On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 01:45:42PM +0100, Mats Johannesson wrote: > On Sat, 6 Dec 2008 11:34:06 +0100 Mats Johannesson wrote: > > > > As the subject says, 2.6.28-rc7-wl git pulled Dec 6 exhibits a kernel > > panic when doing "iwlist ath0 scan" as root under the ath9k driver. > > Machine dead, panic LED blinking. > > > > Scan as normal user is OK. > > Ick! Panic as normal user as well when using the graphical "Wicd > Manager" to Refresh (ie scan). Possibly it does its thing as root? > > First panic was as root on a fresh kernel without any graphics driver > (plain terminal). Second try was as a normal user in said plain > terminal - was OK. Logged out and in as root to scan -> panic. > > Installed graphics driver and ran as normal user under X. Wicd handles > the wpa_supplicant etc. Scanning in an xterm as myself was OK. Later > tried the Wicd Manager Refresh thing out of curiosity. Panic. It would be helpful if you could capture the oops messages using a serial console, netconsole, or even with a digital camera. You may also want to open a bug at bugzilla.kernel.org. Thanks! John -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx of your literate lifestyle. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
