Description of problem: Using a live cd wireless networks were available (and connected to) but once installed wireless networks are not available with a pop-up dialogue saying Unable to find network interface for selected device (using r8712u driver) and the drak tools all freeze. Drakconf on the splash screen, drakconnect while trying to configure the wireless interface. The programs cannot even be forcibly killed but the computer must be restarted. I am connecting to the wireless network with an adapter plugged into a USB port. It is an ASUS WL-167g V3. The adapter works fine in other computers and the live mageia cd. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Every single time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Try to connect to a wireless network. 2. Close pop-up. 3.
Created attachment 2364 [details] A few reports.
Re-installing without removing un-used hardware packages fixed all the problems, but it shouldn't delete packages that make drak tools freeze IMHO.
Assignee: mageia => bugsquad
It seems that the firmware package was not installed or uninstalled: [ 87.864267] r8712u: Loading firmware from "rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin" [ 87.864336] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8712u [ 87.938069] r8712u: Firmware request failed We have a bug in drakx-net and rpmsrate, since we did not "bind" the r8172u driver to install the rtlwifi-firmware package. But it does not explain why the tools were freezing. It would be nice to have the output of "ps axf" when the drakxtools are freezing because rtlwifi-firmware is not installed. And you could open another bug on the kernel for this oops when you remove the USB wireless adapter: [ 212.698942] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 0000000000003f30 [ 212.698944] IP: [<ffffffffa0441480>] r871xu_dev_remove+0x30/0x130 [r8712u] [ 212.698953] PGD 41b8f5067 PUD 41a52b067 PMD 0 [ 212.698955] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP ...
CC: (none) => mageia, tmb
I have added an errata entry here: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_2_Errata#Realtek_USB_wireless_adapter_does_not_work_after_live_install
Status: NEW => ASSIGNED
I have also committed a fix in drakx-net, this will be fixed in Cauldron, and queued for Mageia 2 updates.
Could or should add another bug?
Assignee: bugsquad => mageia
drakxtools update pushed: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGAA-2012-0187
Status: ASSIGNED => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED
thato would be drakx-net...