linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic: ipw2200 module using 100% cpu

[Charlie Kravetz]

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On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:14:48 -0400
Moses Moore <moses at mozai.com> wrote:

> 
> Package: linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic
> Version: 2.6.27-7.10
> Severity: normal
> 
> 
> Used 'update-manager -d' to go from hardy to intrepid.
> After the reboot, noticed that nm-applet was missing from panel.
> Started it myself.  It tried to get a wifi connection, despite there
> being a wired connection already.  Ctrl-C killed nm-applet.
> 
> Now I've got 100% cpu usage, and the top consumer is process 
> [ipw2200/0], a kernel module.
> 
>    PID USER      PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
>   2741 root      15  -5     0    0    0 R 94.2  0.0   7:58.42 ipw2200/0
>   6038 root      20   0  222m  20m 8352 S  1.3  2.1   0:42.44 Xorg
>   1919 root      15  -5     0    0    0 S  0.7  0.0   0:00.40 scsi_eh_1
> 
> I see other people had this problem in the past, but previous reports
> were marked "insufficient information."  I'm willing to run tests to
> help figure this out, esp. if I'm not the only one.
> 
> 
> -- System Information:
> Debian Release: lenny/sid
>    APT prefers intrepid-updates
>    APT policy: (500, 'intrepid-updates'), (500, 'intrepid-security'), 
> (500, 'intrepid')
> Architecture: i386 (i686)
> 
> Kernel: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic (SMP w/1 CPU core)
> Locale: LANG=en_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
> 
> Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic depends on:
> ii  coreutils [fileutils 6.10-6ubuntu1       The GNU core utilities
> ii  dpkg                 1.14.20ubuntu6      Debian package management 
> system
> ii  initramfs-tools      0.92bubuntu15       tools for generating an 
> initramfs
> ii  module-init-tools    3.3-pre11-4ubuntu14 tools for managing Linux 
> kernel mo
> 
> Versions of packages linux-image-2.6.27-7-generic recommends:
> ii  grub                     0.97-29ubuntu41 GRand Unified Bootloader
> 
> -- no debconf information
> 

Can you file this on launchpad? I know the system sent it to the users
mailing list, but it never gets worked if it stays here. 

The right place to file bug reports is:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu

Thanks.

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Charlie Kravetz 
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