Luis R. Rodriguez 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> > --- > Makefile | 1 + > scripts/update-initramfs | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100755 scripts/update-initramfs > > diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile > index ab97de0..c7333a2 100644 > --- a/Makefile > +++ b/Makefile > @@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ install: uninstall install-modules install-scripts > install-modules: modules > $(MAKE) -C $(KLIB_BUILD) M=$(PWD) $(KMODDIR_ARG) $(KMODPATH_ARG) \ > modules_install > + @./scripts/update-initramfs > > install-scripts: > @# All the scripts we can use > diff --git a/scripts/update-initramfs b/scripts/update-initramfs > new file mode 100755 > index 0000000..412d885 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/scripts/update-initramfs > @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ > +#!/bin/bash > +# Copyright 2009 Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxx> > +# > +# Since we provide ssb, the Ethernet module b44 some people may > +# rely on it to netboot, so update the initrafms for each > +# distribution. > +# > +# Note that in the future people may want to wireless-boot > +# so this will help with that as well. > + > +LSB_RED_ID=$(/usr/bin/lsb_release -i -s) > + > +KLIB=/lib/modules/2.6.31-wl/build > +ver=$(echo $KLIB | awk -F "/lib/modules/" '{print $2}' | awk -F"/" '{print $1}') > +dir=/boot/ > + > +case $LSB_RED_ID in > +"Ubuntu") > + echo "Updating Ubuntu's initramfs for $ver under $dir ..." > + mkinitramfs -o $dir/initrd.img-$ver $ver > + echo "Will now run update-grub to ensure grub will find the new initramfs ..." > + update-grub > + ;; > +*) > + echo "Warning:" > + echo "You may or may not need to update your initframfs, you should if" > + echo "any of the modules installed are part of your initramfs. To add" > + echo "support for your distribution to do this automatically send a" > + echo "patch against $0. If your distribution does not require this" > + echo "send a patch against the '/usr/bin/lsb_release -i -s': $LSB_RED_ID" > + echo "tag for your distribution to avoid this warning." > + ;; > +esac > Luis - I'll do something similar in a post install script for Karmic LBM since the install-modules target in your makefile isn't used for a debian install. rtg -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- 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
