Re: 2.6.24.3-12.fc8 kernel causes NM to fail to connect, 2.6.23.15-137.fc8 works perfectly

[Brian Morrison <bdm fenrir org uk>]

On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:49:25 +0000
"Rui Tiago Cação Matos" <tiagomatos gmail com> wrote:

> On 08/03/2008, Brian Morrison <bdm fenrir org uk> wrote:
> > Should have added, it's an Intel 3945ABG card using the iwl3945
> >  drivers. I don't think they or NM were updated in this batch of
> >  updates....<checks>...no, only NM-openvpn which I'm not using just now.
> >
> >  So, looks like the kernel is the culprit although it might be that the
> >  new kernel wireless fixes are correct and NM was working around
> >  something in the previous kernel.
> 
> I've also been having lots of problems with my 3945 using the iwl3945
> ever since I bought a new laptop. Can you please see if the issue I
> reported at [1] is similar to yours and add a comment there in that
> case?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rui
> 
> [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=428591
> 

Well, whatever it is, I have not seen any problems before now, it's
only on this new 2.6.24.3-12 kernel that I see problems at all, before
now it's just worked without problems. Since there are lots of wireless
changes in the kernel changelog I suspect that one of them is the
culprit.

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