https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774143 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=774143#c0 Summary: The installation fails on the very first stage with a segfault when trying to configure the interface ath9k with DHCP Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 12.2 Version: RC 1 Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 12.2 Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: Kernel AssignedTo: kernel-maintainers@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: marcos.truchado@gmail.com QAContact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:14.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/14.0.1 installation phase crashes with a segfault 11 when configuring a wireless card ath9k with DHCP Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: - I downloaded the SuSE 12.2 RC1 version - Started the installation program Actual Results: - After I got any graphics environment with the usual welcome installation page, this is, on the console mode, when the system and the kernel is setting up all my devices, the installation crash with a segfault signal 11 when trying to configure my Wireless interface ath9k using DHCP - The installation hangs there Expected Results: The installation goes throw and my wireless is configured. I'm writing this with the machine in where I can reproduce the error, using SuSE 12.2 Beta 2, this means, this is a regression. Here is an lspci 02:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device 1461 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18 Memory at d4400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit- Capabilities: [60] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-15-17-ff-ff-24-14-12 Capabilities: [170] Power Budgeting > Kernel driver in use: ath9k NOTE: I selected Critical because the installation hangs at this point. -- 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.