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* Ralink RT2501/RT2573 USB Wireless Adapter crashes kernel 2.6.37
@ 2011-02-02 19:57 Eric Fernandez
  2011-02-02 20:10 ` John W. Linville
  2011-02-02 21:40 ` Johannes Stezenbach
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 10+ messages in thread
From: Eric Fernandez @ 2011-02-02 19:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless

Hi,

This follows the issue I reported two days ago. I have had two crashes
tonight using kernel 2.6.37-5 on Archlinux 64. Unfortunately, this
leads to no log in the kernel log whatsoever. The machine freezes
completely, if sound is played it loops. I cannot confirm if I can ssh
to the box (have only one computer), however, this is linked to the
usage of my wireless adapter, since switching to wired ethernet does
not lead to this issue.
One thing: when I reboot (hard reset), I need to unplug my adapter so
that it works after login. Otherwise, it seems to associate fine with
the router, but strangely I cannot download anything. Using gkrellm, I
can see that it sends some packets to the router at regular interval,
but does not download. I don't know if this is significant and if this
can help identify the issue.

I would be very keen to help, but without log messages I am stuck. Any
suggestions?

Thanks in advance.
Eric

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* Ralink RT2501/RT2573 USB Wireless Adapter crashes kernel 2.6.37
@ 2011-02-01  9:26 Eric Fernandez
  2011-02-01 11:47 ` Johannes Stezenbach
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 10+ messages in thread
From: Eric Fernandez @ 2011-02-01  9:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless

Hi,

I reported this issue for two Linux distribution (Arch and Mandriva)
after upgrading to kernel 2.6.37 and is rather critical for users of
RT2573 Ralink USB Wireless adapters. This leads to complete system
crash, which is solved either by using a wired ethernet connection, or
by downgrading the kernel to 2.6.36 version. This happens in
particular when watching a streaming video (e.g. Youtube). I do not
see any entry in the log files. The sound goes to a loop, system is
completely blocked and only a hard reset will allow rebooting.

I feel this issue has been reported for other distributions too:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/673682
and this may be related:
http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/pipermail/users_rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/2011-January/002935.html

I tried to use the compat-wireless drivers (2011-01-30), which were
compiled correctly, but rt2x00 module loading segfaults when inserting
the USB adapter.

What can I do to help squashing this issue?

Many thanks in advance.
Eric

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2011-02-02 21:40 ` Johannes Stezenbach
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