Hello, the wlan device Linksys WMP600N has been death (= no more data stream was possible) after these entries in messages: May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.388420] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.388769] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.390368] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.392046] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.393370] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.435730] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.435995] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.437229] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.437476] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.439599] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.474643] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.475113] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.477250] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.555227] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.555655] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.599568] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.641286] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.641594] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.642129] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.642453] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.645940] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.652828] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.973920] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.974368] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.977116] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.977279] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.983693] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.984475] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.985062] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.985606] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.985837] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4064.991119] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4065.004217] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:26 dualc kernel: [ 4065.004654] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.005446] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.009279] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.010002] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.011270] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.011428] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.051152] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.074961] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.115557] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.441969] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.442402] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.443705] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.487983] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:27 dualc kernel: [ 4065.488452] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:28 dualc kernel: [ 4066.293611] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:28 dualc kernel: [ 4066.295894] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:28 dualc kernel: [ 4066.299441] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping May 3 17:33:28 dualc kernel: [ 4066.312325] phy0 -> rt2800pci_txdone: Warning - Got TX status for an empty queue 0, dropping The wlan device is a PCI device and is used as AP and has the following capabilities: 03:07.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2800 802.11n PCI Subsystem: Linksys Device 0067 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 32 (500ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 4 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 21 Region 0: Memory at fdce0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci I'm using the actual firmware from Ralink from the git-repository with linux 2.6.34.9 from OpenSuSE and compat-wireless-v2.6.39-rc1-3. Wiphy phy0 Band 1: HT capabilities: 0x02f2 * 20/40 MHz operation * static SM PS * HT-greenfield * 20 MHz short GI * 40 MHz short GI * TX STBC * RX STBC 2 streams * max A-MSDU len 3839 HT A-MPDU factor: 0x0003 (65535 bytes) HT A-MPDU density: 0x0004 (2 usec) HT MCS set: ff ff 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: MCS index 0 MCS index 1 MCS index 2 MCS index 3 MCS index 4 MCS index 5 MCS index 6 MCS index 7 MCS index 8 MCS index 9 MCS index 10 MCS index 11 MCS index 12 MCS index 13 MCS index 14 MCS index 15 MCS index 32 TX unequal modulation not supported HT TX Max spatiel streams: 32 HT TX MCS rate indexes supported may differ Frequencies: * 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm) * 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm) * 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm) * 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm) * 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm) * 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm) * 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm) * 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm) * 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm) * 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm) * 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm) * 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) * 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) * 2484 MHz [14] (disabled) Bitrates (non-HT): * 1.0 Mbps * 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported) * 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported) * 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported) * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps Band 2: HT capabilities: 0x02f2 * 20/40 MHz operation * static SM PS * HT-greenfield * 20 MHz short GI * 40 MHz short GI * TX STBC * RX STBC 2 streams * max A-MSDU len 3839 HT A-MPDU factor: 0x0003 (65535 bytes) HT A-MPDU density: 0x0004 (2 usec) HT MCS set: ff ff 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: MCS index 0 MCS index 1 MCS index 2 MCS index 3 MCS index 4 MCS index 5 MCS index 6 MCS index 7 MCS index 8 MCS index 9 MCS index 10 MCS index 11 MCS index 12 MCS index 13 MCS index 14 MCS index 15 MCS index 32 TX unequal modulation not supported HT TX Max spatiel streams: 32 HT TX MCS rate indexes supported may differ Frequencies: * 5180 MHz [36] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5190 MHz [38] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5200 MHz [40] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5220 MHz [44] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5230 MHz [46] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5240 MHz [48] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5260 MHz [52] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5270 MHz [54] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5280 MHz [56] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5300 MHz [60] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5310 MHz [62] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5320 MHz [64] (20.