Re: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 i386 freezes after WPA group key handshake

[Timo Schmidt <netbsd%xomit.de@localhost>]

On Tue 26.06.2012 01:52, Christos Zoulas wrote:
> Timo Schmidt <netbsd%xomit.de@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > since an update to NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 my router freezes after a
> > WPA group key handshake. The sytem hangs and does not respond.
> > Only a reset brings the box up again. The box is providing an
> > access point via hostapd, DHCPD and also runs BIND9. The most
> > recent very strange line in /var/log/messages I can found right
> > before the system restarts is the following (very long) line:
>
> The nulls are just corruption.

The was my assumption as well. But the last four lines?

| ...^@^@^@4312 Feb 19 17:55:16 2011 /dev/vnd3i                                 
                                   
| brw-r-----  1 root operator   14,  524313 Feb 19 17:55:16 2011 /dev/vnd3j     
                                                                                
                                                                
| brw-r-----  1 root operator   14,  524314 Feb 19 17:55:16 2011 /dev/vnd3k     
                                                                                
                                                                
| brw-r-----  1 root operator   14,  524315 Feb 19 17:55:16 201Jun 23 21:21:27 
xxxxxxx syslogd[189]: restart

Where does the partial ls output of /dev come from?


> The problem is probably with the atheros driver; I have not
> seen it with other wifi cards.

What card would you recommend?

  -Timo