Description of problem: Network Manager works fine on 2.6.23.8-63.fc8 but when I change to kernel version 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 it no longer picks up my wireless connection. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.7 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1.Start service NetworkManager 2.Asks for password 3.Picks up connection! (: 4.Restart to 2.6.23.9-85.fc8 kernel 5.Start service NetworkManager 6.No connections other than ethernet ): Actual results: No connection Expected results: Connection (with password request) Additional info: nm-tool output: NetworkManager Tool State: connected - Device: eth0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Type: Wired Driver: r8169 Active: no HW Address: 00:13:D3:EE:B8:31 Capabilities: Supported: yes Carrier Detect: yes Speed: 100 Mb/s Wired Settings - Device: wlan0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Type: 802.11 Wireless Driver: zd1211rw_mac80211 Active: yes HW Address: 00:14:7C:A9:5A:33 Capabilities: Supported: yes Speed: 48 Mb/s Wireless Settings WEP Encryption: yes WPA Encryption: yes WPA2 Encryption: yes Wireless Access Points(* = Current AP) *HomeWireless: Infra, 00:14:7C:B8:C2:08, Freq 2437 MHz, Rate 54 Mb/s, Strength 76 WEP IP Settings: IP Address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Broadcast: 192.168.1.255 Gateway: 192.168.1.1 DNS: 192.168.1.1 ------------------------------ For a CRUSB10075 3Com USB adpater
*** Bug 428177 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This is really caused by the lack of the zd1211rw_mac80211 driver in the kernel, not by NM
The driver is there, just renamed. Later (starting with -86.fc8) F8 kernels have a module alias that corrects the issue -- it is shame that -85.fc8 got pushed and nothing else has been pushed since. Either remove all references to zd1211rw-mac80211 (possibly replacing them with reference to zd1211rw) in /etc/modprobe.conf or simply use a newer kernel from koji: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=30116
Thanks John - you're too fast for me :) I was about ready to research the same thing since I vaguely recalled something about it :). Could the reporters please download and install (rpm -ihv) the kernel in the link above, and report back here?
I had no network related stuff in modprobe.conf so I installed the koji kernel -> it works! From my point of view this case can be closed. Thanks to both of you for the quick response.
Alright, I'll leave this open, but change to RELEASE_PENDING so that others can find this without searching through closed bugs.
Comment 3 seems to imply the driver is still there in -85 but under a different name; I can't see it. There is no zd1211rw of any kind; diffing the modules.usbmap shows the zd1211rw-mac80211 aliases are simply removed; not sure how any changes to modules.conf would help.
Sorry, my mistake. You'll have to use a newer kernel.
You can get a newer kernel here: http://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=31800 if you don't want to wait for the next update
This was fixed a long time ago and update released. We're now in 2.6.25 land for F8. Closing.