Return-path: Received: from mail.tpi.com ([70.99.223.143]:2919 "EHLO mail.tpi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753100AbZIYAE1 (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:04:27 -0400 Message-ID: <4ABC08FA.8030104@canonical.com> Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:04:10 -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> In-Reply-To: <43e72e890909241137o7e853edfxb9e159df34927d7b@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 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. rtg -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com