Return-path: Received: from mail-iy0-f174.google.com ([209.85.210.174]:65252 "EHLO mail-iy0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751550Ab1JPCmW (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:42:22 -0400 Message-ID: <4E9A4496.1000906@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20111016_044243_961904_D4DAE348) Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 21:42:30 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: werner CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, dave.taht@gmail.com, rientjes@google.com, arend@broadcom.com, toralf.foerster@gmx.de, wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com, ilw@linux.intel.com Subject: Re: 3.1-rc9 wifi problem References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 10/15/2011 04:43 PM, werner wrote: > I'm very sorry that I cannot give more informations, my own computer is > connected with the modem via ethernet cable, a friend used in the past often > wifi here at me, and since 2.6.38 never with problems, also with 3.0-rcX no > problems, nor with 3.0.X until 3.0.4 . There were general problems with 3.1-rcX > until 5 , which had nothing to do with wifi but what was the reason that I only > late got working 3.1-rcX , so the first 3.1-rc the friend tested on his laptop > was 3.1-rc9, and with this his wifi didn't work, but I don't know if it would > have worked with -rc5. When he come back, perhaps next week , then I'll ask him > to try 3.1-rc5 or 6 . This is a kernel+modules problem, because with > re-installing 3.0.4 it returned to work as before. Anyway, I wanted to report > this, so that before the release of 3.1 the wifi drivers could be checked better. Unless you say which driver is involved, we will n ot be able to help. Larry