[Loic, I've CC'd you since the BTS doesn't seem to like me; feel free to pass this on.] The only problem I have with bcm43xx is that when it crashes as specified in the bug report, it makes the system unusable: my USB keyboard ceases to work, although my USB mouse works fine. Magic SysRq doesn't work either (because the keyboard doesn't), and I cannot shut down the system safely if the problem happens while the screensaver is on (which is usually when it happens). I also have to manually bring down the interface when the machine starts, since it seems to still occur if the interface is UP but not RUNNING. This is error-prone and inconvenient. I tried 2.6.18-2, and it didn't work either. I just put the card back in the machine after a while, so I haven't tested it since 2.6.16. The only difference is that the machine now is an amd64, while before it was an i386 (athlon). So while the current state is an improvement over earlier 2.6.18 kernels, it still renders the system useless at inappropriate and inopportune times. Thanks for considering. -- Brian M. Carlson / Brian with Sandals: Houston, Texas, US Before emailing: http://crustytoothpaste.ath.cx/~bmc/me/contact/email There is no We: http://crustytoothpaste.ath.cx/~bmc/writings/tinw OpenPGP: RSA v3 2048 560553E7: FE82 7C9F EB21 5436 2F96 25BA 927B 0A51
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