Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263769AbTK2Noc (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:44:32 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263771AbTK2Noc (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:44:32 -0500 Received: from kde.informatik.uni-kl.de ([131.246.103.200]:57742 "EHLO dot.kde.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263769AbTK2Noa (ORCPT ); Sat, 29 Nov 2003 08:44:30 -0500 Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 14:42:20 +0100 (CET) From: Bernhard Rosenkraenzer X-X-Sender: bero@dot.kde.org To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: 2.4.23-rc5-pac1 released In-Reply-To: <1070053162.12656.180.camel@pegasus> Message-ID: References: <1070053162.12656.180.camel@pegasus> X-Legal-Notice: We do not accept spam. Violations will be prosecuted. X-Subliminal-Message: Upgrade your system to Ark Linux today! http://www.arklinux.org/ MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, 28 Nov 2003, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > Hi Bernhard, > > > - Increase timeout in firmware_class.c [several people reported timeout > > related problems with Netgear WG511 cards] > > please tell me more about it. Extract from the syslog of a user trying to use a Netgear WG511 with the prism54.org drivers in a Dell SmartStep 250N: Nov 18 15:14:52 rumsfeldsux kernel: cs: cb_alloc(bus 4): vendor 0x1260, device 0x3890 Nov 18 15:14:52 rumsfeldsux kernel: PCI: Enabling device 04:00.0 (0000 -> 0002) Nov 18 15:14:52 rumsfeldsux cardmgr[1098]: socket 1: CardBus hotplug device Nov 18 15:14:52 rumsfeldsux default.hotplug[1837]: ======= START HOTPLUG FOR PID 1837 ======= Nov 18 15:14:53 rumsfeldsux kernel: Loaded prism54 driver, version 1.0.2.2 Nov 18 15:14:53 rumsfeldsux default.hotplug[1862]: ======= START HOTPLUG FOR PID 1862 ======= Nov 18 15:14:53 rumsfeldsux default.hotplug[1870]: ======= START HOTPLUG FOR PID 1870 ======= Nov 18 15:15:03 rumsfeldsux kernel: prism54: request_firmware() failed for 'isl3890' Nov 18 15:15:03 rumsfeldsux kernel: eth1: could not upload firmware ('isl3890') We got a similar report from someone using the same card in an Asus Pundit, and another from someone using a D-Link DWL-g650 A1 in a Gericom notebook. Telling the users to echo 100 >/proc/driver/firmware/timeout and try again fixed it for all of them. All 3 are using Ark Linux Dockyard, meaning 2.4.23-rcsomething-pacwhatever with a couple of extra patches and a fairly recent userland hotplug. Due to lack of hardware I haven't yet figured out what the exact problem is (I'm suspecting either the prism54 driver takes forever to handle the firmware, or the hotplug scripts cause delays where they shouldn't), but increasing the timeout definitely solves the problem for our users. LLaP bero -- Ark Linux - Linux for the masses http://www.arklinux.org/ Redistribution and processing of this message is subject to http://www.arklinux.org/terms.php - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/