Description of problem: iwl3945 is unable to connect to wireless network. ndiswrapper works fine with same NetworkManager setup. iwl3945 in FC7 works fine on the same hardware. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): kernel-2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i686 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Load F9 on Dell D620 equipped with IPW3945 wireless card 2. Try to connect to WPA Personal/TKIP/PSK AP Actual results: Unable to connect to AP Expected results: Must connect to AP Additional info: All networks are visible, but unable to authenticate on AP. I tried to play with options hwcrypto and disable_hw_scan options - no success. But ndiswrapper works fine with the same NetworkManager setup.
Created attachment 311068 [details] connection attempt using iwl3945
Created attachment 311069 [details] Successful connection using ndiswrapper card
I can confirm this problem. It works with kernel 2.6.25.6-55.fc9.i686 for me, but not with 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i686
I don't have 2.6.25.6-55.fc9.i686, only initial 2.6.25-14.fc9 because system was just installed. Tried to boot 2.6.25-14.fc9 - works fine.
I can confirm this issue on the kernel 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.x86_64. Working fine again when booting kernel 2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64.
DITTO: Dell D620 with iwl3954 upgraded to 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i686 yesterday and wireless stopped working using NM (and WPA), error appears to be at the point of the "wlan0: link timed out." error message as shown in comment #1. AP appears to be fine as the macs and wii continue to work. Note that Dell has an a10 firmware out for the d620: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R186796&SystemID=LATITUDE D620&servicetag=&os=BIOSA&osl=en&deviceid=10109&devlib=0&typecnt=0&vercnt=9&catid=-1&impid=-1&formatcnt=1&libid=1&fileid=255482 This appears to have wireless compat fixes which may help, sadly, the firmware-tools as shipped in F9 is too old to install this firmware using the Dell tools, which are requiring firmware-tools >= 2.0.0. Bug to bump firmware-tools is #454204
Tried the BIOS update from above (a09 -> a10) which does not appear to resolve the problem. Bummer.
I can confirm this is a regression from kernel-PAE-2.6.25.6-55.fc9.i686 (works) to kernel-PAE-2.6.25.9-76.fc9.i686 (breaks). 03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection (rev 02) Subsystem: Intel Corporation ThinkPad R60e/X60s Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17 Memory at edf00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2 Capabilities: [d0] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Capabilities: [e0] Express Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting <?> Capabilities: [140] Device Serial Number 78-b0-9d-ff-ff-02-13-00 Kernel driver in use: iwl3945 Kernel modules: iwl3945
More one with same problem. Same thing of comment 3.
This bug does not seem to be just iwl3945 related! I could also reproduce it on a machine with a Linksys WMP54G (RaLink RT2561/RT61) using the rt61pci driver. Again, no connection possible with 2.6.25.9-76.fc9.x86_64, but working with 2.6.25.6-55.fc9.x86_64.
Confirmed on iwl3945 as well, same "link timed out" problem. .55 works, .76 does not work.
Is there any ETA on a fix?
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 453390 ***