On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Michael Buesch <mb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I hacked up some scripts for debugging of the PHY transmission > errors. It consists of two parts. One patch that has to be applied > to the kernel driver (latest wireless-testing!) and one firmware > binary patcher script (for latest supported firmware only!) > > Both are included in the attached tarball. Extract the tarball. > > So you first have to apply the included "b43-kernel-patch.patch" to > the kernel driver and recompile your kernel. > Then you have to patch your firmware by doing: > > cd phyerr-patcher-001 > bash ./patch-phyerr-logger.sh /lib/firmware/b43/ucode5.fw > > You might have to adjust the path to your firmware. > On successful patching, the script will exit with a nice smilie: :) > > > So when running the modified driver with the patched firmware, it should > dump the shared memory every time a PHY error occurs. > More state dumps can be added to the kernel driver. The firmware is halted > while the phyerr logger function is running, so state should be consistent. > > WARNING: This patch might kill your cat, or at least disturb your wireless > connectivity. Only use it for debugging the PHY transmission errors. > > Note that these scripts require a complete compiler toolchain, including > flex and bison, on your machine, as it will compile the assembler and > disassembler tools. > > -- > Greetings Michael. Please add this functionality to the open-source firmware too. --Gábor -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
