Fedora 7 and bcm43xx_mac802112
by John Pierce
Hello, I have just installed Fedora 7 on an HP Pavillion DV9208NR
laptop. I have gotten the bcm43xx_mac80211 driver to load the
firmware. It turns the radio on and if I run the command iwlist
scanning I see the cells around my neighborhood, including my own.
This is the dmesg just after ifup wlan0.
bcm43xx_mac80211: Adding Interface type 2
bcm43xx_mac80211: Loading firmware version 351.126 (2006-07-29 05:54:02)
ssb: Switching to ChipCommon core, index 0
ssb: Switching to IEEE 802.11 core, index 1
bcm43xx_mac80211: Radio turned on
bcm43xx_mac80211: Radio enabled by hardware
bcm43xx_mac80211: !WARNING! Idle-TSSI phy->cur_idle_tssi measuring
failed. (cur=27, tgt=62). Disabling TX power adjustment.
bcm43xx_mac80211: Chip initialized
bcm43xx_mac80211: 32-bit DMA initialized
bcm43xx_mac80211: Wireless interface started
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
bcm43xx_mac80211: Using hardware based encryption for keyidx: 0, mac:
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
wlan0: Initial auth_alg=0
wlan0: authenticate with AP 00:11:95:2c:26:02
wlan0: RX authentication from 00:11:95:2c:26:02 (alg=0 transaction=2 status=0)
wlan0: authenticated
wlan0: associate with AP 00:11:95:2c:26:02
wlan0: RX ReassocResp from 00:11:95:2c:26:02 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1)
wlan0: associated
ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
wlan0: No ProbeResp from current AP 00:11:95:2c:26:02 - assume out of range
wlan0: no IPv6 routers present
wlan0: No STA entry for own AP 00:11:95:2c:26:02
This is what I see from
iwlist scanning
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.
eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
virbr0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wmaster0 Interface doesn't support scanning.
wlan0 Scan completed :
Cell 01 - Address: 00:11:95:2C:26:02
ESSID:"thedungeon"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz
Quality=209/146 Signal level=-204 dBm Noise level=-70 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s
9 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000000e34b4af29
Cell 02 - Address: 00:0C:E5:50:4E:B6
ESSID:"Fulp"
Mode:Master
Channel:11
Frequency:2.462 GHz
Quality=175/146 Signal level=-225 dBm Noise level=-70 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
11 Mb/s; 12 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s; 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s
48 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000025cf7e96189
Cell 03 - Address: 00:16:B6:E2:3E:D2
ESSID:"linksys_SES_52244"
Mode:Master
Channel:6
Frequency:2.437 GHz
Quality=175/146 Signal level=-225 dBm Noise level=-70 dBm
Encryption key:on
Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s
24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s
12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s
Extra:tsf=0000025cf84bd184
Cell 01 is my router.
This is the closest I have ever gotten with the bcm43xx driver on this
laptop. OpenSuSE 10.2 will not even see the hardware.
I am using the latest firmware which I extracted with bcm43xx-fwcutter
and have it placed in /lib/firmware.
If anyone has any ideas, thoughts, suggestions I would appreciate them.
--
John
Registered Linux User 263680, get counted at
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16 years, 11 months
does setpci latency_timer fail on some mobos?
by Mark A. Miller
I have been experimenting with MythDora recently. After experimenting
with assorted hardware and distros, my video is fairly good, but I get
an occasional hiccup, especially in action scenes. When I try to set
the latency on the SATA controller to something high like AA, it stays
at 0 (see configuration and screendump below.)
My questions:
# Is the concept of PCI latency relevant on a PCIe system? Are my
integrated controllers like the SATA on PCI or PCIe?
# Is it possible that some motherboards just refuse to change their
latency values?
