From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 9 15:28:19 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 646661D9; Sun, 9 Jun 2013 15:28:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qa0-x230.google.com (mail-qa0-x230.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 182971E00; Sun, 9 Jun 2013 15:28:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f48.google.com with SMTP id cm16so1869051qab.7 for ; Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:28:18 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=NlSJz0is95AChsTgnzyHG0y15v1QOfFU3P5wBWMlZtA=; b=QOZia3Bna23vrqrTGi+WYYikVLrOXy4OA+g1UNGkqmuzJKQDd7QGe2msbmO66MQjFP CtqyJnzR/PL39j0zX6Dk91sfS0uMjLjGkTH/SWuGt0lteKL+LTbAV59rgSRXAw/sGsuo 9yHN9jcEsfZOG3B/nytX1w39lbowsW0rmOgEVSmiBKuVaQEpdwhbO3AIYnHoprNbMync pD9iAvNJHLEWqP8GFKv+ugy/vPlaR+uy5lHjvlUuJSXu0Hz1/I+fYmTTrs4Eo2SdD42o cy2jJaG/w1Tt+t9dxa9tFo9nSGvK2SgzJt349fKIWJWMv6N2NYgCnox/ZvRHGjPa0zoy ZpEg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.49.49.167 with SMTP id v7mr7420114qen.10.1370791698600; Sun, 09 Jun 2013 08:28:18 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.5.65 with HTTP; Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:28:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 08:28:18 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: jzNeHT728z48ZO0PPQeT7orAa7w Message-ID: Subject: Re: Thinkpad T60 with Atheros working only after restart from Windows From: Adrian Chadd To: Lyubomir Yotov Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2013 15:28:19 -0000 Can you please paste the vmstat -i output? adrian On 9 June 2013 06:53, Lyubomir Yotov wrote: > Hi, > > After restart from Windows and working wireless the number of interrupts > increases and the rate increases. After next restart (the ath0 times out) > the interrupts increase but the rate is going down. > I noticed that after restart from Windows and working wifi if I restart > /etc/rc.d/netif the wifi is working again. If I shutdown wlan0 and bring it > up again then I wlan0 doesn't get address but ath0 is not timing out. I can > still get a list with the available APs around. > > Regards, > > Lyubo > > > > > > > On 8 June 2013 18:28, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> >> Hm! >> >> Ok, this should be working. I frequently test (read: every other day) >> with the AR5416. But you're not the first person to report this bug. >> >> >> Unfortunately when this happens, the interrupts aren't actually making >> it to the OS. >> >> Can you check the output of vmstat -i whilst you're doing it? The ath0 >> counter should be increasing. >> >> >> >> adrian >> >> On 8 June 2013 06:49, Lyubomir Yotov wrote: >> > Hello, >> > I have a Thinkpad T60 with dual boot between Windows XP and FreeBSD >> > 9.1-Release: >> > >> > uname -a >> > FreeBSD T60.workgroup 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243826: Tue >> > Dec >> > 4 06:55:39 UTC 2012 >> > root@obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC >> > i386 >> > >> > I am trying to use my wifi card which is: >> > >> > dmesg >> > .... >> > ath0: mem 0xedf00000-0xedf0ffff irq 17 at device 0.0 on >> > pci3 >> > ath0: AR5418 mac 12.10 RF5133 phy 8.1 >> > .... >> > >> > pciconf -lv >> > .... >> > ath0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x0033168c chip=0x0024168c >> > rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >> > vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' >> > device = 'AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter' >> > class = network >> > ..... >> > >> > I followed several HOW-TOs in order to make it work. Unfortunately I it >> > is >> > working only after I reboot from my Windows installation (regardless of >> > the >> > position of the wifi switch on the front panel of the notebook). After >> > restart from Windows everything is fine - the wifi associates with the >> > AP >> > and I can use it. If I reboot the system during the boot and afterwards >> > I >> > constantly get: >> > >> > ath0: device timeout >> > >> > When I get the device status through ifconfig I can see that ath0 is >> > associated but wlan0 is not associated. >> > >> > ifconfig ath0 >> > ath0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu >> > 2290 >> > ether 00:19:7e:91:xx:xx >> > nd6 options=29 >> > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g >> > status: associated >> > >> > ifconfig wlan0 >> > wlan0: flags=8843 metric 0 mtu >> > 1500 >> > ether 00:19:7e:91:xx:xx >> > nd6 options=29 >> > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect) >> > status: no carrier >> > ssid "" channel 5 (2432 MHz 11g) >> > regdomain 98 indoor ecm authmode WPA privacy ON deftxkey UNDEF >> > txpower 20 bmiss 7 scanvalid 450 bgscan bgscanintvl 300 >> > bgscanidle >> > 250 >> > roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 5 protmode CTS wme burst roaming MANUAL >> > >> > >> > In /var/log/messages I get: >> > >> > Jun 8 16:39:16 PC wpa_supplicant[3463]: Trying to associate with >> > 54:e6:fc:ae:xx:xx (SSID='access1' freq=2432 MHz) >> > Jun 8 16:39:20 PC kernel: ath0: device timeout >> > Jun 8 16:39:26 PC wpa_supplicant[3463]: Authentication with >> > 54:e6:fc:ae:xx:xx timed out. >> > >> > If I scan for wireless networks I get a list and my ap is in the list >> > >> > ifconfig wlan0 scan >> > SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS >> > net1 00:11:11:01:xx:xx 6 54M -68:-96 100 EP >> > 5edf9c 70:71:bc:26:xx:xx 11 54M -68:-96 100 EP WPS WPA >> > WME >> > access1 54:e6:fc:ae:xx:xx 5 54M -66:-96 100 EP WPA HTCAP >> > WME >> > >> > >> > In rc.local I have: >> > >> > wlans_ath0="wlan0" >> > ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" >> > >> > In wpa_supplicant I have: >> > >> > ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant >> > eapol_version=2 >> > ap_scan=1 >> > fast_reauth=1 >> > >> > network={ >> > ssid="access1" >> > psk="secret1" >> > priority=5 >> > } >> > network={ >> > ssid="access2" >> > psk="secret2" >> > priority=5 >> > } >> > >> > I searched the net for solution to my problem but I couldn't find one. >> > Can >> > you help me with this? >> > >> > >> > Regards, >> > >> > Lyubomir >> > _______________________________________________ >> > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> > "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >