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Re: [SLE] /var/log/messages, kernel messages, what is this ?
  • From: Sylvester Lykkehus <zly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 09:54:48 +0000 (UTC)
  • Message-id: <451F90F6.2010203@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Anders Johansson wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 20:10 +0200, Sylvester Lykkehus wrote:
>
>> I was wondering, if loaded modules could produce this output, as I
>> believe it started after loading a driver for a wireless NIC with a
>> RaLink chipset on it.
>>
>
> Anything inside the kernel that calls "printk" can produce this output
>
> You are using the rt61 driver, right? (this is the only ralink driver I
> can find that prints out something like what you've posted) From looking
> at the source code, these are debugging prints, and it looks like they
> are shared encryption keys used on your wireless LAN
>
> I don't see any #ifdef's or anything else in there, so it doesn't look
> like they can be turned off without changing the source code
>
>
>
Hi Anders,

Yes, it is indeed the RT61 driver.
I am currently thinking of trying ndiswrapper, instead of the driver
provided by RaLink, because of instability issues ( as stated in an
earlier post:
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-linux-e/2006-Aug/4171.html ).

Perhaps it will take care of both of my problems.

BR
Sylvester
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