# Is there some other I/O bottleneck I should be looking at?
Thanks so much in advance,
Mark
My current system:
Asus M2N-E AM2/DDR2/PCIe mobo
MythDora 4.0
eVGA PCIe e-GeForce 7600 GT video card
WD Raptor 10k RPM 75 GB SATA/300
Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150
2x 1 GB sticks of SimpleTech PC3200 DDR2
Here's a transcript of what I'm trying to do:
[root@localhost ~]# lspci -s 00:05.0 -v
00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev
a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 8239
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+
Queue=0/2 Enable-
Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
[root@localhost ~]# setpci -v -s 00:05.1 latency_timer=AA
00:05.1:0d aa
[root@localhost ~]# lspci -s 00:05.0 -v
00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev
a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO])
Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 8239
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4]
I/O ports at 0970 [size=8]
I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4]
I/O ports at dc00 [size=16]
Memory at fe02d000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+
Queue=0/2 Enable-
Capabilities: [cc] HyperTransport: MSI Mapping
16 years, 11 months
can't mount ntfs drive with FC6
by Dave Stevens
Hi,
I am trying to use by FC6 box to recover some data from a Windows XP NTFS
drive that is giving a SMART warning. It is under warranty so all I want is
to get the data off and send it in for replacement. The failing drive is a
SATA-II Samsung 2504C. I can boot the dud system from a Knoppix CD and mount
the drive and read most data. But I can't get it off, it is much too large to
ftp to a remote site in the time I have available.
I moved the drive to my FC6 box and rebooted. At startup time there are errors
that I don't understand in dmesg, "SStatus 123, SControl 300" and the drive
is not mounted. I have tried mounting it with ,
"# mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt/sda1 -o force"
but get various helpful messages that seem not to be applicable.
Can anyone suggest an avenue of attack?
tia,
Dave
16 years, 11 months
Fedora 7, software packages and Yum confusion
by Jeffrey Ross
Ok, I've just installed Fedora 7 and I'm looking for packages I used to
have installed on prior versions of the OS.
Off the top of my head... I'm looking for from the previously known as
legacy servers, tftpd and telnetd. I'm also looking for a CD/DVD
burning application, tvtime (or other tv viewing application), I'm sure
this is going to lead to questions on getting my TV tuner card working,
its an old Haupaug BT848 based card, last time I had it working was FC5.
I'm sure I'll come up with others but what would be more helpful not
only to me but probably to others as well is how to find the package(s)
I'm looking for, create a repro entry if required so that a simple "yum
install {application}" would work.
TIA Jeff
16 years, 11 months
F7: X vesa at 1680x1050 no go?
by Patrick Lists
Hi,
I just installed F7 which went great. When I booted the DVD I added to
the kernel command line "resolution=1680x1050" which as far as I could
tell was honored. Once F7 was installed and the laptop rebooted X does
not want to display at 1680x1050 with the vesa driver (which I need
cause this laptop has an ATI X1300). The system-config-display app
doesn't show 1680x1050. I also tried to add Modes "1680x1050" to the
Screen section in xorg.conf but that does not make a difference either.
Is there any way that I can force X to use 1680x01050?
Thanks for any pointers.
Regards,
Patrick
ps: ajax/Adam Jackson if you read this: with your much appreciated
tweaks to the X server I can now do a graphical install on my laptop.
Where the screen was previously directed to the wrong port it now shows
the F7 welcome screen in all its glory. Thanks!
16 years, 11 months
Latest FC6 Firefox updates problem??
by Bill Case
Hi;
Tried to yumex update epiphany-2.16.3-5/fc6.i386, and,
firefox-1.5.0.12-1.fc6.i386
Got: Missing Dependency: firefox = 1.5.0.10 is needed by package
epiphany-extensions
Checked with: rpm -q firefox-1.5.0.10
Returned: firefox-1.5.0.10-6.fc6
--
Regards Bill
16 years, 11 months
ata1:00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4)
by Frank Cox
I updated this computer from FC6 to Fedora 7 earlier this afternoon. Now when
I first boot it, immediately after printing the "Starting Red Hat Nash" line,
it pauses and over the course of the following two minutes or so it prints the
following error message three times:
ata1:00: failed to set xfermode (err_mask=0x4)
After that it continues booting normally and everything appears to be working
as it should.
