I am also experiencing this bug after upgrading from 10.04 to 11.10.
In 10.04 (fresh install) I did not had any problems, it started right after upgrading. Tried all configs above, (and associate=0 was already the default). Perhaps most people here upgraded their laptops and this became quiet?
dmesg:
[ 482.839845] ipw2200: Failed to send SYSTEM_CONFIG: Already sending a command.
(...)
[ 2726.480032] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
(...)
[ 3812.489364] ipw2200: Failed to send SYSTEM_CONFIG: Already sending a command.
(...)
[ 4006.536026] [drm] capturing error event; look for more information in /debug/dri/0/i915_error_state
[ 4006.537293] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010
[ 4006.537297] page table error
[ 4006.537299] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000100
[ 4006.537305] [drm:i915_report_and_clear_eir] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking
[ 4006.537315] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010
[ 4006.537318] page table error
[ 4006.537320] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000100
[ 4044.647465] ipw2200: Failed to send SYSTEM_CONFIG: Already sending a command.
I am also experiencing this bug after upgrading from 10.04 to 11.10.
In 10.04 (fresh install) I did not had any problems, it started right after upgrading. Tried all configs above, (and associate=0 was already the default). Perhaps most people here upgraded their laptops and this became quiet?
dmesg: dri/0/i915_ error_state report_ and_clear_ eir] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking
[ 482.839845] ipw2200: Failed to send SYSTEM_CONFIG: Already sending a command.
(...)
[ 2726.480032] eth1: no IPv6 routers present
(...)
[ 3812.489364] ipw2200: Failed to send SYSTEM_CONFIG: Already sending a command.
(...)
[ 4006.536026] [drm] capturing error event; look for more information in /debug/
[ 4006.537293] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010
[ 4006.537297] page table error
[ 4006.537299] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000100
[ 4006.537305] [drm:i915_
[ 4006.537315] render error detected, EIR: 0x00000010
[ 4006.537318] page table error
[ 4006.537320] PGTBL_ER: 0x00000100
[ 4044.647465] ipw2200: Failed to send SYSTEM_CONFIG: Already sending a command.
$grep . /sys/module/ ipw2200/ parameters/ *
/sys/module/ ipw2200/ parameters/ antenna: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ associate: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ auto_create: 1 ipw2200/ parameters/ bt_coexist: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ burst_duration_ CCK:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ burst_duration_ OFDM:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ channel: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ cmdlog: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ debug:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ disable: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ hwcrypto: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ led:1 ipw2200/ parameters/ mode:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ qos_burst_ enable: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ qos_enable: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ qos_no_ ack_mask: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ roaming: 1 ipw2200/ parameters/ rtap_iface: 0
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Changed to: ipw2200/ parameters/ antenna: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ associate: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ auto_create: 1 ipw2200/ parameters/ bt_coexist: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ burst_duration_ CCK:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ burst_duration_ OFDM:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ channel: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ cmdlog: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ debug:278527 ipw2200/ parameters/ disable: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ hwcrypto: 1 ipw2200/ parameters/ led:1 ipw2200/ parameters/ mode:0 ipw2200/ parameters/ qos_burst_ enable: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ qos_enable: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ qos_no_ ack_mask: 0 ipw2200/ parameters/ roaming: 1 ipw2200/ parameters/ rtap_iface: 0
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and couldn't even associate.
$lspci -v
04:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation IBM ThinkPad R50e
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
Memory at a0202000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Kernel driver in use: ipw2200
Kernel modules: ipw2200