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Date:      Thu, 4 Jan 2001 10:55:49 -0500 (EST)
From:      Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net>
To:        FreeBSD-Mobile <FreeBSD-Mobile@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: "tx buffer allocation failed" errors with wi driver
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0101041054420.14486-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <200101040850.AAA26352@dino-pc.procket.com>

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On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Dino Farinacci wrote:

>     Not sure if others have run into this. I have a Dell Inspiron 3500 and 
>     am using the Cabletron 802.11 RoamAbout PC-card. The wi driver recognizes 
>     the card, initializes it, but when I set an IP address (or try using
>     dhclient) on interface wi0, then try to send data, I get the following:
> 
> [...snip...]
>
> Dec 26 23:04:00 laptop /kernel: wi0: device timeout
> Dec 26 23:04:00 laptop /kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed
> Dec 26 23:12:20 laptop /kernel: wi0: xmit failed
> Dec 26 23:12:26 laptop /kernel: wi0: device timeout
> Dec 26 23:12:26 laptop /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC
> Dec 26 23:12:26 laptop /kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed
> Dec 26 23:12:26 laptop /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC
> Dec 26 23:12:26 laptop /kernel: wi0: mgmt. buffer allocation failed
> 
>     From code inspection, it appears I can't get PC-card resident RAM 
>     allocated.
> 
>     This card works fine on Windows. I'm running 4.1-RELEASE. I've heard rumors
>     this works on 4.2. But I didn't see anything different in if_wi.c.
>     Any clues?

    What do you get when you type "netstat -m"?
    
-- 
Chris BeHanna
Software Engineer
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