Bugzilla – Bug 10049
No IPv6 in handset UX
Last modified: 2010-11-25 06:05:25 UTC
BUILD IMAGE: meego-handset-armv7l-n900-1.1-vmlinuz-2.6.35.3-10.3-n900 HARDWARE MODEL (on what HW this bug is uncovered): N900 BUG DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS =========================================================== EXACT STEPS LEADING TO PROBLEM: (Explain in detail what you do (e.g. tap on OK) and what you see (e.g. message Connection Failed appears)) =========================================================== 1. Start the device 2. Open xterm terminal 3. Enter ifconfig and notice no trace of IPv6 4. Enter ping6 ::1 and see error:"socket: Address family not supported by protocol" 5. Attach to IPv6 enabled WLAN network and observe no IPv6 being configured EXPECTED OUTCOME: IPv6 would be enabled in kernel and working in WLAN interface. This is particularly strange as IPv6 is included in Netbook UX 1.0 and 1.1, where it also works with WLAN. =================== ACTUAL OUTCOME: IPv6 is not enabled in kernel, no IPv6 communication is possible. =================== USER IMPACT: Unable to utilize IPv6 in IPv6 enabled networks. Unable to develop and test middleware and applications with IPv6. IPv6 is fast becoming mandatory feature for mobile handsets and hence should have already be included in the handset UX 1.1. =================== REPRODUCIBILITY: Always (always, less than 1/10, 5/10, 9/10) ===================================== EXTRA SOFTWARE INSTALLED: None ============================ OTHER COMMENTS: Nope ===================
This is a core/ARM issue rather than a handset-specific one. <http://meego.gitorious.org/meego-os-base/kernel-source/blobs/master/config-arm-generic> is configured with: > # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set This means users can't supply their own ipv6.ko & friends without replacing the entire kernel. Please consider at least enabling it as a modules, even it the modules themselves are not shipped in the rootfs image/binary rpm.
This sounds like a kernel bug. Did you even try to find a aproprate for "Handset User Experience - Generic"? or is this just the dumping ground for all bugs?
Assigning to Ameya - should be a matter of removing the line.
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #9352 +++
Changing release to 1.2
removed dependency
Change accepted to devel:kernel
Fixed
Fix verified in meego-handset-armv7l-n900-1.1.80.7.20101123.1
