From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:53493 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751545AbYIVXrr (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:47:47 -0400 Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:47:08 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Ivo van Doorn Cc: David Miller , andrea_monta@inwind.it, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, stable@kernel.org Subject: Re: OOPS bug KERNEL LINUX- Version 2.6.26 Message-ID: <20080922234649.GA26219@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20080923_014752_432014_1FB2BE3D) References: <200809230025.03680.IvDoorn@gmail.com> <20080922222716.GI3660@tuxdriver.com> <200809230032.37255.IvDoorn@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <200809230032.37255.IvDoorn@gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:32:36AM +0200, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > On Tuesday 23 September 2008, John W. Linville wrote: > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:25:03AM +0200, Ivo van Doorn wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > 1. Problem with usb-wireless-key > > > > > 2. I can't find my device typing ifconfig -a or iwconfig I don't find any wireless attached device. But I have my usb wireless connected. A belkin usb wireless key.Before, with the kernel 2.6.25 all worked well > > > > > 3. nothing > > > > > 4. Linux version 2.6.26 (root@clementino) (gcc version 4.1.2 20061115 (prerelease) (Debian 4.1.1-21)) #1 PREEMPT Mon Sep 22 15:57:45 CEST 2008 > > > > > 5. > > > > > > You missed the message from rt2x00 2 lines above this trace, which undoubtly have said something like: > > > "Invalid RT chipset detected." > > > which is triggered when rt73usb is loaded for a device it does not support > > > > > > The current workaround for this issue is blacklisting rt73usb and making sure the driver > > > which is required for your driver is loaded instead. > > > > > > I'll look into the reason why this actually triggers a NULL pointer, since that is obviously a nasty bug. > > > > -stable needs a patch similar to the one here: > > > > http://people.redhat.com/linville/kernels/rhel5/patches/jwltest-rt2x00lib-probe-fail.patch > > Ah yes, that would be a good one. > I kind of assumed it was already merged, and hadn't actually verified that yet. ;) Well the code in 2.6.27 is different, this patch is no longer necessary (and doesn't apply). John -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@tuxdriver.com of your literate lifestyle.