Problem with 2.6.20 and hostap_cs (Netgear MA401)

From: David G Hamblen
Date: Wed Feb 14 2007 - 11:59:43 EST


I've got the ieee80211 and hostap code compiled as modules for my MA401 card, and the system locks up when I insert the card. No keyboard, no sysrq, no logs after reboot, no nothing. The same configuration works fine under 2.6.19.

If I first insert my old 3com 3c589 card, then eject it and rmmod the 3c589_cs module, the insertion of the MA401 works completely. Preloading the modules with insmod or modprobe doesn't help.

Was there a change in the pcmcia or networking initialization code between 2.6.19 and 2.6.20?

Here are the relevant modules.

#/sbin/lsmod
Module Size Used by
ieee80211_crypt_wep 5248 0
hostap_cs 59220 3
hostap 110852 1 hostap_cs
ieee80211_crypt 5632 2 ieee80211_crypt_wep,hostap
...
pcmcia 29280 1 hostap_cs
firmware_class 9664 1 pcmcia
yenta_socket 26892 4
...
rsrc_nonstatic 13248 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 39056 4 \ hostap_cs,pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic

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