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AceKep
Sep 29, 2026Follower
WAX210 random kernel crashes
I have three WAX210 and they all crash randomly every few weeks. I have the latest firmware version (1.1.0.36).
I set up remote logging and here's the error (MAC address obfuscated):
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.021476] STA Addr 98:50:2e:xx:xx:xx Vlan ID 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.021484] Set_Sta_Vlan searching pEntry for Addr 98:50:2e:xx:xx:xx
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.021489] pEntry 00000000933180e0 found and set the vlan id to 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.021629] CFG80211_AuthRespHandler:ENTRY ALREADY EXIST, TERADOWN BLOCKACK SESSION
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.025412] 7981@C01L3,wifi_sys_conn_act() 1115: wdev idx = 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.025703] 7981@C08L3,hw_ctrl_flow_v2_connt_act() 215: wdev_idx=0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home hostapd: ra0: STA 98:50:2e:xx:xx:xx IEEE 802.11: associated (aid 1)
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.027505] STA Addr 98:50:2e:xx:xx:xx Vlan ID 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.027513] Set_Sta_Vlan searching pEntry for Addr 98:50:2e:xx:xx:xx
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.027518] pEntry 00000000933180e0 found and set the vlan id to 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.028128] 80211> ifname=ra0 KeyAdd STA(98:50:2e:xx:xx:xx) ==>2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029132] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000037
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029137] Mem abort info:
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029139] ESR = 0x96000005
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029142] EC = 0x25: DABT (current EL), IL = 32 bits2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029144] SET = 0, FnV = 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029145] EA = 0, S1PTW = 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029147] Data abort info:
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029149] ISV = 0, ISS = 0x000000052026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029150] CM = 0, WnR = 0
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029154] user pgtable: 4k pages, 39-bit VAs, pgdp=0000000057434000 2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029156] [0000000000000037] pgd=0000000000000000, pud=0000000000000000
2026-09-27T19:16:35+00:00 ap3.home kernel: [1477020.029162] Internal error: Oops: 96000005 [#1] SMP
I hope that can help fix the bug in a new firmware.
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