From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Larry Finger Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:29:30 -0600 Subject: Debian 6 b43 not working In-Reply-To: <512287FF.1080303@speakeasy.org> References: <512285A3.40209@speakeasy.org> <512287FF.1080303@speakeasy.org> Message-ID: <51228F2A.1010803@lwfinger.net> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: b43-dev@lists.infradead.org On 02/18/2013 01:58 PM, Thomas D. Dean wrote: > On 02/18/13 11:48, Thomas D. Dean wrote: >> I have a HP ZD7000 laptop with a BCM4306. I see no errors, but, nothing >> seems to happen when I try to bring wlan0 up. >> > > Some additional information: What does the line > Feb 18 11:56:40 zd7000 kernel: [82985.817765] Pid: 22091, \ > comm: irq/21-b43 Tainted: > mean? > > Tom Dean > > > from /var/log/messages > > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.201403] ---[ end trace 33198fc3419570d3 ]--- > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340305] ------------[ cut here ]------------ > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340317] WARNING: at > /build/buildd-linux-2.6_2.6.32-46-i386-7ZiQaK/linux-2.6-2.6.32/debian/build/source_i386_none/net/mac80211/rx.c:2482 > ieee80211_rx+0xdc/0x577 [mac80211]() > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340321] Hardware name: Pavilion zd7000 > (DS487U#ABA) > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340323] Modules linked in: b43 ssb pcmcia > rng_core mac80211 cfg80211 led_class nls_utf8 nls_cp437 vfat fat speedstep_lib > cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_stats sco > bridge stp rfcomm bnep l2cap crc16 bluetooth ppdev lp binfmt_misc uinput fuse > loop firewire_sbp2 snd_intel8x0m snd_intel8x0 snd_ac97_codec ac97_bus > yenta_socket nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper snd_pcm snd_seq rsrc_nonstatic drm > snd_timer arc4 snd_seq_device ecb i2c_algo_bit snd rfkill soundcore shpchp > joydev snd_page_alloc irda pci_hotplug i2c_i801 i2c_core crc_ccitt video > parport_pc psmouse parport output pcspkr evdev container button battery ac wmi > serio_raw processor ext3 jbd mbcache usbhid hid usb_storage sg sd_mod crc_t10dif > sr_mod cdrom ata_generic uhci_hcd cb710_mmc ata_piix firewire_ohci thermal > mmc_core 8139too libata thermal_sys firewire_core crc_itu_t cb710 8139cp mii > pcmcia_core ehci_hcd usbcore nls_base scsi_mod [last unloaded: led_class] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340428] Pid: 22091, comm: irq/21-b43 > Tainted: G W 2.6.32-5-686 #1 > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340430] Call Trace: > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340439] [] ? > warn_slowpath_common+0x5e/0x8a > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340443] [] ? > warn_slowpath_null+0xa/0xc > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340452] [] ? > ieee80211_rx+0xdc/0x577 [mac80211] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340461] [] ? b43_rx+0x42f/0x456 > [b43] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340468] [] ? > b43_radio_init2060+0x160/0x1ea [b43] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340475] [] ? > op32_fill_descriptor+0x2a/0x8b [b43] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340483] [] ? > b43_dma_rx+0x212/0x282 [b43] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340490] [] ? > b43_do_interrupt_thread+0x3fa/0x4cb [b43] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340497] [] ? > b43_interrupt_thread_handler+0x15/0x27 [b43] > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340502] [] ? irq_thread+0xbc/0x1b4 > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340506] [] ? irq_thread+0x0/0x1b4 > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340511] [] ? kthread+0x61/0x66 > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340515] [] ? kthread+0x0/0x66 > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340521] [] ? > kernel_thread_helper+0x7/0x10 > Feb 18 11:55:17 zd7000 kernel: [82903.340524] ---[ end trace 33198fc3419570d4 ]- If Debian has a compat-wireless package for your kernel, please try it. That will likely fix the problem. If there is no pre-built package, then you can get the source from https://backports.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Releases. I would recommend the 3.7.6 release. Larry