[rtl8180] live system freeze with network manager & 8180 driver

[ShinjiLeery]

Binary package hint: network-manager

With the RC live i tried to connect with my wireless (WEP EX) but the entire system freeze.
Maybe the problem is the same in feisty (i must use ndiswrapper with NET8180.inf ), the restricted option that i have to use to get it work.

lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8378 [KM400/A] Chipset Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy LS
00:07.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DWL-510 2.4GHz Wireless PCI Adapter (rev 20)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 02e2 (rev a2)

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

is this reproducible or did this just happen one time?

Do you see the same after installing for real?

[markshan (marks-exemail)]

IBM T23. Realtek 8180 wireless card.
Full clean installation of Ubuntu 7.10 rc alternate CD downloaded 15/10/2007.
I can reproduce at will. If my wireless network is open I can connect no problem.
When I add any security; WEP or WPA, the system freezes and I need to hard reboot.
This occurs when I attempt to make a connection through the Network Manager. I enter my security credentials, hit the connect button and after a few seconds the system becomes totally unresponsive.
Can I provide you with any diagnostic information? If so, what?

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

yes, please reproduce and attach you /var/log/syslog as a start.

Thanks,
 - Alexander

[markus (mp28november82)]

Hey!

I got the same problem, but can only confirm it with the live cd. (it is my "productive" System)

My system is an ACER Aspire 1355 LMI with a built-in Realtek 8180 wireless card. The card works fine without encryption.
With encryption the system freezes (even no keyboard shortcuts to kill the X server is wotrking) after entering the key for the 128bit WEP encrypted network. The Caps-Lock diode is flashing! (but not on my external keyboard)

on edgy without problems, feisty no chance (the module r8180x is not included- never tried ndiswrapper)

Thanks for your effort!! Greetings from Germany - Markus

[markus (mp28november82)]

I reproduced with liveCD

[ShinjiLeery (shinjileery)]

it happens all the time with live cd and with the complete installation. I Have to use ndiswrapper and the windows .inf to get it work.

[SqUe (sque)]

I can confirm exactly the same behaviour with ubuntu gutsy 7.10 on a Fujitsu-siemens 1840w. I am attaching my syslog.txt grabbed with yareg from windows installation after the crash. The crash comes after connecting to a wireless network with wep encrpyition. It crashes the first 5 secs as the icon still animates trying to connect. Computer becomes total unresponsible and only hard shutdown is possible. Tried ALT+CRTL+F1 and ALT+CTRL+BACKSPACE and no luck....

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

definitly a driver issue.

do you still see this in a fully up-to-date hardy install?

[markus (mp28november82)]

Hey,

I'm sorry but I discarded my ACER and bought a used T40 with a fine working Aironet by Cisco.

[Gabriel Pannwitz (gabkdlly)]

I have the same identical wireless card and had the same issue in Gutsy, and it seems to me that this is no longer an issue in Intrepid. Looks like the kernel developers did some good work.

ShinjiLeery, can you confirm? This bug should probably be closed.

[Dimitrios Symeonidis (azimout)]

closing as fix released, as per your latest comment