https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=739068 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=739068#c0 Summary: rt2500pci wifi card produces kernel panics on boot in 12.1 Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.1 Version: Final Platform: i686 OS/Version: SuSE Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: peter@renault4.plus.com QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:7.0.1) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/7.0.1 I have a Belkin Wireless G Desktop Network Card (PCI) which uses the rt2500pci driver. It used to be patchy but became stable under the openSUSE 11.4 release, albeit rather slow. I upgraded the machine to 12.1 with zypper dup and I can rarely get it to boot successfully anymore. After a process of elimination it was this card causing the problem. Consistent kernel panics are encountered on boot. Under systemd these can occur at any time from just after GRUB up until the last system tray icon has loaded on the desktop (XFCE in this case), but under systemv it consistently occurs a few seconds after the lxdm login screen arrives (I have also tried lightdm). I was advised to check /var/log/messages but I don't see anything relevant there. All that happens is a random line gets cut off halfway through before the next set of timings starts relating to the following boot. I can't see any consistent problem. These drivers were integrated into the kernel many releases ago (though have probably received some updates), so this seems like a regression. Reproducible: Sometimes Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot the system with wifi card installed 2. Kernel panic occurs (reproducible consistently at login screen under SystemV, at least on my slow machine) Note that I can successfully reach the desktop about one in every twenty or so boots (hence I've had to remove the card). If I get this far, once the final system tray icon loads in XFCE the system remains completely stable and the wifi works (though the transfer rate is slower than optimal, as with previous openSUSE releases). Actual Results: Kernel panic (or occasionally just a total freeze which can't be resolved by Magic Keys). -- 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.