Return-path: Received: from mail.gmx.net ([213.165.64.20]:35341 "HELO mail.gmx.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751594AbZIXVeS (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:34:18 -0400 Message-ID: <4ABBE5DB.5070201@gmx.de> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:34:19 +0200 From: Joerg Albert MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Malte Gell CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ar9170 makes machine hang when shut down References: <200909242155.19485.malte.gell@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <200909242155.19485.malte.gell@gmx.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 09/24/2009 09:55 PM, Malte Gell wrote: > I use the compat 2.6.30 and the ar9170 driver for my Netgear WN111 USB stick. > I use the packages from > http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/driver:/wireless/11.1-update/i586/ > for openSUSE 11.1. > > When I shutdown my machine, it hangs after the last messages "system now > rebooting" or similar. > > Does it make sense to use "rmmod --force ar9170" to force removing that module > before shutting down? Why are you sure that the hang is caused by the ar9170 driver? The vendor driver is called arusb_lnx, the new one ar9170usb If you only use the packages from the above URL and haven't compile compat-wireless yourself, chances are that you use the vendor driver. You may check the loaded module list: lsmod and try to remove the module: rmmod arusb_lnx before shutting down. If this fails, try to close the corresponding netdev first: ifconfig X down with X = ath0 or wlan0 (see the output of "iwconfig"). Needing "--force" for rmmod is IMHO a bug in the driver. Regards, J?rg.