- Issued:
- 2007-11-20
- Updated:
- 2007-11-20
RHBA-2007:0654 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
kmod-ipw3945 bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated kmod-ipw3945 packages that address several bugs are now
available.
Description
The kmod-ipw3945 packages provide the ipw3945 kernel modules for the Intel
IPW3945 WiFi chipset.
This update addresses the following freezing bug:
- when booting with the wireless RF kill switch on, the system could freeze
with the softlock error "BUG: soft lockup detected on CPU#0!". This
behavior has been noted on several notebook computers, including the Lenovo
T60, Samsung R65, and Dell Precision M65. Note: this list is not
exhaustive. Other notebook computers that use the Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD
Opteron chipsets can be affected by this bug. Softlock errors have also
been reported during shutdown.
Various other bugs are also addressed in these updated packages.
All kmod-ipw3945 users should upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
ipw3945-kmod-1.2.0-4.8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9bc777b000adb454c7e55fb615585af7e77648176a2e9b88aeac0915fd2171b8 |
x86_64 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1b2b4033be26e52844e783b394e7e281f026b11f84e50e476add2ee0202df212 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a88934261e6ff12831497d73179fa1e9c072198b90df59429b2c149869516a5c |
i386 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 72bd7c2f4b14978e56a5d26a7a6bdd54268e1a6cf8ff5d2a3f4a0771e851ab38 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 0b41538dcaf92e3ea3b5c28ee05e3210844aab231f03457e21c4b31246b02ae2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
ipw3945-kmod-1.2.0-4.8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9bc777b000adb454c7e55fb615585af7e77648176a2e9b88aeac0915fd2171b8 |
x86_64 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1b2b4033be26e52844e783b394e7e281f026b11f84e50e476add2ee0202df212 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a88934261e6ff12831497d73179fa1e9c072198b90df59429b2c149869516a5c |
i386 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 72bd7c2f4b14978e56a5d26a7a6bdd54268e1a6cf8ff5d2a3f4a0771e851ab38 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 0b41538dcaf92e3ea3b5c28ee05e3210844aab231f03457e21c4b31246b02ae2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
ipw3945-kmod-1.2.0-4.8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9bc777b000adb454c7e55fb615585af7e77648176a2e9b88aeac0915fd2171b8 |
x86_64 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1b2b4033be26e52844e783b394e7e281f026b11f84e50e476add2ee0202df212 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a88934261e6ff12831497d73179fa1e9c072198b90df59429b2c149869516a5c |
i386 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 72bd7c2f4b14978e56a5d26a7a6bdd54268e1a6cf8ff5d2a3f4a0771e851ab38 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 0b41538dcaf92e3ea3b5c28ee05e3210844aab231f03457e21c4b31246b02ae2 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
ipw3945-kmod-1.2.0-4.8.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 9bc777b000adb454c7e55fb615585af7e77648176a2e9b88aeac0915fd2171b8 |
x86_64 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 1b2b4033be26e52844e783b394e7e281f026b11f84e50e476add2ee0202df212 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a88934261e6ff12831497d73179fa1e9c072198b90df59429b2c149869516a5c |
i386 | |
kmod-ipw3945-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 72bd7c2f4b14978e56a5d26a7a6bdd54268e1a6cf8ff5d2a3f4a0771e851ab38 |
kmod-ipw3945-xen-1.2.0-4.8.el5.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 0b41538dcaf92e3ea3b5c28ee05e3210844aab231f03457e21c4b31246b02ae2 |
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