FC5 kernel update to 2.6.17-1.2139_FC5 causing USB broadband problems

[Kam Leo]

On 6/24/06, Motor <motor1024 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My PC uses a Thompson/Alcatel Speedtouch USB 330 modem to connect to
> Tiscali broadband in the UK. It's been working fine until the recent
> kernel update to version: kernel-2.6.17-1.2139_FC5.
>
> Now after upgrading via yum, the broadband seems to connect ok and work
> for about a minute and then stop sending and receiving. If I reboot and
> use the previous kernel-2.6.16-1.2133_FC5, then it works perfectly
> normally with no problems. I've tried switching between the two kernel
> versions half a dozen times and seen the same behaviour each time, which
> seems to rule out random ISP mess ups.
>

Don't complain to the list when you know the cause and have a
work-around. File a bug report so that the developer knows that he/she
screwed up.