ipw2200 pain with latest kernel

[Sean Connery]

On 1/8/06, crimsun at fungus.sh.nu <crimsun at fungus.sh.nu> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 08, 2006 at 05:17:00PM -0800, Sean Connery wrote:
> > I was using a self-compiled ipw2200 (0.19) with my original kernel,
> > but the latest one is stock (1.0.6). So i guess this discussion has
> > now become about why 2.6.12-9-686 doesnt exhibit this problem but
> > 2.6.12-10-686 does. Note that both 12-9 and 12-10 would have been
> > using stock.
>
> What does ``modinfo ipw2200'' while running 2.6.12-10-686 return?

===== 2.6.12-10-686 =====

filename:      
/lib/modules/2.6.12-10-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.ko
license:        GPL
vermagic:       2.6.12-10-686 686 gcc-3.4
depends:        ieee80211,ieee80211,firmware_class
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002701bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002702bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002711bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002712bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002721bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002722bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002731bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002732bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002741bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv0000103Csd00002741bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002742bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002751bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002752bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002753bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002754bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002761bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002762bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d0000104Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004220sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004223sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
srcversion:     B8FCCD99645F96CA43E09DC
parm:           ifname:network device name (default eth%d) (charp)
parm:           channel:channel to limit associate to (default 0 [ANY]) (int)
parm:           debug:debug output mask (int)
parm:           associate:auto associate when scanning (default on) (int)
parm:           disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)

===== 2.6.12-9-686 =====

filename:      
/lib/modules/2.6.12-9-686/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200/ipw2200.ko
description:    Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200/2915 Network Driver
version:        1.0.6
author:         Copyright(c) 2003-2004 Intel Corporation
license:        GPL
vermagic:       2.6.12-9-686 686 gcc-3.4
depends:        ieee80211,ieee80211_crypt,firmware_class
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002701bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002702bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002711bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002712bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002721bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002722bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002731bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002732bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002741bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv0000103Csd00002741bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002742bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002751bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002752bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002753bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002754bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002761bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00001043sv00008086sd00002762bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d0000104Fsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004220sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004221sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004223sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v00008086d00004224sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
srcversion:     70321A1F1D4F2DD71642D92
parm:           hwcrypto:enable hardware crypto (default on) (int)
parm:           mode:network mode (0=BSS,1=IBSS,2=Monitor) (int)
parm:           burst_duration_OFDM:set OFDM burst value (int)
parm:           burst_duration_CCK:set CCK burst value (int)
parm:           qos_no_ack_mask:mask Tx_Queue to no ack (int)
parm:           qos_burst_enable:enable QoS burst mode (int)
parm:           qos_enable:enable all QoS functionalitis (int)
parm:           channel:channel to limit associate to (default 0 [ANY]) (int)
parm:           debug:debug output mask (int)
parm:           led:enable led control on some systems (default 0 off)
 (int)
parm:           auto_create:auto create adhoc network (default on) (int)
parm:           associate:auto associate when scanning (default on) (int)
parm:           disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)