Bug 611 - 2.6.38.2 is freezing when loading the wlan0 interface with an atheros chipset
Summary: 2.6.38.2 is freezing when loading the wlan0 interface with an atheros chipset
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal critical
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Thomas Backlund
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Reported: 2011-04-01 20:05 CEST by John Balcaen
Modified: 2011-04-10 18:07 CEST (History)
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Source RPM: kernel-linus-2.6.38.2-1.mga1.src.rpm
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Description John Balcaen 2011-04-01 20:05:18 CEST 
Description of problem:
Kernel-desktop & kernel-linus are freezing when loading the wlan0 interface with a atheros chipset :

ath9k           : Atheros Communications Inc.|AR2427 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [NETWORK_OTHER] (vendor:168c device:002c subv:1a3b subd:1112) (rev: 01)

According to http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.stable/7414

there's a fix available in 2.6.38 queue: 
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=blob;f=queue-2.6.38/ath9k-fix-kernel-panic-in-ar2427.patch;h=13c989dd655565cdbe11137ddd779affc09631bd;hb=HEAD

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How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.load the wlan0 interface
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Steps to Reproduce:
Ahmad Samir 2011-04-01 20:20:03 CEST

Assignee: bugsquad => tmb

Comment 1 Thomas Backlund 2011-04-10 12:04:07 CEST 
This fix is in kernel-2.6.38.2-2.mga1

Does it work for you ?
Comment 2 John Balcaen 2011-04-10 18:07:44 CEST 
It's fixed with 2.6.38.2-2.mga1

thks,

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