELL the same reference can be
> > used for multiple different hardware instantiation (I have a nvidia vido
> > chipset some seems now to have an intel one).
> > 
> Just as a data point, my Dell E6400 still shuts down fine in both
> 2.6.37-rc7 and -rc7-git2. This one has integrated Intel video (i915) and I
> use the out-of-tree broadcom-sta driver for the wireless interface. If
> needed, I can post my .config in the bugzilla entry (but won't, unless
> asked - in order to avoid possible bug noise).


That illustrates if needed the DELL reference multiple hardware problem. I put 
2.6.37-rc7 (git1/git2) on my personnal laptop and I do not experience the 
shutdown problem either.

I hope the problem is rare enough as I cannot supply more information before 
getting back to work.

-- eric
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