The patch mentioned in commend #33 to resolve this bug is now in the upstream 2.6.31.5 stable kernel. The Karmic kernel is currently frozen for release at the moment, but we will rebase to 2.6.31.5 as a Stable Release Update for Karmic. As an interim solution, feel free to run the 2.6.31.5 mainline kernel build:
I'm pasting the commit information below just for reference:
ogasawara@yoji:~/linux-2.6.31.y$ git show b5a56fc94bcc0910870391da8778ba1c6d41bd3d
commit b5a56fc94bcc0910870391da8778ba1c6d41bd3d
Author: Darren Salt <email address hidden>
Date: Wed Oct 14 02:19:22 2009 +0100
Staging: rt2860sta: prevent a panic when disabling when associated
This fixes a panic which is triggered when the hardware "disappears" from
beneath the driver, i.e. when wireless is toggled off via Fn-F2 on various
EeePC models.
The patch mentioned in commend #33 to resolve this bug is now in the upstream 2.6.31.5 stable kernel. The Karmic kernel is currently frozen for release at the moment, but we will rebase to 2.6.31.5 as a Stable Release Update for Karmic. As an interim solution, feel free to run the 2.6.31.5 mainline kernel build:
http:// kernel. ubuntu. com/~kernel- ppa/mainline/ v2.6.31. 5/
I'm pasting the commit information below just for reference:
ogasawara@ yoji:~/ linux-2. 6.31.y$ git show b5a56fc94bcc091 0870391da8778ba 1c6d41bd3d 0870391da8778ba 1c6d41bd3d
commit b5a56fc94bcc091
Author: Darren Salt <email address hidden>
Date: Wed Oct 14 02:19:22 2009 +0100
Staging: rt2860sta: prevent a panic when disabling when associated
commit 0af49167b1e5ba1 54e90d2c454bf46 24ee47df80 upstream.
This fixes a panic which is triggered when the hardware "disappears" from
beneath the driver, i.e. when wireless is toggled off via Fn-F2 on various
EeePC models.
Ref. bug report http:// bugzilla. kernel. org/show_ bug.cgi? id=13390 bugzilla. kernel. org/attachment. cgi?id= 21928
panic http://
Signed-off-by: Darren Salt <email address hidden>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <email address hidden>