http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621481 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=621481#c0 Summary: Netbooks with Broadcom BCM4312 will hang on boot Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.3 Version: Final Platform: i586 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.3 Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Network AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686 (x86_64); en-US; rv:1.9.2.6) Gecko/20100625 Firefox/3.6.6 On some Netbook systems with Broadcom BCM4312 wireless devices will freeze when loading the driver ssb because the SPROM is at a different location than on earlier systems found on laptop computers. The fix is known and has been submitted to the 2.6.34 stable archive, and it will be present in future updates of the 11.3 kernel; however, the distribution media have the problem. Add Live CD, DVD and NET install CDs for i586/i686 are affected. The media for x86_64 are OK. This bug does not log any errors - the system just freezes. The workaround is to add "brokenmodules=ssb" to the boot options line. Once you have installed the system on the computer, a patched copy of ssb.ko for the 2.6.34-12-desktop kernel is available at html://lwfinger.net/ssb.ko. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.