linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.27-rc1: zd1211rw association fails

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Message-Id: <1217326195.10489.10.camel@johannes.berg>
Date:	Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:09:55 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Alistair John Strachan <alistair@...zero.co.uk>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	dsd@...too.org, kune@...ne-taler.de, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.27-rc1: zd1211rw association fails


> However, on 2.6.27-rc1 I see the following instead:
> 
> [   12.120189] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_ub
> [   12.166388] firmware: requesting zd1211/zd1211b_uphr
> [   12.218877] zd1211rw 4-2:1.0: firmware version 4725
> [   12.258877] zd1211rw 4-2:1.0: zd1211b chip 050d:705c v4810 high 00-17-3f AL2230_RF pa0 g--NS
> [   13.097289] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:17:3f:a4:d6:9d
> [   13.296890] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:17:3f:a4:d6:9d
> [   13.496890] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:17:3f:a4:d6:9d
> [   13.696886] wlan0: authentication with AP 00:17:3f:a4:d6:9d timed out
> 
> And Debian's networking script fails to obtain an IP address. I notice the line:
> 
> [   18.613540] wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0
> 
> Is missing from the 2.6.27-rc1 dmesg, however my config should not have been
> altered (I simply make oldconfig'ed it). Find attached anyway.
> 
> I'll start a bisection if nobody has any immediate ideas.

This is about the 100 millionth time this is reported. Please try the
patch I just posted.

johannes

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