From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 24 09:29:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 721F816A4CE for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:29:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from postal1.es.net (postal1.es.net [198.128.3.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6183E43D1F for ; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:29:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from oberman@es.net) Received: from ptavv.es.net ([198.128.4.29]) by postal1.es.net (Postal Node 1) with ESMTP (SSL) id IBA74465; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:29:30 -0800 Received: from ptavv (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ptavv.es.net (Tachyon Server) with ESMTP id 1648A5D07; Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:29:30 -0800 (PST) To: "Adam M Ryan" In-Reply-To: Message from "Adam M Ryan" <20040224054001.D29DC1DF112@pop2.cfu.net> Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 09:29:30 -0800 From: "Kevin Oberman" Message-Id: <20040224172930.1648A5D07@ptavv.es.net> cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to upgrade firmware on PCMCIA card. X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 17:29:31 -0000 > From: "Adam M Ryan" > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:41:57 -0600 > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org > > > Here is the error: > > kernel: wi0: device timeout > kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_cmd 0x0002; event status 0x8000 > kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_cmd 0x0000; event status 0x8000 > kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear. > kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear. > kernel: wi0: init failed > kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit won't clear. > last message repeated 19 times > kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 2372 bytes on NIC > kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed (error 12) > kernel: wi0: interface not running > > Found this: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=53927 > Fix > Update WLAN card firmware. > from > wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.0.5), Station (1.3.4) > to > wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.9) > > > > I know I need to update the firmware, but I really don't know how. > > Linksys wpc11 v3 > Frebsd 5.2.1 > > If anyone could give me a hand it would be great, linksys site wasn't too > much help. It's likely that 1.4.9 is not new enough to do the job. I believe that 1.7.4 is the current station level and I believe that this is the revision you need to resolve the issue. There is a work-around submitted by Marko Zec that involves adding to short delays to the driver after the reset. This has resolved the issue for me. The patch was posted to this list on January 10. Note that the line numbers may not match the driver you have, but searching for the string "set in the event status register." should find the spots. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634