- What kernel version? Slackware recently downgraded from 4.14.2 to 4.9.67. - As Hugh mentioned, try logging in as another user. Though, if it's KDE handling of network, then there should be no difference. - Instead of logging into KDE desktop, log into console (Alt-Ctrl-Fn). -- William Park <opengeometry@yahoo.ca> On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 07:26:03PM -0500, Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote:
My dual-boot Asus laptop now exhibits very strange behaviour.
Under Windows 10 all is normal (well, its form of normal).
Under Linux (current mint KDE) at work, all seems ok.
At home, all hell breaks loose. The only difference is the wifi.
After a normal login not only does networking not come up but the KDE menu bar doesn't display upon startup, all I have is the KDE wallpaper and a working xterm. Simple commands work but 'sudo bash' hangs.
If I try to shutdown the system hangs. ALT-F1 gives me some kind of massive dump starting with the lines:
BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 000000000000011c IP iul_num_add_sta+0x49e/0x720 [iwlmvm]
Can anyone make sense of why simply using a different wifi router would cause this? An inability to connect is one thing, but this is nuts.
(And people ask me why I hesitate to recommend desktop Linux to non-techies...)
Happy to bring it in to Tuesday's meeting if anyone can help...
- Evan (on mobile)
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