https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467892
User Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de added comment
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=467892#c2
--- Comment #2 from Ulrich Windl 2009-01-26 00:38:08 MST ---
The problem seems to be that the kernel message about "loading firmware" is
actually not telling the truth: After a reboot a different firmware was loaded:
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as
/devices/virtual/input/input8
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 kernel: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 kernel: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 kernel: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 kernel: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 nm-system-settings: Adding default connection 'Auto
eth0' for /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_11_43_72_05_92
Jan 23 17:43:24 delle-800 kernel: b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160
(2007-05-26 15:32:10)
A non-related problem is that the kernel periodically created new devices when
no WLAN is available:
[...]
Jan 23 18:02:56 delle-800 kernel: b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160
(2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Jan 23 18:02:56 delle-800 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Jan 23 18:02:56 delle-800 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Jan 23 18:02:56 delle-800 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
Jan 23 18:02:56 delle-800 kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Jan 23 18:03:09 delle-800 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as
/devices/virtual/input/input22
Jan 23 18:03:09 delle-800 kernel: b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160
(2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Jan 23 18:03:09 delle-800 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
Jan 23 18:03:09 delle-800 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
Jan 23 18:03:09 delle-800 kernel: Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
Jan 23 18:03:09 delle-800 kernel: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
Jan 23 18:03:21 delle-800 kernel: input: b43-phy0 as
/devices/virtual/input/input23
Jan 23 18:03:21 delle-800 kernel: b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160
(2007-05-26 15:32:10)
[...]
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