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VisionIncision

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Registered: 2011-08-30

Posts: 24

USB on Dell Inspiron 1546

Hi all,
Basically, I have no USB connectivity on my laptop. This problem has been solved before with the EXACT computer model in the following thread (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=102553), and one of the posters provided the following solution (I believe that this is a known problem, and is a BIOS bug):-

EDIT: The given solution was to compile a new Kernel.

1. Download source from http://www.kernel.org/ (Full source, I would try 2.6.33.7, or an older stable version 2.6.31.14)
2. Unarchive into some directory, go into that directory
3. 'make mrproper'
4. 'zcat /proc/config.gz > .config' This copies the current config into ".config".
5. 'make menuconfig' There is one entry you need to change, which is "General Set up -> Local Version -> Change "-ARCH" to something else (I have "-ARCHMOD"). You don't have to touch anything else (unless if you want to), save and exit
5. Copy PKGBUILD and kernel26.install  from the wiki, and put it in the same directory (make sure the kernel version matches i.e. replace '2.6.32.8' with '2.6.33.7')
6. 'makepkg -ci'. This builds the pacman package
7. Install using 'pacman -U'
8. Edit your bootloader config so that it includes the new kernel
9. Reboot

However, I am stuck on the 5th step, I cannot seem to find the PKGBUILD file and kernel26.install anywhere. Also, will I have to reinstall/compile the linux headers, docs etc?

Thanks,
Jack.

Last edited by VisionIncision (2011-08-30 19:12:17)

jseutter

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Registered: 2011-11-08

Posts: 1

Re: USB on Dell Inspiron 1546

I ran into the same problem on Ubuntu.  The thread https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+sour … bug/647043 , comment #18 mentions appending pci=nocrs as a kernel boot parameter to work around the problem.  You could try that and see if it has the desired effect.

Apparently pci=nocrs was the default in kernel versions before 2.6.34.  pci=usecrs is now the default.  See http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-6455079.html for more info.

ninian

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From: United Kingdom

Registered: 2008-02-24

Posts: 726

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Re: USB on Dell Inspiron 1546

Just a wild thought: maybe your Dell is like mine (an Inspiron 1525) and doesn't like recent laptop-mode-tools?
Please see https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=113611
Worth a try?