On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 03:35:32AM -0700, Pedram Navid wrote: > Thank you Ali, I apologize, this is my first time reporting a bug > through a mailing list. > > Both lines repeat almost every second until I either run ifconfig > wlan0 down or remove the module completely. I have since downgraded to > 2.6.39 and am using the wl module and don't seem to have any problems. > I still have the 3.0 Kernel available if anyone would like me to test > further. > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Ali Bahar <ali@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Pedram, > > > > you must use a meaningful Subject-line for your email. > > Hopefully, this'll attract the attention of the couple of Broadcom guys > > who are on this list. > > > > Also, > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 06:48:45PM -0400, Pedram Navid wrote: > >> Hello, > >> > >> I'd like to report a bug I have not been able to find elsewhere. I am on > >> a fresh Arch install with linux 3.0.1-1, using the brcmsmac module. > >> Initially, the wireless works for a few days. At some point, it will > >> stop, outputing the following error repeatedly: > >> > >> Aug 7 09:55:27 localhost kernel: [ 825.796697] ieee80211 phy0: wl0: > >> fifo 0: descriptor error > >> Aug 7 09:55:27 localhost kernel: [ 825.796713] ieee80211 phy0: wl0: > >> fatal error, re-initializing > > > > You may wish to note which of these lines repeat. Do both repeat, or > > only the "re-initializing" line? (It may be easier to just paste a few > > lines into your mail.) > > > > later, > > ali > > > > > >> I can rmmod brcmsmac, reboot, shutdown, give it a few days, and start > >> over and it will sometimes work. Other times, it will persist with the > >> fifo errors. Just to be clear: You can power off the machine, and immediately after starting up again you see these error messages? > >> Please let me know you need additional log files. I had > >> this problem since 2.6.38 and reinstalled Arch twice, thinking it was > >> something with my setup that was done incorrectly but haven't been > >> able to figure it out. I can't find another case of this error on the > >> internet. Can you provide some details about the network setup where you see this issue (band, channel, a/b/g/n, security enabled/disabled) and the host (cpu, 32- or 64-bit kernel). > >> > >> # lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 > >> 05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation > >> 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01) > >> Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0510] > >> > >> # lsmod | grep brc > >> brcmsmac 594624 0 > >> brcmutil 6563 1 brcmsmac > >> mac80211 215605 1 brcmsmac > >> cfg80211 160516 2 brcmsmac,mac80211 > >> crc_ccitt 1331 1 brcmsmac Can you provide the full output of lsmod? Also, can you file this as a bug in bugzilla.kernel.org to make it easier for us to track? CC henryp@xxxxxxxxxxxx and rvossen@xxxxxxxxxxxx on the bug. Thanks, - Henry -- 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
