Return-path: Received: from mail-qw0-f46.google.com ([209.85.216.46]:47774 "EHLO mail-qw0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755723Ab0HPSpW convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:45:22 -0400 Received: by qwh6 with SMTP id 6so5251181qwh.19 for ; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:45:21 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_Stefanik?= Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:45:00 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [RFT] BCM4312 users with DMA errors, please test! To: Arthur Moreira , b43-dev , linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2010/8/16 Arthur Moreira : > Ok, tks G?bor > > i will wait, i need much of this card working in monitor mode for > tests and demonstration and my organization. i work with security in > my city. and i dont want to plug another card, like usb ou pciexpreess > card than a original embedded. > > if you need a help to tests and beta version of driver or modules > call me > > > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Arthur Moreira Well, I post any testing requests on the list, so you will probably see them here. Also, please use the Reply to All button when replying to a list! > > 2010/8/16 G?bor Stefanik : >> 2010/8/16 Arthur Moreira : >>> Hi, >>> I have a BCM4353 card, with the ?hybrid module ?wl work fine to find >>> and conect to networks. >>> But, a want to put the card in monitor mode. >>> >>> (my card is a 802.11bgN mini card, in a dell vostro) >>> >>> this path will help me? and.. how to aply the path? the comand path $# >>> < file ? ???? >>> tks >>> >>> >>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Arthur Moreira >>> >> >> No, this patch is only for BCM4312 devices, not the BCM43224 that you >> have (there is no such thing as a "BCM4353" AFAIK - PCI device IDs >> don't map directly to chip IDs!). Your card is an N-PHY, probably >> revision 4 or 5 (you can see the revision by adding 14e4:4353 to the >> list of PCI IDs in ssb, then looking for the "FOUND UNSUPPORTED PHY" >> line in dmesg). We are working on N-PHYs, revisions <=2 will likely be >> usable soon; rev.3 and newer will take longer, however. (It is >> possible that this patch will also be needed for N-PHYs if they show >> similar DMA errors to the 4312, but it is certainly not enough to get >> N-PHYs to work.) >> >>> >>> >>> >>> 2010/8/16 G?bor Stefanik : >>>> Hello Everyone! >>>> >>>> If you are experiencing DMA errors on a BCM4312, please test the >>>> attached patch. It implements the PCI-E SERDES workaround, which the >>>> hybrid driver is applying during early init to LP-PHY cards, and which >>>> is a good candidate for the cause of the DMA error. >>>> Note that this is not a final patch & it may cause collateral damage >>>> for non-4312 cards; if it helps the 4312 problem, I will submit a >>>> cleaned-up version. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> G?bor >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) >> > -- Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)