Bug 8251

Summary:	kernel pcmcia and Netgear MA401 time out error
Product:	Drivers	Reporter:	HJH (hjh)
Component:	PCMCIA	Assignee:	linux-pcmcia
Status:	CLOSED PATCH_ALREADY_AVAILABLE
Severity:	high
Priority:	P2
Hardware:	i386
OS:	Linux
Kernel Version:	2.6.20	Subsystem:
Regression:	---	Bisected commit-id:

Description HJH 2007-03-21 14:12:27 UTC

Most recent kernel where this bug did *NOT* occur: 2.4.27 (with pcmcia-cs driver)
Distribution: Debian
Hardware Environment: IBM thinkpad i240
Software Environment: Linux
Problem Description: When plugging in a Netgear MA401 wireless networkcard, the
pcmcia socket only sends a time out error:
cs: pcmcia_socket0: time out after reset.

The following modules are loaded:
yenta_socket           24588  1
rsrc_nonstatic         11904  1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core            36240  3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic

The pcmcia kernel loader works fine with a "normal" wired pcmcia network card
I also tried  2.6.18 kernel with the same result.
The 2.4.27 pcmcia kernel driver also yields the same result.

Steps to reproduce:
Install a 2.6.20 kernel, install pcmciautils
load the previously mentioned drivers, and plug in the card.
The only result is a time out on the pcmcia socket.


It seems that this is a widely known issue, just go to google and search for
"2.6 netgear MA401".

Comment 1 HJH 2007-03-24 07:28:39 UTC

Closing.
The issues were due to dying hardware.
The card was breaking down.