linux-kernel - Re: 3.1-rc9 wifi problem

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Message-ID: <4E9A4496.1000906@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:42:30 -0500
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	werner <w.landgraf@...ru>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	dave.taht@...il.com, rientjes@...gle.com, arend@...adcom.com,
	toralf.foerster@....de, wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com, ilw@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: 3.1-rc9 wifi problem

On 10/15/2011 04:43 PM, werner wrote:
> I'm very sorry that I cannot give more informations, my own computer is
> connected with the modem via ethernet cable, a friend used in the past often
> wifi here at me, and since 2.6.38 never with problems, also with 3.0-rcX no
> problems, nor with 3.0.X until 3.0.4 . There were general problems with 3.1-rcX
> until 5 , which had nothing to do with wifi but what was the reason that I only
> late got working 3.1-rcX , so the first 3.1-rc the friend tested on his laptop
> was 3.1-rc9, and with this his wifi didn't work, but I don't know if it would
> have worked with -rc5. When he come back, perhaps next week , then I'll ask him
> to try 3.1-rc5 or 6 . This is a kernel+modules problem, because with
> re-installing 3.0.4 it returned to work as before. Anyway, I wanted to report
> this, so that before the release of 3.1 the wifi drivers could be checked better.

Unless you say which driver is involved, we will n ot be able to help.

Larry

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