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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0009018Kali LinuxKali Package Bugpublic2024-12-23 09:08
ReporterKooLaid863 Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary0009018: NetworkManager Crashes After Updating Packages
Description

I have an ALFA AWUS036AXML and I have all the correct drivers. I've done 3 fresh new installs and my wireless adapter works no problem, I can do packet injection, managed and monitor mode but as soon as I fully update and upgrade it to the newest versions. My network manager or something just freezes up and crashes and its driving me nuts. Its not really like crashing or anything but whenever I try to do anything with it it just freezes up, but if I do a fresh install and dont update anything, it works no problems. I even attempted to install the linux drivers for it after it occurred and it just kept doing it... can anyone point me in the right direction? For now I guess I'm just not updating it? I've used it for months with no problems but when I fully updated it with apt update and apt upgrade something with the newest updates is crashing it..

I'm using the Kali everything, and I've done apt full-upgrade and I've checked the logs and theres nothing in there other than NetworkManager being enabled and disabled from me disabling it and reenabling it.. it's hard to explain what's happening it's not like it's fully crashing it just lags out and won't do anything with my wireless adapter.. if I just don't do a full upgrade and keep it from a fresh install or even just do an update, it's fine.. but as soon as I do a upgrade on my packages.. it's rendered useless... I can't seem to figure this out..

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arnaudr

arnaudr

2024-11-27 04:39

manager   ~0020078

You didn't tell us which version of Kali Everything you use. Also, do you start from the live image or the installer image?

If it's a regression in the kernel and/or firmware, there's nothing we can do, apart from hoping it gets noticed and fixed.

KooLaid863

KooLaid863

2024-11-27 04:44

reporter   ~0020079

Before updating again its at 6.8.11-amd64, its the installer image.

arnaudr

arnaudr

2024-11-27 04:47

manager   ~0020081

I mean, what's the version of the installer iso? 2024.3, 2024.2, or even older? We sometimes have users who open a bug report, and we find out they use an old ISO that is 2 years old.

KooLaid863

KooLaid863

2024-11-27 04:49

reporter   ~0020082

kali-linux-2024.3-installer-everything-amd64.iso

arnaudr

arnaudr

2024-11-27 04:53

manager   ~0020084

Ok, so it means firmware-realtek 20230625-2+kali1 and linux-image-amd64 6.8.11-1kali2. As I said in https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=8974, there's not much we can do apart from waiting and hoping for a fix.

If you have time, you can do more google search to see if this exact issue has been reported. We're looking for a regression, either in the kernel or the mediatek firmware, that occured after the two versions mentioned above.

KooLaid863

KooLaid863

2024-12-03 06:14

reporter   ~0020116

I sure hope they get it fixed, as for if it has been reported, to whom? The chipset manufacturer? Because I thought I was reporting it here.. lol

kali-bugreport

kali-bugreport

2024-12-03 16:47

reporter   ~0020117

AFAICT Kali doesn't maintain any hardware support (be it in Kernel or Firmware) so only reporting here doesn't fix anything.

Would need to be reported to whoever is maintaining the problematic component.

steev

steev

2024-12-23 09:08

manager   ~0020192

Can you try blacklisting both btmtk and btusb and see if that fixes your issue? Something like creating a file called blacklist-btmtk.conf in /etc/modprobe.d/ and putting

blacklist btmtk
blacklist btusb

And then rebooting and trying to use the adapter?

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2024-11-26 07:26 KooLaid863 New Issue
2024-11-26 07:26 KooLaid863 File Added: network-manager-crashes-after-fully-updating-v0-b8u7zq2m4z2e1.png
2024-11-27 04:39 arnaudr Note Added: 0020078
2024-11-27 04:44 KooLaid863 Note Added: 0020079
2024-11-27 04:47 arnaudr Note Added: 0020081
2024-11-27 04:49 KooLaid863 Note Added: 0020082
2024-11-27 04:53 arnaudr Note Added: 0020084
2024-12-03 06:14 KooLaid863 Note Added: 0020116
2024-12-03 16:47 kali-bugreport Note Added: 0020117
2024-12-23 09:08 steev Note Added: 0020192