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linux-source-2.6.22 package

Bootup Kernel Panic with Netgear MA521 PCMCIA Wifi card

Bug #155360 reported by Mikep5
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linux-source-2.6.22 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Yesterday I upgraded to Gutsy on an old IBM Thinkpad T21.
I have a Netgear MA521 PCMCIA Wifi card, supported by the RTL8180 driver.

If I have the card plugged in during bootup using 2.6.22-14, I get a kernel panic after the driver loads.
If I plug the card in after bootup it works fine.

The same card worked fine on Fiesty, using 2.6.20-16.

But now If I use 2.6.20-16 then it boots OK, but the Negear card does not work.

I'm happy to supply any diagnostic information that might help nail this.

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Basilio Kublik (sourcercito) wrote :

Hi there
Could you please include the following information:

1. Please include the output of the command "uname -a" in your next response. It should be one, long line of text which includes the exact kernel version you're running, as well as the CPU architecture.
2. Please run the command "dmesg > dmesg.log" after a fresh boot and attach the resulting file "dmesg.log" to this bug report.
3. Please run the command "sudo lspci -vvnn > lspci-vvnn.log" and attach the resulting file "lspci-vvnn.log" to this bug report.

For your reference, the full description of procedures for kernel-related bug reports is available at [WWW] http://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeamBugPolicies. Thanks in advance!

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Mikep5 (mike-phillipson) wrote :

Output from "uname -a"
Linux Ubuntu-laptop 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 23:05:12 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

dmesg.log attached

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Mikep5 (mike-phillipson) wrote :

lspci-vvnn.log attached

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ArnabT (arnabt) wrote :

I am having exactly the same problem but more. My Gutsy freezes regardless of when I connect the card. It would be nice if a fix is provided for this bug. My card is fine as it works with other OS.

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motorbelly (motorbelly) wrote :

Same thing here. All worked fine in version 6.0x Ubuntu but when I upgraded to ver. 7.xx it panics on bootup if the ma521 is in. If I unplg the card, bootup and log in, then use wifi to log in, it works fine from there on. But next boot is the same story. I have to use wifi controls to login every session.

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Basilio Kublik (sourcercito) wrote :

Hi there
Could you please try to reproduce this issue with the live environment of the Desktop CD of the development release - Hardy Heron, and include the log files with the card plugged in.

Thanks

Changed in linux-source-2.6.22:
importance: Undecided → Medium
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motorbelly (motorbelly) wrote :

Well made a live CD and tried but it didn't recognize the MA521 card. Remembering I had to use a WinXP driver and ndiswrapper to get it to work I decided to just upgrade the Omnibook 6000 to 8.04 alpha 6 directly and see what happens.

IT WORKS!

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Basilio Kublik (sourcercito) wrote :

Hi there
glad to know you are able to use your card with hardy, closing this report due your last comment, thanks again for taking the time to report this issue and help to make Ubuntu better, please feel free to report any future bugs you might find.

Changed in linux-source-2.6.22:
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
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