Return-path: Received: from mail-ww0-f42.google.com ([74.125.82.42]:41845 "EHLO mail-ww0-f42.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750920Ab1HVL1m (ORCPT ); Mon, 22 Aug 2011 07:27:42 -0400 Received: by wwe5 with SMTP id 5so2066346wwe.1 for ; Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:27:41 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:27:37 +0200 From: =?utf-8?B?Q2FtYWxlw7Nu?= To: Roland Vossen Cc: Dan Williams , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "devel@driverdev.osuosl.org" , Brett Rudley , Henry Ptasinski , Arend Van Spriel , "networkmanager-list@gnome.org" Subject: Re: brcmsmac driver only works when sitting next to the AP Message-ID: <20110822112737.GA5936@stt008.linux.site> (sfid-20110822_132746_758987_FB3C9243) References: <20110814121646.GA5188@stt008.linux.site> <4E4A5641.4020604@broadcom.com> <1313509211.2065.36.camel@dcbw.foobar.com> <4E4B9A45.5090507@broadcom.com> <4E4CC85A.7010504@broadcom.com> <4E4E73F4.4040105@broadcom.com> <20110819152140.GA7506@stt008.linux.site> <4E52297D.9090301@broadcom.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="oyUTqETQ0mS9luUI" In-Reply-To: <4E52297D.9090301@broadcom.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --oyUTqETQ0mS9luUI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit El 2011-08-22 a las 12:03 +0200, Roland Vossen escribió: > Hello Camaleón, > >> Okay, I finally managed to compile a kernel with the required flag >> enabled and booted with it. I am attaching the resulting trace file, >> should you need additional information, kindly ask. > > thanks! I did the same thing on my setup and diff'ed the resulting trace > file with yours. I spotted a difference but it should not be relevant: > > (your trace): drv_prepare_multicast: phy0 prepare mc (5) > (my trace): drv_prepare_multicast: phy0 prepare mc (1) > > I am wondering if the problem could be explained by a RF kill switch > being active. Can you send me the output of 'rfkill list' and 'lsmod' ? root@stt300:~# rfkill list 0: hp-wifi: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no 1: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no "lsmod" is attached. > Are there wireless-related LEDs on your machine and do they act > differently between kernel 3.0.1 and 2.6.39-2 ? There is one led, the one to enable/disable wifi and bluetooh but it behaves the same in both kernels. One difference, though, is that now (with kernel 3.0.0) when I shutdown the system it hangs at NetworkManager if wifi LED is on. As soon as I turn off the wifi led, the system can continue the shutdown. Moreover, "service network-manager stop" returns "failed" unless I first turn off the wifi led (and so phy0 hard blocked is set as "yes"). > Can you do a 'rfkill unblock all' to see if that makes a difference ? It makes no difference. No wifi networks are detected automatically nor connecting manually to a hidden network is possible (unless I sit next to the AP). Just in case this helps, I have tried another wifi adapater (USB, based on rt2xx chipset) and works like a charm, I mean, it detects the avialbale wifi networks and automatically stablishes a connection with mine. > Can you read this thread for more ideas: > http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1604665.html ? I'm not sure what you want me to try... rfkill seems to be right and "modprobe -r -f hp_wmi" causes no effect. OTOH, there is no wired cable attached to the netbook. > Let me know how this works out, if unsuccessful we'll have to dig a bit > deeper. > > Thanks, Roland. Thanks for the tips. Greetings, -- Camaleón --oyUTqETQ0mS9luUI Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="lsmod.txt" root@stt300:~# lsmod Module Size Used by nls_utf8 12416 1 nls_cp437 12417 1 vfat 17078 1 fat 44609 1 vfat sg 21564 0 usb_storage 35164 1 uas 13099 0 acpi_cpufreq 12865 1 mperf 12421 1 acpi_cpufreq cpufreq_powersave 12422 0 cpufreq_stats 12758 0 cpufreq_userspace 12520 0 parport_pc 22059 0 ppdev 12651 0 cpufreq_conservative 12987 0 lp 12894 0 parport 27241 3 parport_pc,ppdev,lp bnep 17301 2 rfcomm 28700 0 bluetooth 94736 10 bnep,rfcomm crc16 12327 1 bluetooth binfmt_misc 12880 1 uinput 12953 1 fuse 56331 1 loop 17866 0 arc4 12418 2 uvcvideo 56927 0 videodev 61530 1 uvcvideo media 13692 2 uvcvideo,videodev joydev 17006 0 i915 294451 2 drm_kms_helper 22688 1 i915 brcmsmac 489116 0 drm 129806 3 i915,drm_kms_helper brcmutil 13187 1 brcmsmac pcspkr 12515 0 i2c_algo_bit 12722 1 i915 i2c_i801 12670 0 i2c_core 19141 6 videodev,i915,drm_kms_helper,drm,i2c_algo_bit,i2c_i801 hp_wmi 13121 0 evdev 12995 16 sparse_keymap 12707 1 hp_wmi mac80211 165768 1 brcmsmac snd_hda_codec_idt 44757 1 uhci_hcd 22275 0 battery 12957 0 ehci_hcd 35401 0 ac 12552 0 r8169 37326 0 psmouse 46216 0 serio_raw 12734 0 cfg80211 112970 2 brcmsmac,mac80211 power_supply 13283 2 battery,ac wmi 13051 1 hp_wmi mii 12595 1 r8169 usbcore 104234 6 usb_storage,uas,uvcvideo,uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd snd_hda_intel 21691 1 snd_hda_codec 58364 2 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel snd_hwdep 12936 1 snd_hda_codec snd_pcm 53315 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec snd_seq 39539 0 snd_timer 22027 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq snd_seq_device 12985 1 snd_seq snd 38562 10 snd_hda_codec_idt,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device soundcore 12992 1 snd video 17475 1 i915 processor 27382 3 acpi_cpufreq button 12810 1 i915 rfkill 18522 5 bluetooth,hp_wmi,cfg80211 snd_page_alloc 12899 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm crc_ccitt 12331 1 brcmsmac reiserfs 176777 1 sd_mod 35493 5 crc_t10dif 12332 1 sd_mod ahci 20897 2 libahci 18231 1 ahci libata 133339 2 ahci,libahci scsi_mod 135178 5 sg,usb_storage,uas,sd_mod,libata thermal 13138 0 thermal_sys 17677 3 video,processor,thermal --oyUTqETQ0mS9luUI--