How can I fix this?
--
MELVILLE THEATRE ~ Melville Sask ~ http://www.melvilletheatre.com
16 years, 11 months
Thunderbird scam warnings
by Gordon Charrick
I'm subscribed to a private, moderated mail list so there is no chance
of junk email. It's annoying when thunderbird thinks 1/4 of the messages
might be scams. Is there a way to tell it that anything to the list
address is okay?
Gordon
16 years, 11 months
Is there a defined process/script for creating a set of F7 CD's from the DVD?
by Stanley A. Klein
I have several systems to update to F7. They are in different locations
and an install from some kind of network server is not an option. Some of
the systems have DVD reader drives, but some have only CD drives.
I want to do the same kind of Gnome + KDE install that I have been running
on the machines under FC5. The installs also need to be more than just
desktops. Development tools need to be included, just like on the FC5
installs from CD sets.
If I obtain the DVD (either by download or by purchase) is there a defined
process (like some kind of script) by which I can then create a set of
CD's to do a multiple CD install on the systems that have only CD drives?
Stan Klein
16 years, 11 months
Re: Fedora Core 6 HUGE problem - Binary drivers.
by Gilboa Davara
On Thu, 2007-05-31 at 22:51 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> Gilboa Davara wrote:
>
> > OK.
> > I use Linux -because- I get a chance to do what I want with the kernel.
> > Doesn't suite you? Fine!
>
> Yes, I thought unix was fairly complete when sysvr4 incorporated the BSD
> additions in the early 90's. I was happy the first time I had a year of
> uptime with one of those and I just want one that works.
> > You are using the -wrong- OS.
> > If you want a stable kernel ABI that doesn't break every 3 months, you
> > -really- have no business using Fedora.
>
> That's a great description. Can you arrange to have that put in large
> letters on the home and download pages?
"Fedora is a Linux-based operating system that showcases the
====latest==== in free and open source software. Fedora is always free
for anyone to use, modify, and distribute. It is built by people across
the globe who work together as a community: the Fedora Project. The
Fedora Project is open and anyone is welcome to join."
If do not agree with this "mission statement" and such, you have no
business using it.
It is as simple as that.
> > You are looking for stable ABI, slow update rate less breakage.
> > In short, you are looking for RHEL/CentOS/Etch/SLES.
> > As I said, you are using the wrong distribution.
>
> The enterprise versions are good for running server software which, like
> unix kernel design, has been stable and mostly feature-complete for
> ages. It doesn't work for desktop software which is still evolving
> rapidly and good versions will come out any day now.
Same goes for driver support. SATA, RAID, SCSI, graphics cards, etc.
You want a stable ABI but new drivers... though.
Unless you are willing to port the new drivers yourself (which is not
always possible), you'll have to choose.
Stable ABI with lacking driver support or better driver support with
unstable ABI.
... Hey, but if you don't agree with me, it's GPL, you are free to
create your own "bleeding edge desktop, stable kernel" distro. Heck, you
can even use RHEL/CentOS as your base for free!
> What we need is a distro where the kernel and device related utilities never have to be
> updated other than with security patches but the applications can be
> kept current without having to build your own distro from parts.
We?
Sorry, I don't agree with you.
Never the less, if your really believe in that "we" part, you should
really consider creating your own distribution, as opposed to trying to
change Fedora to what it will never be.
> An occasional application crash is a lot easier to tolerate (and would be
> even more so if you had the option to revert to the prior version
> easily) than a kernel that no longer works with your devices.
True.
Though... at least in my case, if Evolution, VIM and/or firefox stops
working for a long duration, it is just as bad as a kernel crash.
- Gilboa
16 years, 11 months
