I recently read that Atheros can work either with ath5k or ath9k so I blacklisted the prior and enabled the latter on bootup the following way.
sudo nano /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf blacklist ath5k sudo nano /etc/modules ath9k Again, this allows me to start vlc with ir support enabled and only ends in a kernel panic when the remote is utilized --which is better than opening vlc with ir support and have it cause the kernel panic. All this makes me think there are two bugs here, a conflict between ath6k and lirc and the other between ath9k against lirc, the earlier being the worse since it's the most incapacitating. So presumably you can now surf wirelessly and reliably, just don't use the ir remote, still. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1222070 Title: Kernel Panic --not syncing fatal exception in interrupt Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Using the infrared remote control results in a kernel panic. This is reproducible using mplayer. apt-cache policy mplayer mplayer: Installed: (none) Candidate: 2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1+svn34540-1ubuntu4 Version table: 2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1+svn34540-1ubuntu4 0 500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/universe i386 Packages 2:1.0~rc4.dfsg1+svn34540-1ubuntu2 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) I expect to use the infrared remote successfully, without resulting in a kernel panic. 4) Audio loops like a scratched record, computer hard locks so that the keyboard becomes entirely unresponsive: no escaping to a tty, keyboard capslock doesn't light up, screen goes to tty1 and outputs "Kernel Panic --not syncing fatal exception in interrupt", and SysRq-cntrl-alt-r does not reboot the computer. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10 Package: linux-image-3.11.0-4-generic 3.11.0-4.9 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7 Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC1: mo 3994 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC0: mo 3525 F.... volumeicon mo 3994 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: mo 3994 F...m pulseaudio Date: Sat Sep 7 02:35:53 2013 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=971dcaf3-f640-4d1c-9cb6-ea8eba0cab54 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-09-05 (733 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1) MachineType: Apple Computer, Inc. MacBookPro1,1 MarkForUpload: True ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-4-generic root=UUID=9c44e3b1-d6d1-4ca7-a621-c0142ded125a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.11.0-4-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.11.0-4-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.113 SourcePackage: linux StagingDrivers: zram UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-09-01 (5 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/12/06 dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.bios.version: MBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Mac-F425BEC8 dmi.board.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.board.version: PVT dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 8 dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F425BEC8 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleComputer,Inc.:bvrMBP11.88Z.0055.B08.0610121325:bd10/12/06:svnAppleComputer,Inc.:pnMacBookPro1,1:pvr1.0:rvnAppleComputer,Inc.:rnMac-F425BEC8:rvrPVT:cvnAppleComputer,Inc.:ct8:cvrMac-F425BEC8: dmi.product.name: MacBookPro1,1 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Computer, Inc. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1222070/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
