2009/9/16 Bryan Wu <bryan.wu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Hi Gabor, > > I tried the latest cmpat-wireless 09-16 snapshot on my machine which runs on 2.6.31 > Ubuntu Karmic latest kernel. The hardware probing passes and wlan1 interface shows up. > But the iwlist scanning got no data from wlan1 interface, > > dmesg: > --- > [ 364.371703] b43-pci-bridge 0000:07:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > [ 364.371761] b43-pci-bridge 0000:07:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 > [ 364.437779] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device 0000:07:00.0 > [ 364.491488] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4312 WLAN found (core revision 15) > [ 364.533562] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 6, Type 5, Revision 1 > [ 364.533604] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2062, Revision 2 > [ 364.693040] phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel' > [ 364.701666] Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: PML, Firmware-ID: FW13 ] > [ 364.748486] udev: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1 > [ 364.824296] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode15.fw > [ 364.901848] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/lp0initvals15.fw > [ 364.931482] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/lp0bsinitvals15.fw > [ 365.140212] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) Please test with v478 or newer. > [ 365.144349] b43-phy0 debug: b2062: Using crystal tab entry 19200 kHz. > [ 365.412558] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized > [ 365.413163] b43-phy0 debug: 64-bit DMA initialized > [ 365.413356] b43-phy0 debug: QoS enabled Try disabling QoS via modparam. Also, try earlier compat-wireless versions. > [ 365.434064] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx > [ 365.434315] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx > [ 365.434545] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio > [ 365.435079] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started > [ 365.435208] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2 > ---- > > ifconfig: > --- > $ ifconfig > eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:24:e8:bd:c9:3d > inet addr:10.101.46.6 Bcast:10.101.46.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 > inet6 addr: fe80::224:e8ff:febd:c93d/64 Scope:Link > UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 > RX packets:797 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:663 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:76364 (76.3 KB) TX bytes:452350 (452.3 KB) > Interrupt:30 Base address:0xc000 > > lo Link encap:Local Loopback > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 > inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 > RX packets:29 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 > TX packets:29 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 > RX bytes:6202 (6.2 KB) TX bytes:6202 (6.2 KB) > > wlan1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:25:56:a0:15:58 > 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 > collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 > RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) > --- > > $ iwconfig wlan1 > wlan1 IEEE 802.11bg Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated > Tx-Power=20 dBm > Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off > Power Management:off > > $ sudo iwlist wlan1 scanning > wlan1 No scan results Use "sudo iw dev wlan1 scan" with mac80211 drivers. > > Do you guys think it is related to 64bit DMA issue? I really want to help to develop this b43 opensource driver, > anything need me to do, please feel free ping me. > > Thanks > -Bryan > > Gábor Stefanik wrote: >> This chip works (though not quite "supported", that is, can't >> guarantee that it will work for you, and speed is not up to par with >> wl_hybrid) in wireless-testing. It should also work in >> compat-wireless, though compat-wireless is having problems with 64-bit >> DMA lately (probably also affects the G-PHY 4311/02). Specifically, >> the Dell 1397 (half-mini version of the 1395) and the HP 459263-002 >> are known to work. >> >> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 4:22 AM, Bryan Wu <bryan.wu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> Dear Michael and Stefano, >>> >>> I have a project which integrate Broadcom Wifi chip. But the mainline b43 still does not support this chip, because it has Low Power PHY. >>> >>> Here is my lspci -vvnn output for this device: >>> ------ >>> 07:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01) >>> Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:000c] >>> Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- >>> Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- >>> Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes >>> Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17 >>> Region 0: Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] >>> Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3 >>> Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) >>> Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- >>> Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information <?> >>> Capabilities: [e8] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- >>> Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 >>> Capabilities: [d0] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00 >>> DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <4us, L1 unlimited >>> ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- >>> DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- >>> RlxdOrd- ExtTag+ PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- >>> MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 128 bytes >>> DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- >>> LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <4us, L1 <64us >>> ClockPM+ Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- >>> LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ >>> ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- >>> LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- >>> Kernel driver in use: b43-pci-bridge >>> Kernel modules: ssb >>> ------ >>> >>> Do you guys know how to support this device in 2.6.31 kernel? Need I backport some code from wireless-testing? I enabled the PHY_LP config manually in 2.6.31 kernel and b43 driver recognized the hardware wifi device, but it still >>> does not work at all. >>> >>> Or there is no choice but Broadcom's STA driver? I do not like such non-GPL stuff. >>> >>> Thanks a lot >>> -- >>> Bryan Wu <bryan.wu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Kernel Developer +86.138-1617-6545 Mobile >>> Ubuntu Kernel Team | Hardware Enablement Team >>> Canonical Ltd. www.canonical.com >>> Ubuntu - Linux for human beings | www.ubuntu.com >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >> >> > -- 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
