From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
To: b43-dev@lists.infradead.org
Subject: Trouble using bcm4318 compact flash with b43 driver
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:52:35 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D309B73.8050402@lwfinger.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20110114182113.0000753f@unknown>
On 01/14/2011 11:21 AM, dylan cristiani wrote:
> Hi folks, i'm using a compact flash module, based on broadcom bcm4318
> chipset, together with b43 driver from kernel mainline, and i get 'some'
> troubles trying to associate with APs; here follows 'uname' and
> 'dmesg' logs:
>
>> uname -a
> Linux nylux 2.6.36 #167 Thu Jan 06 00:37:29 CET 2011 armv5tel GNU/Linux
>
>> dmesg
> ......
> bus: 'ssb': registered
> bus: 'pcmcia': add driver b43-pcmcia
> bus: 'pcmcia': driver_probe_device: matched device 0.0 with driver
> b43-pcmcia bus: 'pcmcia': really_probe: probing driver b43-pcmcia with
> device 0.0
> ssb: Core 0 found: ChipCommon (cc 0x800, rev 0x0D, vendor 0x4243)
> ssb: Core 1 found: IEEE 802.11 (cc 0x812, rev 0x09, vendor 0x4243)
> ssb: Core 2 found: PCI (cc 0x804, rev 0x0C, vendor 0x4243)
> ssb: Core 3 found: PCMCIA (cc 0x80D, rev 0x07, vendor 0x4243)
> ssb: chipcommon status is 0x0
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_add
> bus: 'ssb': add device ssb0:0
> ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCMCIA device pcmcia0.0
> driver: '0.0': driver_bound: bound to device 'b43-pcmcia'
> bus: 'pcmcia': really_probe: bound device 0.0 to driver b43-pcmcia
> bus: 'ssb': add driver b43
> bus: 'ssb': driver_probe_device: matched device ssb0:0 with driver b43
> bus: 'ssb': really_probe: probing driver b43 with device ssb0:0
> b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
> b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2, Revision 7
> b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050, Revision 8
> device: 'phy0': device_add
> ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht'
> device: 'wlan0': device_add
> driver: 'ssb0:0': driver_bound: bound to device 'b43'
> bus: 'ssb': really_probe: bound device ssb0:0 to driver b43
> Broadcom 43xx driver loaded [ Features: M, Firmware-ID: FW13 ]
> rev= 9
> b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_add
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_unregister
> b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_add
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_unregister
> b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_add
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_unregister
> b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_add
> device: 'ssb0:0': device_unregister
> b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 4
> b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 478.104 (2008-07-01 00:50:23)
> b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
> b43-phy0 debug: PIO initialized
> b43-phy0 debug: QoS enabled
> device: 'hw_random': device_add
> b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
> b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
> ieee80211 phy0: device no longer idle - scanning
> ieee80211 phy0: device now idle
> b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 2
> b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
> device: 'hw_random': device_unregister
> device: 'hw_random': device_create_release
> b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 478.104 (2008-07-01 00:50:23)
> b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
> b43-phy0 debug: PIO initialized
> b43-phy0 debug: QoS enabled
> device: 'hw_random': device_add
> b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
> b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
> ieee80211 phy0: device no longer idle - scanning
> ieee80211 phy0: device now idle
> ieee80211 phy0: device no longer idle - working
> wlan0: authenticate with 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1 (try 1)
> wlan0: authenticated
> ieee80211 phy0: device now idle
> ieee80211 phy0: device no longer idle - working
> wlan0: associate with 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1 (try 1)
> wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=3)
> wlan0: associated
> ieee80211 phy0: Allocated STA 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> ieee80211 phy0: Inserted STA 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: IT
> b43-phy0 debug: Using hardware based encryption for keyidx: 0, mac:
> 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1 b43-phy0 debug: Using hardware based encryption for
> keyidx: 1, mac: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
Does /var/log/messages indicate how long a time elapsed between the keyidx
message above, and the beacon loss below? \
> wlan0: detected beacon loss from AP - sending probe request
> ieee80211 phy0: wlan0: No probe response from AP 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> after 500ms, try 1 ieee80211 phy0: wlan0: No probe response from AP
> 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1 after 500ms, try 2
> ieee80211 phy0: wlan0: No probe response from AP 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> after 500ms, try 3 ieee80211 phy0: wlan0: No probe response from AP
> 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1 after 500ms, try 4
> ieee80211 phy0: wlan0: No probe response from AP 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> after 500ms, disconnecting. b43-phy0 debug: Disabling hardware based
> encryption for keyidx: 0, mac: 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> ieee80211 phy0: Removed STA 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> ieee80211 phy0: Destroyed STA 00:15:70:e2:3c:a1
> ieee80211 phy0: device now idle
> b43-phy0 debug: Disabling hardware based encryption for keyidx: 1,
> mac: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff cfg80211: All devices are disconnected, going
> to restore regulatory settings
> cfg80211: Restoring regulatory settings
> cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
> ieee80211 phy0: device no longer idle - scanning
> ieee80211 phy0: device now idle
>
> Note that same stuff happens also with kernel 2.6.37, and same with old
> firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10) cutted from
> http://mirror2.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.150.10.5.tar.bz2
>
> while other firmware (version 478.104 (2008-07-01 00:50:23)) was from
> http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/broadcom-wl-4.178.10.4.tar.bz2
>
> Any help will be very very very appreciated
At this point, I have no idea why the interface authenticated and associated,
then suddenly stopped receiving beacons. If necessary, could you set up another
box with wireshark to capture the traffic to/from the 4318?
Larry
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-14 18:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-01-14 17:21 Trouble using bcm4318 compact flash with b43 driver dylan cristiani
2011-01-14 18:52 ` Larry Finger [this message]
2011-01-15 7:05 ` Dylan Cristiani
2011-01-15 16:38 ` Larry Finger
2011-01-17 10:06 ` dylan cristiani
2011-01-17 13:51 ` dylan cristiani
2011-01-18 10:58 ` dylan cristiani
2011-01-18 14:34 ` Larry Finger
2011-01-19 13:03 ` dylan cristiani
2011-01-21 15:51 ` Dylan Cristiani
2011-01-21 17:22 ` Larry Finger
2011-01-21 21:54 ` Dylan Cristiani
2011-01-21 22:13 ` Larry Finger
2011-01-22 10:48 ` Dylan Cristiani
2011-02-01 14:41 ` dylan cristiani
2011-02-01 20:40 ` Larry Finger
2011-02-02 9:11 ` dylan cristiani
2011-02-02 11:55 ` dylan cristiani
2011-02-02 15:30 ` dylan cristiani
2011-02-02 21:58 ` Larry Finger
2011-02-03 8:28 ` dylan cristiani
2011-02-02 22:40 ` Michael Büsch
2011-02-03 8:45 ` dylan cristiani
2011-02-03 10:29 ` Michael Büsch
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