From: Mats Johannesson <spamcan1@abrasax.se>
To: Sujith <m.sujith@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [ath9k] 2.6.28-rc7-wl Kernel panic when "iwlist ath0 scan" as root
Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 20:22:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081206202237.578b3783@loke.fish.not> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <18746.48068.593834.660064@localhost.localdomain>
On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 23:22:04 +0530 Sujith wrote:
> Mats Johannesson wrote:
> > It fixes the kernel panic with root "iwlist ath0 scan" but after
> > that the network dies without a sign of any kind (iwlist, ifconfig
> > etc is normal, nothing in logs). Tried several times. Boot -> ping
> > local and remote machine OK -> "iwlist ath0 scan" -> ping
> > nonfunctional: 'no route to host' or some such message.
> >
>
> Ok, thanks for testing.
>
> Can you check if this patch makes the connection stable ?
> Please apply on top of the earlier patch.
Sorry to say, no change. After root scan telnet gives "no route to
host" and ping just reports 100% packet loss. But iwconfig keeps
updating its info regarding link quality and signal strength, like:
Link Quality=82/100 Signal level:-42 dBm
/Mats
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-12-06 19:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-12-06 10:34 [ath9k] 2.6.28-rc7-wl Kernel panic when "iwlist ath0 scan" as root Mats Johannesson
2008-12-06 12:45 ` Mats Johannesson
2008-12-06 14:25 ` John W. Linville
2008-12-06 15:13 ` Mats Johannesson
2008-12-06 14:52 ` Sujith
2008-12-06 17:05 ` Mats Johannesson
2008-12-06 17:52 ` Sujith
2008-12-06 19:22 ` Mats Johannesson [this message]
2008-12-07 3:02 ` Sujith
2008-12-07 14:04 ` Mats Johannesson
2008-12-07 15:23 ` Sujith
2008-12-07 16:29 ` Mats Johannesson
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