Return-path: Received: from mail-iw0-f178.google.com ([209.85.223.178]:54589 "EHLO mail-iw0-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752969AbZIYAJI convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:09:08 -0400 Received: by iwn8 with SMTP id 8so1302205iwn.33 for ; Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:09:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4ABC08FA.8030104@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> From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:08:50 -0700 Message-ID: <43e72e890909241708v55af30baia5f6fca8eb5d9d59@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 5:04 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