[Debian-eeepc-devel] eeepc901, Fn+F2 to switch off wifi FREEZE the system; switch on works

[pavithran]

2009/8/24 Alan Jenkins <sourcejedi.lkml at googlemail.com>:
> That sounds like "rt2860: kernel freezes completely when turning off WiFi"
> <http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13390>.
>
> So you're not the first to report this.  But all we have at the moment
> is a workaround patch for the eeepc-laptop kernel module, and the hope
> that rt2800pci will eventually fix it.

I am not sure if this is related . I am using Debian sid on EEE 901 .
I actually dist upgraded from lenny to sid . When I was using lenny
the wireless was just fine .  But problems did start with sid.

Inorder to avoid the broken drivers when I feel the need of wireless (
which is rare) I  boot to 26.1 or 26.2 just for the sake of wireless .

Here are my observations :
*26.2 doesn't work :(
*26.1 works some times.
  * The wifi driver sometimes can't set the SSID even after specifying
it manually via iwconfig
  * There is a "luck by chance" that it could auto detect wifi and
connect ( dhclient )

So what do you guys suggest ?  Install that broken driver in 30 kernel
and just be careful ot to turn off wireless ?
Or is there a easier solution( heard 28 or 29 kernel works ?? ) ?

Regards,
Pavithran
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