16 May 03:32
kernel bug relating to networking
James <bjlockie <at> lockie.ca>
2011-05-16 01:32:19 GMT
2011-05-16 01:32:19 GMT
I'm having a wireless problem that I think it the kernel. kernel-2.6.36.4 is good but recent kernels are bad. CompatWireless (recent wireless code) works on kernel-2.6.36.4 so I don't think it is the wireless subsystem.. I have a Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01). "iwlist wlan0 scan | grep SSID" under kernel-2.6.36.4 returns ~15 APs and associates to my AP. Recent kernels are bad and return ~0-3 APs and do not associate to my AP. I need help to debug this. I think the scans fail whenever dmesg shows this: > ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame > ath: Failed to stop TX DMA! It seems to be 100% if I boot a kernel and that message is there, it'll be a bad kernel. I tried: $ git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.37.y.git $ cd linux-2.6.37.y # git tag What tag is 2.6.36.4? v2.6.36 v2.6.36-rc1 v2.6.36-rc2 v2.6.36-rc3 v2.6.36-rc4 v2.6.36-rc5 v2.6.36-rc6 v2.6.36-rc7(Continue reading)
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