Return-path: Received: from mail.tpi.com ([70.99.223.143]:1560 "EHLO mail.tpi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752875AbZIYAOV (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:14:21 -0400 Message-ID: <4ABC0B60.5070909@canonical.com> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:14:24 -0700 From: Tim Gardner Reply-To: tim.gardner@canonical.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: Hauke Mehrtens , Bryan Wu , Mauro Di Domenico , bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de, linux-wireless Subject: Re: A problem loading ssb module 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> In-Reply-To: <43e72e890909241708v55af30baia5f6fca8eb5d9d59@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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. -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com