[Debian-eeepc-devel] Bug#503881: rt2860-source: Wireless infinitely disconnects and reconnects

[Daniel Moerner]

Package: rt2860-source
Version: 1.8.0.0-1
Severity: important

Hi,

I am using the rt2860sta kernel module with my Asus Eee PC.  This
problem is 100% reproducible with regular Debian kernel 2.6.26-1-686,
although I am submitting it from a machine with a Sidux kernel right
now.

At apparently random times, my wireless starts failing.  It
reconnects, gets an IP address from the dhcp server, and then
instantly disconnects and tries again.  The following shows up in
dmesg:

RX DESC f6bcd000  size = 2048
<-- RTMPAllocTxRxRingMemory, Status=0
--> Error 2 opening /etc/Wireless/RT2860STA/RT2860STA.dat
1. Phy Mode = 0
2. Phy Mode = 0
3. Phy Mode = 0
MCS Set = 00 00 00 00 00
<==== RTMPInitialize, Status=0
0x1300 = 000a4200

I use wpagui with wpasupplicant in roaming mode.

This problem is also always reproducible if I add the following to
/etc/dhcp3/dhclient.conf:

backoff-cutoff 1;
initial-interval 1;

Thanks,
Daniel Moerner

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-4.slh.2-sidux-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages rt2860-source depends on:
ii  bzip2                         1.0.5-1    high-quality block-sorting file co
ii  debhelper                     7.0.17     helper programs for debian/rules
ii  make                          3.81-5     The GNU version of the "make" util
ii  module-assistant              0.10.11.0  tool to make module package creati

rt2860-source recommends no packages.

Versions of packages rt2860-source suggests:
pn  kernel-package                <none>     (no description available)

-- no debconf information


-- 
Daniel Moerner <dmoerner at gmail.com>