Re: 2.6.38: rt2800usb: driver is crashing the kernel

[Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com>]

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Justin Piszcz wrote:

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> On Tue, 26 Apr 2011, Larry Finger wrote:
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>>> I am trying a different driver now: rt2870sta
>>> I've read a few reports this may be the 'proper' one to use.
>>> So far so good, no lag or anything and I did not have to set power off
>>> either.
>> 
>> Driver rtl2870sta is not the proper one to use. In fact, a patch to delete 
>> rt2860sta and rt2870sta from the kernel was queued yesterday, and they will 
>> be gone by the time 2.6.40 is released.
>> 
>> New firmware for rt2800usb was just accepted into the linux-firmware git 
>> tree. Please obtain a copy and try it.
>> 
>> Larry
>>

Hi,

Just an update, this driver has been solid so far:
rt2870sta

With the Media Link 150 USB stick, not a single crash yet--
The rt2800usb driver is laggy and crashes the kernel (as of 2.6.38.x)--
Is there a possiblity to get rtl2870sta into the mainline?
It is the best wireless driver I've used for Linux with various usb wifi
adapters--

# uptime
  19:44:28 up 4 days, 10:16,  2 users,  load average: 1.51, 1.56, 1.25

Justin.