Bug#516519: rt73-modules-2.6.26-1-amd64: rt73 oopses kernel when used with WUSB54GC

[Ben Hutchings]

On Fri, 2009-03-06 at 00:01 -0800, Steve Stancliff wrote:
> I am having a similar problem, using different hardware.   It needs to
> be reclassified as grave since there is a strong chance of data loss.

Debian should never cause a system crash but that doesn't automatically
qualify as 'grave'.

> My rt73 devices (Edimax EW7318USG) were working fine a few months ago
> on the same machines I am having failures on now.  

Which driver version were you using then?

> Yesterday I tried to use one on an amd64 machine and experienced
> severe OS failure (keyboard locked; can't reboot ; etc.)
> 
> Today I replicated the failure on an x86 machine, and on that machine
> the keyboard didn't lock, but I still couldn't reboot as it froze
> during the shutdown process.

By 'x86' do you mean 32-bit, i386?

> More info to follow.

Thanks for all the information.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
If the facts do not conform to your theory, they must be disposed of.
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