[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #7898: Executing install-wifi-firmwares.sh results in page fault
- From: "taos" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:53:51 -0000
#7898: Executing install-wifi-firmwares.sh results in page fault
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Reporter: taos | Owner: mmlr
Type: bug | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Drivers/Network | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by taos):
So a workaround without solving the underlying problem would be to execute
the script only if the affected driver isn't loaded in the first place -
e.g. when booting in safe mode?
Does this unloading/reloading issue only affect the ipw2100 driver, or
will executing the script also result in a visit to KDL on systems with
different hardware that need firmware installed (e.g. iprowifixxxx,
ralinkwifi, etc)? Some of the other firmware files must be first
downloaded (difficult if you don't have a working network connection after
booting in safe mode). IIRC, ipw2100 is one of the few native non-BSD
network drivers, could this explain a different behaviour when
unloading/reloading (assuming the other drivers aren't affected)?
BTW, I was never able to actually see any wireless networks even after
installing the firmware for ipw2100 (/dev/net/ipw2100/0 only shows a
generic IP address - 169.254.0.x). If others are able to connect to a
network, maybe the described problem is limited to my hardware - no one
else ever reported a bug AFAIK.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/7898#comment:10>
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