Description of problem: Before getting a kernel update on Feb 1, my wireless was working well. Then, kernel-desktop-2.6.38.8-10.mga-1-1.mga1.x86_64 and other packages got installed as part of regular updates. Since then, my wireless card has been unusable. Even starting up with the previous 2.6.38.7-tmb-laptop-1.mga, the wireless is unusable. After many resolution attempts, I decided that the Broadcom based card was less than Linux friendly, and purchased an Intel WiMax 6250 card. Sadly, it too is unstable with the same errors. /var/log/messages is FULL of these every 2-3 seconds: [each line was prefixed with: Feb 13 13:44:54 hg kernel: cfg80211: removed to avoid wrapping...] Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain World regulatory domain updated: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) Calling CRDA for country: US Regulatory domain changed to country: US (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm) (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 1700 mBm) (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (5490000 KHz - 5600000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (5650000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3000 mBm) Updated; changed to US; updated; changed to US;............ :( I've searched for all manner of variations for: wireless cfg80211 wpa_supplicant crda regulatory bouncing toggling etc, all to no avail... every time a "solution" looked promising... no go! Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-desktop-2.6.38.8-10.mga-1-1.mga1.x86_64 et al... Today, tried booting Windows 7, and after loading WiMax 6250 driver, all is well there. There are hundreds of reports regarding this problem, including on wireless.kernel.org; but no solution that works here. How reproducible: Always. Forced to use wired network. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run Mageia 1 pre-Feb 1 (earlier?) 2. Apply updates 3. wireless now useless.
what is the output of lspcidrake -v ? >There are hundreds of reports regarding this problem, including on >wireless.kernel.org; but no solution that works here. Then we can do nothing. maybe it was the update of the broadcom-wl-driver. I have also those line (with an bcm4313) but it works.
Source RPM: (none) => kernel
Pushing it to kernel will probably get a "try kernel-3.x"... :) Is there a more recent kernel I can try? Not really up to building my own kernel nowadays; too busy... and last time was 6-7 years ago... Updated broadcom-wl-driver doesn't explain why "iwlagn" produces same results... The wireless connects for a few seconds, then disconnects, then....ad nauseum, and the status is down during those intervals, so connections fail. :( Cheers
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Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => OLD