Problem with b43

[Gábor Stefanik]

On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Fabrizio Regalli <fabreg at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm trying with an oldest firmware revision but unfortunately, nothing
> changed.
>
> debiancasa:/home/rizla# dmesg |grep b43
> [    2.054445] b43-pci-bridge 0000:04:05.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low)
> -> IRQ 17
> [    8.338798] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
> [    8.380033] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2, Revision 7
> [    8.380054] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
> Revision 8
> [    8.577430] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
> [    8.577443] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
> [    8.577455] Registered led device: b43-phy0::assoc
> [    8.577470] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
> [   10.844287] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
> [   10.924217] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
> [   10.940552] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
> [   10.966269] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
> [   11.084276] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
> 15:32:10)
> [   11.104055] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
> [   11.104096] b43-phy0 debug: PIO initialized

Why are you using PIO for a BCM4318? AFAIK the DMA bug only affects BCM4312.

> [   11.104106] b43-phy0 debug: QoS disabled
> [   11.124366] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
> [   11.148853] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
> [  660.376274] b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 2
> [  660.376359] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
> [  667.296079] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
> 15:32:10)
> [  667.312082] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
> [  667.312122] b43-phy0 debug: PIO initialized
> [  667.312132] b43-phy0 debug: QoS disabled
> [  667.333144] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
> [  667.356357] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
> [  667.472274] b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 2
> [  667.472356] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
> [  669.584280] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
> 15:32:10)
> [  669.600093] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
> [  669.600134] b43-phy0 debug: PIO initialized
> [  669.600143] b43-phy0 debug: QoS disabled
> [  669.620645] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
> [  669.644096] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
>
> and in /var/log/messages a lot of this messages:
>
> [ 1022.268919] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (capab=0x431
> status=0 aid=1)
> [ 1022.268923] wlan0: associated
> [ 1022.269690] wlan0: deauthenticating from 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a by local
> choice (reason=3)
> [ 1022.269826] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> [ 1023.600719] wlan0: authenticate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 1)
> [ 1023.664562] wlan0: authenticated
> [ 1023.664687] wlan0: associate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 1)
> [ 1023.864521] wlan0: associate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 2)
> [ 1024.064534] wlan0: associate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 3)
> [ 1024.264024] wlan0: association with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a timed out
> [ 1034.841535] wlan0: authenticate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 1)
> [ 1035.040024] wlan0: authenticate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 2)
> [ 1035.240023] wlan0: authenticate with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a (try 3)
> [ 1035.440035] wlan0: authentication with 00:18:4d:2e:85:4a timed out
>
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> 2010/6/1 Martino Salvetti <the9ull at silix.org>
>>
>> Also me... I sent a message about this problem but it was blocked.
>> I have this problem olny with multi-AP networks, in dmesg I can see that
>> it continue to changes the AP until they ends to responds. (At my home, with
>> a digicom ADSL router, the wifi works)
>> Martino
>>
>> 2010/6/1 William Bourque <william.bourque at polymtl.ca>
>>>
>>> Just saying, I have a similar problem... I tried to post twice about it
>>> on the list since 2 weeks but the mails keep getting moderated (and
>>> never unmoderated) because of "suspicious content".
>>>
>>> - William
>>>
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>>
>>
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