Bug 397465

Summary:	sys-kernel/gentoo-sources 3.1.5 breaks iwlagn compatibility with 802.11n wifi access points
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Roman Porizka <artee>
Component:	[OLD] Core system	Assignee:	Gentoo Kernel Bug Wranglers and Kernel Maintainers <kernel>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	arne.flagge, cedar_mill
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/27581
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	patch to fix the problem

Description Roman Porizka 2012-01-03 06:48:30 UTC

Linux kernel 3.1.5 breaks iwlagn compatibility with 802.11n wifi APs, this problem persists in 3.1.6

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install 3.1.5 or 3.1.6 linux kernel
2. Connect to 802.11n AP
3. After several minutes, there's no connection to AP
Actual Results:  
no connection to AP

Expected Results:  
connection to AP is working

Comment 1 Roman Porizka 2012-01-03 07:02:28 UTC

Created attachment 297759 [details, diff]
patch to fix the problem

Comment 2 Daniel Rosenauer 2012-01-04 17:32:18 UTC

Confirmed, downgraded from 3.1.6 to 3.0.6 and my wifi with iwlagn is working just fine!

Comment 3 asobieranski 2012-01-25 07:08:03 UTC

Confirmed, iwlagn was working fine in 3.0.6. 

Patch solved the problem and now iwlagn is working on 3.1.6.

Comment 4 Mike Pagano gentoo-dev

2012-03-04 21:24:36 UTC

Patch is available in kernels > 3.0.16