Bug 4798

Summary:	Regression : b43 kernel module locks system at modprobe if no firmware is found
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	José Jorge <lists.jjorge>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	Thomas Backlund <tmb>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	critical
Priority:	Normal	Keywords:	PATCH, Triaged, UPSTREAM
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	i586
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	kernel	CVE:
Status comment:

Description José Jorge 2012-03-05 09:18:12 CET

As reported upstream : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42867 we have a kernel lock on Broadcom 4312 hardware if no firmware files are found.

Installing b43-openfwwf worksaround the problem for me.

Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2012-03-06 00:14:25 CET

Hi, thanks for reporting this bug.
Assigned to the package maintainer.

(Please set the status to 'assigned' if you are working on it)

Keywords: (none) => PATCH, Triaged, UPSTREAM
Assignee: bugsquad => tmb

Comment 2 José Jorge 2012-03-07 08:16:09 CET

Kernel 3.3-rc6 solved this bug for me.

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Summary: Regression : b43 kernel module locks system at modprobe is no firmware is found => Regression : b43 kernel module locks system at modprobe if no firmware is found

Comment 3 José Jorge 2012-04-26 21:46:48 CEST

Seems I tested it badly. I could try the LiveCD Beta3, and the bug is still there.

As we have an open-source firmware available, the solution could be to include it in the Live CDs : b43-openfwwf should be required by all the kernels...

Status: RESOLVED => REOPENED
Resolution: FIXED => (none)

Comment 4 José Jorge 2012-04-26 22:53:59 CEST

I commited something to meta-task that I hope will ensure b43-openfwwf is always installed : not only this worksaround this bug, but will also allow direct wifi use on LiveCD.

Status: REOPENED => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED