Return-path: Received: from mail-ew0-f46.google.com ([209.85.215.46]:46684 "EHLO mail-ew0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751799Ab0HQPt2 convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:49:28 -0400 Received: by ewy23 with SMTP id 23so3096952ewy.19 for ; Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:49:27 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:49:25 -0300 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [RFT] BCM4312 users with DMA errors, please test! From: Arthur Moreira To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_Stefanik?= Cc: b43-dev , linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: all right but i try to test with pacience, but i am newer in module compilation and paths if you create a topic only for the device 4353 is better. and obvios, ever... sorry for the bad english, but a talk from brazil. if you can, try to post the step by step for the path aplication.. for the diff file and the path file... i know to aply the path for the path comand (path <# file) but i dont know the essencial. if you send me modules for test. tks. and the steps ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Arthur Moreira 2010/8/16 G?bor Stefanik : > 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. :-) >