| Summary: | sys-firmware/iwl3945-ucode-2.14.1.5 - doesn't work if iwl3945 module loaded with kill switch | ||
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| Product: | Gentoo Linux | Reporter: | Erik Boritsch <borych> |
| Component: | [OLD] Core system | Assignee: | No maintainer - Look at https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Proxy_Maintainers if you want to take care of it <maintainer-needed> |
| Status: | RESOLVED WONTFIX | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | amigadave, andri, gabriel, giovannino.perdigiorno, mobile+disabled, pacho, roland, treecleaner |
| Priority: | High | Keywords: | PMASKED |
| Version: | 2008.0 | ||
| Hardware: | AMD64 | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Whiteboard: | Pending Removal: 2013-07-15 | ||
| Package list: | Runtime testing required: | --- | |
| Attachments: | My Kernel .config File | ||
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Description
Erik Boritsch
2008-07-17 04:19:41 UTC
The kernel in question is sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-2.6.26 with net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode-2.14.1.5 on amd64 Gentoo. It has happened on 2.6.25 too. I have the same problem. BTW what is this "RF Kill switch"? uname -a Linux ESPRIMO 2.6.25-gentoo-r7 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Oct 18 16:36:10 CEST 2008 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux ESPRIMO ~ # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart * Caching service dependencies ... [ ok ] * Starting wlan0 SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device * Configuring wireless network for wlan0 * Failed to configure wireless for wlan0 dmesg: ... iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100102, writing 0x100106) iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode iwl3945: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A disabled uname -a Linux ESPRIMO 2.6.28-gentoo #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 29 14:22:11 CET 2008 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Is anyone trying to solve this bug? (In reply to comment #3) > ESPRIMO ~ # /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 restart > * Caching service dependencies ... > > [ ok ] > * Starting wlan0 > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > SIOCSIFFLAGS: No such device > * Configuring wireless network for wlan0 > * Failed to configure wireless for wlan0 > > dmesg: > ... > iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level, low) -> IRQ 18 > iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: restoring config space at offset 0x1 (was 0x100102, > writing 0x100106) > iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode > iwl3945: Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch > iwl3945 0000:08:00.0: PCI INT A disabled > > uname -a > Linux ESPRIMO 2.6.28-gentoo #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Dec 29 14:22:11 CET 2008 x86_64 > Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux > > Is anyone trying to solve this bug? > I have the same, and RF kill switch does not work anymore and Radio disabled by HW RF Kill switch. Please, try iwl3945-ucode-15.28.1.8.ebuild and then iwl3945-ucode-15.28.2.8.ebuild (in such order) and tell me if this bug is still reproducible there. Also please, try kernel 2.6.28 as it'll go stable soon. Hi, I emerged iwl3945-ucode-15.28.1.8.ebuild and then iwl3945-ucode-15.28.2.8.ebuild. I also use the Kernel 2.6.28. My Laptop is a Amilo Si 1520. The dmesg output shows iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels phy4: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs' iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: irq 1275 for MSI/MSI-X iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode Registered led device: iwl-phy4:radio Registered led device: iwl-phy4:assoc Registered led device: iwl-phy4:RX Registered led device: iwl-phy4:TX iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep! iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: irq 1275 for MSI/MSI-X iwl3945: Radio disabled by SW RF kill (module parameter) The card stops to work after a view seconds. I hope this bug is related to this problem. Cheers Roland (In reply to comment #6) > iwl3945: Radio disabled by SW RF kill (module parameter) Try to enable SW RF kill: echo -n 0 > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/iwl3945/<dev id>/rfkill\:rfkill0/state (sorry I don't have 3945 device at hand right now, so I could post wrong path, but please find how to enable and try to enable) > The card stops to work after a view seconds. How did it work? Have you any sites opened? Also you driver loaded iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode. Try to emerge -C net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode:0 and keep only ucode with more recent API=2. What happens? Hi Peter,
thanks for the quick reply!
I have no clue idea how to fix this problem.
What is the meaning of "MAC is in deep sleep!"?
I am not able to access any sites with the current configuration.
The echo -n 0 didn't help. It sets the state file to 0 but thats it. Nothing
happens.
When I emerge the iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode the following dmesg output results:
iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux,
1.2.26kds
iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
phy3: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: irq 1275 for MSI/MSI-X
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
iwl3945: iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode firmware file req failed: Reason -2
iwl3945: Could not read microcode: -2
I moved the iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode file in /lib/firmware to iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
file. So the microcode will be found.
