On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 2:02 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 12:50:19PM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> 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? > > OK the reason seems to be netboot. Yeah the only fix for distros who want > this on the initramfs is to update it after a compat-wireless package is > installed. I suppose we can add a hook to compat-wireless for each distro. > I'm only familiar with Ubuntu way of doing this so if people are interested > in other distros you'll need to point/test how to do this on there. > > Please try this patch against compat-wireless: (also attached) > > From 99af88246c2de71aa799de2b63f9d9ccac41634f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 > From: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:58:22 -0700 > Subject: [PATCH] Add scripts/update-initramfs and use it > > Some distributions may ship b44 and ssb on the initramfs for > netboot. To help with this we need to update the initrafms > for those distributions. > > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> I didn't see much feedback but I'm going to merge this in so that it gets out with the 2.6.32-rc1 stable compat-wireless release. 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
