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Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:44:55 -0600
From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
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To: James Womack <james.c.womack@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: r8187se panic
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On 11/15/2010 03:05 PM, James Womack wrote:
> On 14/11/10 20:23, Larry Finger wrote:
>> On 11/14/2010 12:49 PM, James Womack wrote:
>>> Hey, I tried patching the kernel I downloaded, but the dry runs both
>>> presented errors detailed below:
>>>
>>> james@mercury:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32$ patch -p1 --dry-run<
>>> /home/james/rtl8187se_change_panic_to_warn
>>> patching file drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8185b_init.c
>>> Hunk #1 succeeded at 356 with fuzz 2 (offset 92 lines).
>>> Hunk #2 FAILED at 302.
>>> 1 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file
>>> drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8185b_init.c.rej
>>> james@mercury:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32$ patch -p1 --dry-run<
>>> /home/james/rtl8187se_
>>> rtl8187se_change_panic_to_warn  rtl8187se_lock_pci_remove
>>> james@mercury:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32$ patch -p1 --dry-run<
>>> /home/james/rtl8187se_lock_pci_remove
>>> patching file drivers/staging/rtl8187se/r8180_core.c
>>> patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line
>>> patch: **** unexpected end of file in patch
>>> james@mercury:/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.32$
>>>
>>> Do I need to do anything to the kernel source before applying the
>>> patches?
>>
>> You needed a different version of the patch for 2.6.32. Apply the
>> attached
>> version. You only need the one patch.
>>
>> Larry
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I managed to compile the patched kernel. To confirm - the issue of the
> kernel panic occuring when Fn-F2 is used to turn off the wireless card
> is resolved. Thank you. I'll let you know if I notice any side effects
> from the patch.

After you do the Fn-F2 sequence, there should be a stack dump in the output of
the dmesg command. Could you please post that? With it, I should be able to find
what is leading to the original error. It does not happen on my system.

Larry