[Gnewsense-dev] yeeloong wifi issues

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I recently updated my kernel to 2.6.31.6-libre1 with apt-get dist-upgrade and installed the new rtl8187 wifi driver as instructed on the gnewsense to mips wiki page.

Wireless doesn't start at boot, which I can fix, but I am having connection problems and intermittent timeout errors.
This occurs with both the internet connection and the connection with my nfs server, while streaming music or videos and I experience freezes for a couple of seconds. I am using WPA2 encryption with aes.

I had the same problem with rmslinuxforyou kernel a couple of months ago.

My /var/log/messages shows the timeout:

Nov 25 22:49:49 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  332.648000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 OK
Nov 25 22:49:49 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  332.656000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 OK
Nov 25 22:49:49 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  332.656000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 OK
Nov 25 22:49:54 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  337.816000] @@@@ Transmit timeout at 4294976750, latency 803
Nov 25 22:49:54 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  337.816000] @@@@ netif_queue_stopped = 1
Nov 25 22:49:54 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  337.816000] ==========>rtl8180_commit()
Nov 25 22:49:54 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  337.880000] rtl8187: Card successfully reset
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.776000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.776000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.776000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.780000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.784000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.788000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.796000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.800000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.800000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.808000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.808000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.812000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.820000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.820000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.828000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:55 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  338.828000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 not responding, still trying
Nov 25 22:49:59 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  342.220000] rtl8187: DIG is enabled, set default initial gain index to 4
Nov 25 22:49:59 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  342.220000] rtl8187: RTL8187 + 8225 Initial Gain State 4: -74 dBm
Nov 25 22:49:59 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  342.228000] rtl8187: WIRELESS_MODE_G
Nov 25 22:49:59 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  342.284000] Linking with simon-is-wired, channel:6
Nov 25 22:49:59 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  342.288000] rtl8187: rtl8187_open process complete
Nov 25 22:50:01 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  344.808000] Linking with simon-is-wired, channel:6
Nov 25 22:50:01 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  344.832000] Associated successfully
Nov 25 22:50:01 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  344.832000] Using G rates
Nov 25 22:50:03 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  346.064000] alg name:CCMP
Nov 25 22:50:03 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  346.064000] alg name:CCMP
Nov 25 22:50:04 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  347.096000] alg name:CCMP
Nov 25 22:50:07 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  350.780000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 OK
Nov 25 22:50:07 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  350.832000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 OK
Nov 25 22:50:07 sigod-yeeloong kernel: [  350.844000] nfs: server 10.145.70.40 OK

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