On Sat, 04 Jun 2016 21:30:52 +0200, Larry Finger wrote:
On 06/04/2016 02:17 PM, Moby wrote:
On 06/03/2016 08:44 PM, Moby wrote:
On 06/03/2016 09:07 AM, Larry Finger wrote:
On 06/03/2016 08:51 AM, Moby wrote:
On 06/03/2016 08:44 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote:
On Fri, 03 Jun 2016 15:42:19 +0200, Moby wrote: > > > > On 06/03/2016 12:48 AM, Takashi Iwai wrote: >> On Fri, 03 Jun 2016 06:35:56 +0200, >> Larry Finger wrote: >>> >>> On 06/02/2016 10:19 PM, Moby wrote: >>>> Kernel 2.6 in the latest tumbleweed snapshot causes problems on >>>> Toshiba >>>> Satellite L775D laptops. >>>> The end symptom is that the wireless NIC does not work (Realtek >>>> Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter (rev >>>> 01)). >>>> >>>> Looking the logs, it looks like there are multiple processes seg >>>> faulting, starting with panel-10-power, >>>> rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_get_hw_reg(), >>>> wpa_supplicant, etc. >>>> >>>> Switching back to kernel 4.5.4-1 makes the wifi work again. Is >>>> anyone >>>> else seeing similar issues with kernel 4.6? >>>> >>>> Thank you in advance for your help, >>> >>> A patch to fix the a bug in 4.6 has been submitted for 4.7, and it >>> will be backported to 4.6 when it reaches mainline. >> >> Note that, although backporting through stable tree is ideal, it's >> also acceptable to backport it beforehand to openSUSE kernel if the >> patch has been already merged in (subsystem) maintainer's tree, too. >> >> But we need a Bugzilla entry above all. >> >> >> thanks, >> >> Takashi >> > > Thanks Larry and Takashi, good to know a patch is in the works. I will > wait for patch to be released via official channels. Do I still > need to > open a bugzilla entry for this?
Yes, it's still worth. Then we can provide a quickfix KMP for testing, too, in order to confirm that the patch actually fixes your problem.
Takashi
Thanks Takashi, submitted https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=983036. I picked opensuse 13.2 in the OS list in bugzilla since I did not see tumblewed listed in the dropdown.
I attached a copy of the patch with full commit message to boo #983036.
Larry
Thank you Larry and Takashi. I tried the patch and it worked beautifully, the problem is completely fixed with this patch.
Regards,
I just tried the kernel from the kernel stable repo, and it did not seem to have the fix (I had the same issue). I switched back to the standard tumbleweed kernel with the patch RPM from Takashi and it is working fine again. I plan on staying this way until the next (or the one after that) kernel rev in the tumbleweed repo gets the fix.
Thanks again.
Moby,
Yes, at the moment only Takashi's special kernel RPM has the patch. That patch was pushed upstream from the wireless-drivers repo to the net maintainer within the past 24 hours. It will likely be included in the 4.7-rc3 kernel in 7 or 8 days, and then be backported to 4.6.X. Progress can be glacially slow at times. Fortunately for most Realtek users, only the RTL8192CE is affected. That is unfortunate for you, of course.
FYI, I already backported the patch to openSUSE stable kernel branch, so you can use the kernel in OBS Kernel:stable repo (currently 4.6.1) until it hits to FACTORY / TW. BTW, once when the fixed update kernel is installed on your machine, don't forget to uninstall rtlwifi-quickfix-kmp, too. There is no automatic obsoletes / deletion. Keeping the old package should be harmless but a waste of space. Takashi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org