Hi, On Tue, Feb 01, 2011 at 09:26:25AM +0000, Eric Fernandez wrote: > I reported this issue for two Linux distribution (Arch and Mandriva) > after upgrading to kernel 2.6.37 and is rather critical for users of > RT2573 Ralink USB Wireless adapters. This leads to complete system > crash, which is solved either by using a wired ethernet connection, or > by downgrading the kernel to 2.6.36 version. This happens in > particular when watching a streaming video (e.g. Youtube). I do not > see any entry in the log files. The sound goes to a loop, system is > completely blocked and only a hard reset will allow rebooting. > > I feel this issue has been reported for other distributions too: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/673682 > and this may be related: > http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/pipermail/users_rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/2011-January/002935.html > > I tried to use the compat-wireless drivers (2011-01-30), which were > compiled correctly, but rt2x00 module loading segfaults when inserting > the USB adapter. > > What can I do to help squashing this issue? I have no immediate idea about the cause of the crash, but did you make sure you unloaded _all_ wireless modules before plugging in the USB adapter after installing compat-wireless? "make unload" or a reboot should do the trick. If it still crashes, can you check dmesg for the crash messages? Thanks, Johannes -- 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
