On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Clyde McPherson <ccmcphe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >>> >>> Bryan Wu wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Mauro Di Domenico wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I'm testing new b43 modules for my 14e4:4315 broadcom card. >>>>> I've compiled and installed compat-wireless-2009-09-16 in a debian >>>>> machine with kernel version 2.6.30-6. >>>>> >>>>> During the boot I experience this problem: >>>>> >>>>> $ dmesg|egrep "b43|ssb" >>>>> >>>>> [ 2.384463] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, >>>>> low) -> IRQ 17 >>>>> [ 2.384477] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 >>>>> [ 2.544344] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device >>>>> 0000:06:00.0 >>>>> [ 6.968981] b43: disagrees about version of symbol >>>>> ssb_device_is_enabled >>>>> [ 6.968986] b43: Unknown symbol ssb_device_is_enabled >>>>> [ 6.969280] b43: Unknown symbol ssb_pmu_set_ldo_paref >>>>> [ 6.969407] b43: disagrees about version of symbol >>>>> ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable >>>>> [ 6.969410] b43: Unknown symbol ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable >>>>> ..... >>>>> .... >>>>> ... >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> I faced the exactly same issue as Mauro did. +1 from me, but currently >>>> have >>>> no time to take a deeper look. >>>> >>>> Thanks >>>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I had the same problem with the ssb module and compat-wireless in ubuntu >>> 9.04. The problem is that the ssb module is integrated into the >>> initramfs image. The version out of the initramfs image is loaded on >>> startup and not the version of compat-wireless. Running "sudo >>> update-initramfs -u" after installing compat-wireless and restaing the >>> system fixes the problem for me. Either Debian/Ubuntu should remove ssb >>> form default initramfs image or compat-wireless should update the image >>> with the install command. At least the compat-wireless documentation >>> needs an update. >>> >>> Hauke >>> >>> (adding Luis and linux-wireless list) >>> >> >> Tim, do you guys update the initramfs upon installation of lbm? If a >> user does not use lbm and uses compat-wireless I suppose we need to do >> something similar. >> >> Luis >> _______________________________________________ >> Bcm43xx-dev mailing list >> Bcm43xx-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev >> > > All: > I have a large group that uses the ssb module along with the Broadcom 4318, > in a CF form factor. If the CF card is inserted before boot, and the ssb > module is not in the initrd process, the laptops lock up and do not become > operational. The solution to this problem is/was adding the ssb.ko to the > initrd process. So I agree with Luis on this, the ssb module will have to be > added/updated to the initrd process. As for PCI operations, I don't know, > but for PCMCIA operations ssb.ko has to be added and/or updated. Anytime I > am testing new releases of b43, I run "update-initramfs -u" to update the > ssb module. (Sometimes you can do a rmmod ssb and rmmod b43, and then > modprobe them back in. - This saves a reboot) But why is ssb, b43, b44 needed upon early boot? Luis -- 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
