Mon 14 Dec 2009 11:53:44 AM UTC, original submission:
Most cannonical test was:
(a) Started from totally new/clean 2.6.27 libre /gNS metad install. Connected to a WPA network via network-manager without problems.
(b) Did an aptitude dist-upgrade to get 2.6.31.6-libre1 linux, edited /etc/boot.cfg, and rebooted with new linux.
(c) Now when trying to connect to WPA network, network manager hangs forever.
3 points of information:
(a) It is not possible to (at least easily) to build the older r8187 module for 2.6.31 and later linux - see http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/4264 "linux kernel 2.6.31 removes support for old net_device api"
(b) Under amd64 gNS 3 beta, an external USB rtl8187 device, alfa network awus036h, works under a recompiled debian sid 2.6.31 linux - .config for that attached as config-2.6.31-1-amd64 - this suggests that the problem is not with the versions level of userland tools, but either with the driver code or random enabled or disabled options in the yeeloong 2.6.31.
(c) I am also close to trying 2.6.31 under debian squeeze on the yeeloong, but the above point leads me to believe it probably will not work; I will update this ticket when that is done.
After this I guess I'll diff the attached config with the yeeloong config and try another compile.
It would also be useful to know if other people are or are not seeing this problem, and if anyone has seen a change with 2.6.32.
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