[Bug 276445] Re: Madwifi (atheros) driver malfunction induces a system freeze

2009-01-31 Thread alejaaandro
i never got back to it because i set my router to 802.11g in order to get a freeze and try lamos' solution.. Strange thing though, i never got a freeze.. so, i don't know if something i did accidentally fixed the problem, or if a fix was issued in an update.. i set it back to b and g to see if

[Bug 293176] Re: Ubuntu 8.10 doesn't support logitech and labtec webcam

2009-01-13 Thread alejaaandro
nope... the LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so doesn't work for me.. ubuntu intrepid with ID 046d:08f5 Logitech, Inc. QuickCam Messenger Communicate -- Ubuntu 8.10 doesn't support logitech and labtec webcam https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293176 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 276445] Re: Madwifi (atheros) driver malfunction induces a system freeze

2009-01-04 Thread alejaaandro
it's definitely related to 802.11g because i set my wireless router to "only b" and haven't got a freeze since.. so there is a solution for those that have admin privileges on the router they're connecting (there should be an option for that).. i have yet to try lamos' solution to confirm.. car

[Bug 276445] Re: Madwifi (atheros) driver malfunction induces a system freeze

2008-12-30 Thread alejaaandro
sorry guys, bad news... it was probably wrong getting too excited and posting without testing it longer.. i changed my router back to "b and g" to check if that was what fixed it and 10 min later i got a panic.. so that leaves me with either luck or the 801.11g being the problem.. i ll report ba

[Bug 276445] Re: Madwifi (atheros) driver malfunction induces a system freeze

2008-12-30 Thread alejaaandro
cheers everybody.. i have good news... after setting up everything with the new modem, i haven't had a kernel panic the whole day (some serious traffic has been going on like p2p more than 500 kBs, media streaming etc).. i sure hope it's not just luck.. i did 2 things.. 1) changed my wireless ro

[Bug 276445] Re: Madwifi (atheros) driver malfunction induces a system freeze

2008-12-27 Thread alejaaandro
unfortunatelly i have the same problem, and, i too, only got it after upgrading to intrepid (even though i think it was already a known problem)... same case, experiencing kernel panics mostly when doing intense network stuff... i installed linux-backports-modules thinking it might help.. nothing