Excerpts from Magnus Therning's message of 2010-06-20 00:35:36 +0200: > On 18/06/10 16:09, Philipp Überbacher wrote: > [...] > > I only read that stuff on their mailinglist and in some kernel log/mail that > > they're gonna change it to a module load time option in kernel .34. I don't > > know anything for sure. I don't think it reverts to PIO automatically, and I > > don't think it will. > > I think it does. Since I do get connected long enough to start using the > network, even when the DMA-related error message pops up in dmesg. > > > If you don't necessarily need the b43 driver then the broadcom thing in AUR > > should work without too much hassle. One of the annoying things with it is > > that you need to compile it against your kernel, so if you use multiple > > kernels you're in for fun. Another nuisance is that the wifi identifies > > itself as eth0 and wired as eth1. b43 is imho better in that respect, eth0 > > for ethernet and wlan0 for wireless just makes more sense. I also had the > > broadcom driver sometimes stall my machine for a couple of seconds, usually > > after boot, which I consider bad behavior. > > Yes, I just installed broadcom-wl from AUR, working fine so far. I'll stick > to it and move on to the next item of configuration on my laptop: suspend. > > So far I always get a blank screen on resume, something I know has been > discussed on this list in the passed; I'm off to the archives. > > Cheers, > M Hey again. I just upgraded to kernel 2.6.34. I still get: b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000 b43-phy0 ERROR: This device does not support DMA on your system. Please use PIO instead. b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ... but now it does fall back to PIO automatically. I'm now online with the wireless for a couple of minutes and it seems to work well so far. I had one disconnect though, and don't know why. It happened at the instant I started IRC and the mail client. Anyway, I'd call it progress. Thought I let you know. -- Regards, Philipp -- "Wir stehen selbst enttäuscht und sehn betroffen / Den Vorhang zu und alle Fragen offen." Bertolt Brecht, Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
