From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dmitri Seletski Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:31:31 +0000 Subject: [ath9k-devel] ath9k atomic failure (i am so cool to use words i don't understand) In-Reply-To: <20081218160954.GD465@tesla> References: <494AE43C.4030805@gmail.com> <20081218160954.GD465@tesla> Message-ID: <494AEB63.5030208@gmail.com> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 04:01:00PM -0800, Dmitri Seletski wrote: > >> Hello boys and girls. >> Tried yesterdays package provided by Luis. >> >> >> in order to catch kernel error message i have written little script that >> is basically loop that writes dmesg info onto my flash memory card. >> several times tried it - not one time successful... >> >> script is below by the way. >> >> >> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> >> while [ "1" != "0" ] >> >> do >> >> savepath=/media/disk/fcron/dmesg$(date +%H%M+%S).txt >> >> echo $savepath >> >> dmesg >> $savepath >> > > You shouldn' tdo this in a loop, if anything first rmmod ath9k, then dump the first > dmesg -c to /dev/null/; then modprobe ath9k and start appending to the file using > dmesg -c > > How am I supposed to do it while my machine is fully hanged up? last test i did, gdm was killed, no X was running, not even caps lock was reacting to me. ctrl + alt + sysrq + R didnt help either. >> sync >> >> done >> >> >> /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// >> >> it takes roughly 0.6 second to update file on flash drive. >> >> Bad news, out of 3 times - no error message has being caught in dmesg... >> last dmesg output is attached to this email. in any of cases raising >> elephants didn't help. >> >> What i have noticed - if i run two "ping -A ROUTER" in parallel, than >> condition comes earlier. It seems to me, that using "several streams" at >> the same time, be it tcp traffic or icm - computer hangs quicker. >> Let me know if you want me to try anything else. >> >> I am trying to be good, so Santa will spare my sinful soul and do me a >> Christmas present :-) >> >> Dmitri >> > > >> [ 170.981448] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready >> [ 215.004494] wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 try 1 >> [ 215.007989] wlan0 direct probe responded >> [ 215.007995] wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 >> [ 215.010413] wlan0: authenticated >> [ 215.010418] wlan0: associate with AP 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 >> [ 215.019408] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:1e:58:b4:f6:83 (capab=0x421 status=0 aid=1) >> [ 215.019413] wlan0: associated >> [ 215.028226] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready >> > > > Unfortunately as you noted this provides no help to us to help debug the issue you are > seeing. What kernel are you using? Please provide the output of: > > modprobe -l mac80211 > modprobe -l cfg80211 > modprobe -l ath9k > > Did you disable Network Manager and wpa_supplicant before starting? Are you using > encryption or no encryption? If so what encryption are you using? Is it an 11n AP? If > so do you have HT enabled? If so is it HT20 or HT40? > > Luis > localhost dimko # modprobe -l mac80211 /lib/modules/2.6.27.7/updates/net/mac80211/mac80211.ko localhost dimko # modprobe -l cfg80211 /lib/modules/2.6.27.7/updates/net/wireless/cfg80211.ko localhost dimko # modprobe -l ath9k /lib/modules/2.6.27.7/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.ko localhost dimko # ls -la /lib/modules/2.6.27.7/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.ko -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 314798 2008-12-17 21:55 /lib/modules/2.6.27.7/updates/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/ath9k.ko No encryption or any other wireless security enabled. access point is used in only N mode. link quality is warring from 60-80(access point is in another room, below me ). Usually speeds i can notice on wireless interface are or 0 or 11 M a second. Playing with any of the settings of the access point never gave any result really. What else information are you seeking? Dmitri -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Screenshot.png Type: image/png Size: 155695 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.ath9k.org/pipermail/ath9k-devel/attachments/20081219/43a04af2/attachment-0001.png