Re: [patch] workaround zd1201 interference problem
From: John W. Linville <hidden>
Date: 2006-07-10 18:31:21
----- Forwarded message from Pavel Machek [off-list ref] -----
quoted hunk
zd1201 has nasty tendency to emit magicall anti-wifi cloud when it is inserted into slot, but not used. Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <redacted>--- linux-good/drivers/usb/net/zd1201.c 2006-03-30 13:51:58.000000000 +0200 +++ linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c 2006-06-15 23:28:04.000000000 +0200@@ -1835,6 +1835,8 @@ zd->dev->name); usb_set_intfdata(interface, zd); + zd1201_enable(zd); /* zd1201 likes to startup enabled, interfering */ + zd1201_disable(zd); /* with all the wifis in range */ return 0; err_net:
Pavel's patch is still the best thing proposed so far to resolve this issue, ugly as it may be. It does seem to fix a real issue. Is anyone gonna puke if a merge this? If so, where is your patch? John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com