From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from moh3-ve1.go2.pl ([193.17.41.30]:33516 "EHLO moh3-ve1.go2.pl" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755486Ab2KHMYM (ORCPT ); Thu, 8 Nov 2012 07:24:12 -0500 Received: from moh3-ve1.go2.pl (unknown [10.0.0.117]) by moh3-ve1.go2.pl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 154D7A6A024 for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:24:08 +0100 (CET) Received: from unknown (unknown [10.0.0.74]) by moh3-ve1.go2.pl (Postfix) with SMTP for ; Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:24:08 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <509BA46B.40601@o2.pl> (sfid-20121108_132436_459517_01134360) Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:24:11 +0100 From: Piotr Kaczorek MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: p54pci randomly fails to load on boot Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: We're using miniPCI WiFi cards in our mini-PC's: 00:02.0 Network controller: Intersil Corporation ISL3886 [Prism Javelin/Prism Xbow] (rev 01) OS is Debian Lenny with 'custom' kernel (3.2.24 from kernel.org). The WiFi cards usually work without problems except that from time to time they don't start during the boot up process. Here's what I found in logs: Nov 7 05:12:24 hostname kernel: [ 21.323335] ieee80211 phy0: FW rev 2.13.25.0 - Softmac protocol 5.9 Nov 7 05:12:24 hostname kernel: [ 21.323435] ieee80211 phy0: cryptographic accelerator WEP:YES, TKIP:YES, CCMP:YES Nov 7 05:12:24 hostname kernel: [ 22.567542] ieee80211 phy0: Cannot boot firmware! Nov 7 05:12:24 hostname kernel: [ 22.567843] p54pci: probe of 0000:00:02.0 failed with error -110 Anybody got an idea why firmware might not have loaded (and did without any changes after next reboot 24hrs later)? Is this a hardware problem with WiFi card (we had few that didn't work at all 'out of the box')? Maybe a problem with 'hard disk' (we are using Compact Flash cards)? regards, Piotr Kaczorek