Return-path: Received: from mail-iw0-f178.google.com ([209.85.223.178]:43088 "EHLO mail-iw0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751613AbZIYAxv convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:53:51 -0400 Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so1317928iwn.33 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:53:55 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4ABC0B60.5070909@canonical.com> References: <1253811559.4579.44.camel@pc3.dido> <4ABBAB47.8040300@canonical.com> <4ABBBB8C.8080401@hauke-m.de> <43e72e890909241137o7e853edfxb9e159df34927d7b@mail.gmail.com> <4ABC08FA.8030104@canonical.com> <43e72e890909241708v55af30baia5f6fca8eb5d9d59@mail.gmail.com> <4ABC0B60.5070909@canonical.com> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:53:35 -0700 Message-ID: <43e72e890909241753y4803d508u3641708a7a9a2d74@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: A problem loading ssb module To: tim.gardner@canonical.com Cc: Hauke Mehrtens , Bryan Wu , Mauro Di Domenico , bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Tim Gardner wrote: > Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> >> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Tim Gardner >> wrote: >>> >>> Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Hauke Mehrtens >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Bryan Wu wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Mauro Di Domenico wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>> I'm testing new b43 modules for my 14e4:4315 broadcom card. >>>>>>> I've compiled and installed compat-wireless-2009-09-16 in a debian >>>>>>> machine with kernel version 2.6.30-6. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> During the boot I experience this problem: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> $ dmesg|egrep "b43|ssb" >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [    2.384463] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 >>>>>>> (level, >>>>>>> low) -> IRQ 17 >>>>>>> [    2.384477] b43-pci-bridge 0000:06:00.0: setting latency timer to >>>>>>> 64 >>>>>>> [    2.544344] ssb: Sonics Silicon Backplane found on PCI device >>>>>>> 0000:06:00.0 >>>>>>> [    6.968981] b43: disagrees about version of symbol >>>>>>> ssb_device_is_enabled >>>>>>> [    6.968986] b43: Unknown symbol ssb_device_is_enabled >>>>>>> [    6.969280] b43: Unknown symbol ssb_pmu_set_ldo_paref >>>>>>> [    6.969407] b43: disagrees about version of symbol >>>>>>> ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable >>>>>>> [    6.969410] b43: Unknown symbol ssb_pcicore_dev_irqvecs_enable >>>>>>> ..... >>>>>>> .... >>>>>>> ... >>>>>>> >>>>>> I faced the exactly same issue as Mauro did. +1 from me, but currently >>>>>> have >>>>>> no time to take a deeper look. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I had the same problem with the ssb module and compat-wireless in >>>>> ubuntu >>>>> 9.04. The problem is that the ssb module is integrated into the >>>>> initramfs image. The version out of the initramfs image is loaded on >>>>> startup and not the version of compat-wireless. Running "sudo >>>>> update-initramfs -u" after installing compat-wireless and restaing the >>>>> system fixes the problem for me. Either Debian/Ubuntu should remove ssb >>>>> form default initramfs image or compat-wireless should update the image >>>>> with the install command. At least the compat-wireless documentation >>>>> needs an update. >>>>> >>>>> Hauke >>>>> >>>>> (adding Luis and linux-wireless list) >>>> >>>> Tim, do you guys update the initramfs upon installation of lbm? If a >>>> user does not use lbm and uses compat-wireless I suppose we need to do >>>> something similar. >>>> >>>>  Luis >>> >>> No, initramfs is not updated when LBM is installed. I think maybe its a >>> bug >>> that ssb is in the initramfs modules list since AFAIK its not a boot >>> essential device. Even in the netboot case, ssb/b44 should be in a udeb. >> >> That would make life much easier. >> >>  Luis >> > > I'm looking at the Karmic initramfs-tools package and am not seeing _any_ > reference to ssb or b44. Seems like a Debian 2.6.30-6 bug then. Luis