#7898: Executing install-wifi-firmwares.sh results in page fault -------------------------------+---------------------------- 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 -------------------------------+---------------------------- 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. -- Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/7898#comment:10> Haiku <http://dev.haiku-os.org> Haiku - the operating system.