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5500 MHz [100] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5510 MHz [102] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5520 MHz [104] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5540 MHz [108] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5550 MHz [110] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5560 MHz [112] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5580 MHz [116] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5590 MHz [118] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5600 MHz [120] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5620 MHz [124] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5630 MHz [126] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5640 MHz [128] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5660 MHz [132] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5670 MHz [134] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5680 MHz [136] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5700 MHz [140] (26.0 dBm) (radar detection) * 5745 MHz [149] (disabled) * 5755 MHz [151] (disabled) * 5765 MHz [153] (disabled) * 5785 MHz [157] (disabled) * 5795 MHz [159] (disabled) * 5805 MHz [161] (disabled) * 5825 MHz [165] (disabled) * 5835 MHz [167] (disabled) * 5845 MHz [169] (disabled) * 5855 MHz [171] (disabled) * 5865 MHz [173] (disabled) * 4920 MHz [-16] (disabled) * 4940 MHz [-12] (disabled) * 4960 MHz [-8] (disabled) * 4980 MHz [-4] (disabled) * 6040 MHz [208] (disabled) * 6060 MHz [212] (disabled) * 6080 MHz [216] (disabled) Bitrates (non-HT): * 6.0 Mbps * 9.0 Mbps * 12.0 Mbps * 18.0 Mbps * 24.0 Mbps * 36.0 Mbps * 48.0 Mbps * 54.0 Mbps max # scan SSIDs: 4 Supported interface modes: * IBSS * managed * AP * AP/VLAN * WDS * monitor * mesh point Loading the driver and starting hostapd gives the following log entries in messages: May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.624738] Compat-wireless backport release: compat-wireless-v2.6.39-rc1-3 May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.624742] Backport based on linux-2.6-allstable.git v2.6.39-rc1 May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.712856] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789124] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated: May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789128] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789131] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789133] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789135] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789138] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.789140] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.850106] alloc irq_desc for 21 on node 0 May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.850109] alloc kstat_irqs on node 0 May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.850121] rt2800pci 0000:03:07.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 21 (level, low) -> IRQ 21 May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.863254] phy0 -> rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2860, rf: 0002, rev: 0103. May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.881232] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.882070] Registered led device: rt2800pci-phy0::radio May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.882087] Registered led device: rt2800pci-phy0::assoc May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.882104] Registered led device: rt2800pci-phy0::quality May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.889962] wlan0 renamed to wlan1 by udevd [4520] May 3 19:49:03 dualc kernel: [ 155.892084] udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1 May 3 19:49:03 dualc ifup: wlan1 device: RaLink RT2800 802.11n PCI May 3 19:49:03 dualc ifup: No configuration found for wlan1 May 3 19:49:11 dualc sudo: andreas : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/raid/home/andreas/Documents ; USER=andreas_n ; COMMAND=/usr/bin/start-seamonkey May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.225308] phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2860.bin'. May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.225324] rt2800pci 0000:03:07.0: firmware: requesting rt2860.bin May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.277145] phy0 -> rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.34. May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.304666] phy0 -> rt2800pci_mcu_status: Error - MCU request failed, no response from hardware May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.311332] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 0 - CWmin: 3, CWmax: 4, Aifs: 2, TXop: 102. May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.311345] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 1 - CWmin: 4, CWmax: 5, Aifs: 2, TXop: 188. May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.311358] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 2 - CWmin: 5, CWmax: 10, Aifs: 3, TXop: 0. May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.311369] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 3 - CWmin: 5, CWmax: 10, Aifs: 7, TXop: 0. May 3 19:49:34 dualc ifup: mon.wlan1 device: RaLink RT2800 802.11n PCI May 3 19:49:34 dualc ifup: No configuration found for mon.wlan1 May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.362289] NET: Registered protocol family 17 May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.364258] device wlan1 entered promiscuous mode May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.365501] br0: port 5(wlan1) entering forwarding state May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.366185] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: DE May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.368829] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: DE May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.368832] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.368835] cfg80211: (2400000 KHz - 2483500 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.368837] cfg80211: (5150000 KHz - 5350000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm) May 3 19:49:34 dualc kernel: [ 186.368839] cfg80211: (5470000 KHz - 5725000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2698 mBm) May 3 19:49:36 dualc avahi-daemon[4538]: Registering new address record for fe80::6a7f:74ff:fefb:39ee on wlan1.*. May 3 19:49:37 dualc hostapd: wlan1: RADIUS Authentication server 192.168.1.228:1812 May 3 19:49:37 dualc hostapd: wlan1: RADIUS Accounting server 192.168.1.228:1813 May 3 19:49:37 dualc kernel: [ 189.882578] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 0 - CWmin: 2, CWmax: 3, Aifs: 1, TXop: 47. May 3 19:49:37 dualc kernel: [ 189.882662] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 1 - CWmin: 3, CWmax: 4, Aifs: 1, TXop: 94. May 3 19:49:37 dualc kernel: [ 189.882712] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 2 - CWmin: 4, CWmax: 6, Aifs: 3, TXop: 0. May 3 19:49:37 dualc kernel: [ 189.882763] phy0 -> rt2x00mac_conf_tx: Info - Configured TX queue 3 - CWmin: 4, CWmax: 10, Aifs: 7, TXop: 0. Could you please fix this bug? Thank you, Andreas -- 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