[Bug 227462] New: rt73usb module is too experimental
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 Summary: rt73usb module is too experimental Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: i686 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: fmfischer@gmx.net QAContact: qa@suse.de I had to learn that the included rt73usb module should better be blacklisted: 1. Firmware is not included anyway and there is no warning it's not there when loading the module. 2. This module is highly instable and brings the adapter to virtual standstills on various machines (and various distros), only way out then: replug the adapter. Only good news: it doesn't bring down the whole system. 3. During uptimes the performance bounces between 1/3 and 1/10 of the net speed one gets when either booting the same machine into Windows or into any ndiswrapper configuration. I understand that for situations where one needs to shuffle a few MBs occasionally via WLAN, rt73usb might be sufficient. But in non-toy situations? Suggestion: blacklist the module -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 gregkh@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |fmfischer@gmx.net ------- Comment #1 from gregkh@novell.com 2006-12-14 13:06 MST ------- Is this a separate module package, or is it included in our default kernel package? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 fmfischer@gmx.net changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|fmfischer@gmx.net | ------- Comment #2 from fmfischer@gmx.net 2006-12-17 08:03 MST ------- It is included in the default kernel package. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de ------- Comment #3 from andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de 2006-12-17 09:25 MST ------- Sorry, this is not true. rt73usb is part of the external wlan-kmp package. It's not part of the main kernel package. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 ------- Comment #4 from fmfischer@gmx.net 2006-12-17 09:31 MST ------- Right you are, sorry, however, the module gets installed whenever the hardware is present at installation time. So for the user it doesn't matter, it looks like an integral part of openSUSE 10.2 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 ------- Comment #5 from andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de 2006-12-17 09:37 MST ------- Maybe it doesn't matter for the user, but it matters for whom will handle this bug, because wlan-kmp has a different maintainer than the main kernel package. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 gregkh@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |NEEDINFO Info Provider| |fmfischer@gmx.net ------- Comment #6 from gregkh@novell.com 2006-12-20 16:39 MST ------- Who is the owner of that package? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 fmfischer@gmx.net changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |ASSIGNED Info Provider|fmfischer@gmx.net | ------- Comment #7 from fmfischer@gmx.net 2006-12-21 01:49 MST ------- I wouldn't know, I am just a bug reporting customer. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 andreas.hanke@gmx-topmail.de changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|kernel- |bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |maintainers@forge.provo.nove| |ll.com | Status|ASSIGNED |NEW Component|Kernel |Network -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 mhorvath@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team- |jg@novell.com |screening@forge.provo.novell| |.com | Severity|Normal |Enhancement -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 behlert@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary|rt73usb module is too |rt73usb misses firmware and is very unstable |experimental | -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=227462 jg@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED ------- Comment #9 from jg@novell.com 2007-02-16 09:40 MST ------- The driver is experimental, sorry. Hope situation improves here soon. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
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