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FS#21036 - [kernel26] Patch to fix channel hop in while in monitor mode on wireless

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jeremy Sands (georgia_tech_swagger) - Saturday, 02 October 2010, 21:55 GMT
Last edited by Andrea Scarpino (BaSh) - Saturday, 18 June 2011, 15:21 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

When putting a card in monitor mode, it channel hops even when instructed not to.

A patch to fix it: https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/103589/

Same issue seen elsewhere:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aircrack-ng/+bug/602609
http://trac.aircrack-ng.org/ticket/742
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Closed by  Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Saturday, 18 June 2011, 15:21 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Saturday, 02 October 2010, 23:26 GMT
  • Field changed: Summary (Patch to fix channel hop in while in monitor mode on wireless → [kernel26] Patch to fix channel hop in while in monitor mode on wireless)
  • Field changed: Status (Unconfirmed → Assigned)
  • Field changed: Category (Kernel → Upstream Bugs)
  • Task assigned to Thomas Bächler (brain0), Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Should wait to be merged in mainline or build Linux your self. This is because kernel26 is not patched in 98% of cases.
Comment by dif (dif) - Wednesday, 02 February 2011, 20:52 GMT
I'm afraid 2.6.37-5 does not fix "fixed channel mon0: -1" error.
I've got an Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless 5100 AGN, and still the same problem.
Comment by Jelle van der Waa (jelly) - Sunday, 05 June 2011, 11:11 GMT
any update?

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