Re: b43 lots of 43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error

["Stefanik Gábor" <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>]

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> wrote:
> I am using Ubuntu 8.04 for AMD64 with a vanilla kernel 2.6.25.3 and a
> Broadcom Corporation BCM94311MCG wlan mini-PCI (rev 01) with firmware
> version 410.2160 and the driver out of kernel 2.6.25.3.
>
> When I am connected to some Access Points at University without wireless
> encryption I get lots of error like this after some time (5 to 30 min):
> [  182.179788] b43-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error
> [  187.956923] printk: 28 messages suppressed.
>
> With this error Network Manager says my connection is still up, but I
> cant send data through the wireless LAN. The only way to get the
> wireless LAN working again to rmmod b43 and insmod it again.
> At some Access Points at University everything work fine and at home I
> have no problems. With an earlier version of the b43 driver (~January
> compat-wireless) I had no problems at the Access Points, that doesn't
> work now.
>
> These logs where taken at one place and I have rmmoded the driver some
> times.
> dmesg           http://www.hauke-m.de/fileadmin/b43/dmesg-2008-05-16
> iwconfig        http://www.hauke-m.de/fileadmin/b43/iwconfig-2008-05-16
> iwlist          http://www.hauke-m.de/fileadmin/b43/iwlist-2008-05-16
>
> --
> Hauke Mehrtens
>
>
>

I have also seen the error numerous times, but it appears to only come
up with v4.150 firmware, and not v4.80.

Devs: can we update fwcutter to allow cutting from v4.150.10.5.1 or
v4.150.10.5.2? This might be a bug in the original v4.150.10.5
firmware.

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