When I start with:
modprobe -r iwl3945
modprobe iwl3945
the wireless starts and the LED is on for about 7 seconds.
Then the wireless stops again.
During the seven seconds ifconfig shows this entries:
wlan0 Protokoll:Ethernet Hardware Adresse 00:18:de:35:81:50
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
Kollisionen:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:100
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
dmesg shows the following info:
iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux,
1.2.26kds
iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2008 Intel Corporation
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
iwl3945: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
iwl3945: Tunable channels: 13 802.11bg, 23 802.11a channels
phy2: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: irq 1275 for MSI/MSI-X
iwl3945 0000:01:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode
Registered led device: iwl-phy2:radio
Registered led device: iwl-phy2:assoc
Registered led device: iwl-phy2:RX
Registered led device: iwl-phy2:TX
phy2: HW CONFIG: freq=2412
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
phy2: HW CONFIG: freq=2412
phy2: HW CONFIG: freq=2412
phy2: HW CONFIG: freq=2412
iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep!
iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep!
iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep!
With a Kernel version /usr/src/linux-2.6.25-gentoo-r2 it worked (more or less)
Since the upgrade I have no idea how to run the wireless.
I added my Kernel .config file. If you have any idea what I make wrong please let me know.
Greetings
Roland
Created attachment 179765 [details]
My Kernel .config File
(In reply to comment #8 > The echo -n 0 didn't help. It sets the state file to 0 but thats it. Nothing > happens. Please, try configure your card manually. At what point the process stops? ip link set wlan0 up iwlist wlan0 scan ? > When I emerge the iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode the following dmesg output results: Sorry. I was wrong. 2.6.28 kernels use ucode with API=1. So you need net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode:0. > I moved the iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode file in /lib/firmware to iwlwifi-3945-1.ucode > file. Please, revert. This is not a solution. > When I start with: > modprobe -r iwl3945 > modprobe iwl3945 What happens with net-wireless/iwl3945-ucode:0? I still don't get what and how is broken... So back to initial questions: > The card stops to work after a view seconds. How did it work? Have you any sites opened? How do you see that it's broken? From the output you showed here, I don't see any errors... Also note that initial bug report was about different problem and I still don't have any reports about success/failure with 15.28.1.6/15.28.1.8 ucode... Eric, Bartosz do you still experience this problem? And Eric, Bartosz. If problem persists, could you try the following workaround: modprobe -r iwl3945 modprobe iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1 You are a hero! I created a small script with following content: ------------------------------- /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 stop modprobe -r iwl3945 modprobe iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1 ip link set wlan0 up iwlist wlan0 scan ------------------------------- And it works! So I think the disable_hw_scan=1 entry stops that the MAC is going in deep sleep. Thanks for your help! Greetings Roland One last info:
I have changed the start() function in the /etc/init.d/net.wlan0 and added:
if [ ${IFACE} = "wlan0" ]; then
modprobe -r iwl3945
modprobe iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1
fi
So everytime the net.wlan0 is restarted, or started for first time, the module is loaded with disable_hw_scan=1.
If Eric has a similar issue, this could help.
Cheers
Roland
Somewhat related to this, when loading iwl3945 *with* a net.wlan0 symlink in /etc/init.d, kernel prints "iwl3945: MAC is in deep sleep!" very soon after modprobing. Removing the net.wlan0 symlink makes the card work fine. My /etc/conf.d/net has no *_wlan0 settings. I have the quite same problem. But in my case iwl3945 compiled as a part of the kernel, so I can't reload it as proposed. But the solution of Andri Möll realy work! If I delete net.wlan0, after reboot I can up and configure the interface by myself. I try to debug net.wlan0 using '/etc/init.d/net.wlan0 --verbose --debug start' but it is very amount of unknown code. And the question is: where the bug is? My fix for this problem (on stable x86) was unmasking the latest git-sources (2.6.30_rc1-git2), where the iwl3945 driver works fine. I was using gentoo-sources 2.6.29 (and -r1) up to that point, which were broken for me. I am using 2.6.30-rc3 vanilla, and experiencing the same problem as I was with most of the previous versions I tried. My solution -- thanks to the posters above -- was to put a file in /etc/modprobe.d/ with the line: options iwl3945 disable_hw_scan=1 it works well keeping a symlink to /etc/conf.d/net.lo in /etc/conf.d/net.wlan0. Probably could be treecleaned in favor of sys-kernel/linux-firmware looks like someone already dropped it |
