Return-path: Received: from mail-ww0-f44.google.com ([74.125.82.44]:52504 "EHLO mail-ww0-f44.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754824Ab1HKKfe convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:35:34 -0400 Received: by wwf5 with SMTP id 5so1904068wwf.1 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:35:33 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20110811021554.GA24567@internetdog.org> References: <6264DDFA6754194CAB6452BFF5202C330F5F2115@SXGM-401.fg.rbc.com> <20110811021554.GA24567@internetdog.org> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:35:32 -0400 Message-ID: (sfid-20110811_123538_365675_131CF586) Subject: Re: brcmsmac: fifo 0: descriptor error From: Pedram Navid To: ali@internetdog.org Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Thank you Ali, I apologize, this is my first time reporting a bug through a mailing list. Both lines repeat almost every second until I either run ifconfig wlan0 down or remove the module completely. I have since downgraded to 2.6.39 and am using the wl module and don't seem to have any problems. I still have the 3.0 Kernel available if anyone would like me to test further. On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 10:15 PM, Ali Bahar wrote: > Hi Pedram, > > you must use a meaningful Subject-line for your email. > Hopefully, this'll attract the attention of the couple of Broadcom guys > who are on this list. > > Also, > > > On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 06:48:45PM -0400, Pedram Navid wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'd like to report a bug I have not been able to find elsewhere. I am on >> a fresh Arch install with linux 3.0.1-1, using the brcmsmac module. >> Initially, the wireless works for a few days. At some point, it will >> stop, outputing the following error repeatedly: >> >> Aug ?7 09:55:27 localhost kernel: [ ?825.796697] ieee80211 phy0: wl0: >> fifo 0: descriptor error >> Aug ?7 09:55:27 localhost kernel: [ ?825.796713] ieee80211 phy0: wl0: >> fatal error, re-initializing > > You may wish to note which of these lines repeat. Do both repeat, or > only the "re-initializing" line? (It may be easier to just paste a few > lines into your mail.) > > later, > ali > > >> I can rmmod brcmsmac, reboot, shutdown, give it a few days, and start >> over and it will sometimes work. Other times, it will persist with the >> fifo errors. Please let me know you need additional log files. I had >> this problem since 2.6.38 and reinstalled Arch twice, thinking it was >> something with my setup that was done incorrectly but haven't been >> able to figure it out. I can't find another case of this error on the >> internet. >> >> # ? ?lspci -vnn | grep 14e4 >> 05:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation >> 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller [14e4:4727] (rev 01) >> ? ? ? ?Subsystem: Broadcom Corporation Device [14e4:0510] >> >> ?# ?lsmod ?| grep brc >> brcmsmac ? ? ? ? ? ? ?594624 ?0 >> brcmutil ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?6563 ?1 brcmsmac >> mac80211 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?215605 ?1 brcmsmac >> cfg80211 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?160516 ?2 brcmsmac,mac80211 >> crc_ccitt ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1331 ?1 brcmsmac >> >> Thank you >> Pedram >