Bug 435152

Summary: Enabling Hotspot via applet causes kernel problems and firmware error
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Tristan Busch <xlkill4r>
Component: Networking in generalAssignee: Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM    
Severity: crash CC: jodr666, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: master   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments: Output from journalctl

Description Tristan Busch 2021-03-30 14:40:26 UTC
Created attachment 137180 [details]
Output from journalctl

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Disconnect from Wifi, no other connections
2. Choose Hotspot from applet

OBSERVED RESULT
All wifi AP entries vanish from applet, network card is not responding, no hotspot is created

EXPECTED RESULT
Hotspot is created
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
 
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora 33 5.10.24-200.fc33.x86_64
KDE Plasma Version: 5.20.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.79.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Attached are Screenshots from journald.
Network controller: Intel Corporation Centrino Ultimate-N 6300 (rev 3e)
Comment 1 Tony 2021-03-31 06:08:06 UTC
That's clearly a module/firmware issue.
Please report it upstream so it has better chances to get fix here : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2021-03-31 21:05:51 UTC
Yep.
Comment 3 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:23:46 UTC
Bulk transfer as requested in T17796