[pkg-fso-maint] Kernel and wifi

[gregor herrmann]

On Sun, 01 Mar 2009 18:41:17 +0100, Luca Capello wrote:

> > # cat /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
> > [..]
> > SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="00:12:cf:8f:08:56", ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"
> I do not know if we need to blame the kernel, the ar6000 driver or udev
> for not picking a "better" name.  I was under the impression that any
> WiFi interface should have the wlan* name, but I stopped being surprised
> by the various ath*, ra* and so on.

Same here :)
 
> > But I could produce an oops later by combining manual "ifconfig eth0
> > down", activating wicd-client, and turning wifi on/off with o-p-p.
> > (Don't ask me how exactly ...)
> I know, I am sometime a bit boring, but I think the command order would
> be a good start to understand what cause the oops.

Of course you're right (and not boring) but I was just too tired
after several oopses and reboots with ripping out the battery etc.

I will try again.
 
> BTW, I have never asked it before, but does the oops happen with plain
> (i.e. not encrypted) WiFi networks as well?

I never actively connected to any network (neither encrypted nor
otherwise), the oops happens earlier (and after it both ifconfig and
iwconfig just hang). Hm. But maybe I find something ...
 
> > Purging and re-installing wicd (to get a clean config) and unsetting
> > the wired interface in wicd + manually down/upping usb0 leads to a
> > working system - if I then disable wifi in o-p-p I get the oops
> > again.
> So it seems to me that the problem relies in the ar6000 module only,
> but I am not an expert, sorry.

Yeah, probably ...
 
> I will prepare a new Debian kernel package based on a more recent Git
> snapshot (not sure if it will already 2.6.29), maybe the FSO-MS5 kernel
> is missing some patches.

That would be great, maybe it helps.

Cheers,
gregor

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