Kernel 2.6.35-17 breaks gobi_loader

[Shane Mc Cormack]

I have an HP Compaq Mini 311c-1030SA with built in 3G card.

With kernel 2.6.35-14 I was able to use the following command to load firmware onto the 3G card (ID 03f0:241d):
sudo /lib/udev/gobi_loader -2000 /dev/ttyUSB0 /lib/firmware/gobi

This would change the usb ID to 03f0:251d and the card would then be usable

Since updating the kernel to 2.6.35-17 the gobi_loader command just hangs and does nothing. (Similar to on lucid if a patched kernel wasn't used (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/554099/comments/14))

I haven't got any of the inbetween kernels (-15 or -16) to test with.

Booting into the -14 kernel, loading the firmware then rebooting into the -17 kernel allows it to work as a work around as long as power isn't lost to the device.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: linux-image-2.6.35-17-generic 2.6.35-17.23
Regression: Yes
Reproducible: Yes
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-17.23-generic 2.6.35.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-17-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
 **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
 card 0: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 0: STAC92xx Analog [STAC92xx Analog]
   Subdevices: 1/1
   Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: shane 1958 F.... pulseaudio
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'NVidia'/'HDA NVidia at 0x53100000 irq 21'
   Mixer name : 'Nvidia MCP79/7A HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:111d7605,103c3651,00100402 HDA:10de0007,10de0101,00100100'
   Controls : 18
   Simple ctrls : 10
Date: Sat Aug 21 13:37:53 2010
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=93beeb55-edac-4d23-8194-13c809b5edf7
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Mini 311-1000
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.35-17-generic root=UUID=a7aae59e-dcb4-452c-87a7-45d83eae2688 ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=
RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
SourcePackage: linux
dmi.bios.date: 08/04/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.02
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 3651
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 49.14
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.02:bd08/04/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqMini311-1000:pvr0394100000001C00100300000:rvnQuanta:rn3651:rvr49.14:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Compaq Mini 311-1000
dmi.product.version: 0394100000001C00100300000
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard