Return-path: Received: from mail-ee0-f46.google.com ([74.125.83.46]:48035 "EHLO mail-ee0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753374Ab2IESBp (ORCPT ); Wed, 5 Sep 2012 14:01:45 -0400 Received: by eekc1 with SMTP id c1so352365eek.19 for ; Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:01:44 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:01:33 +0200 From: Anisse Astier To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: rtl8192ce: activation problem with rtl8188ce pci card Message-ID: <20120905200133.0333ca7f@destiny.ordissimo> (sfid-20120905_200150_041566_3915E49D) In-Reply-To: <50478E10.6030808@lwfinger.net> References: <20120905185510.2ab501cd@destiny.ordissimo> <50478E10.6030808@lwfinger.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="MP_/OVTihMSMQkjGQzZKiouoN3C" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --MP_/OVTihMSMQkjGQzZKiouoN3C Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:38:24 -0500, Larry Finger wrote : > On 09/05/2012 11:55 AM, Anisse Astier wrote: > > Hi, > > > > On a toshiba laptop (see dmesg attached), with a wireless-next kernel, > > this card doesn't seem to turn on: > > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02) > > > > Unfortunately, the above is not a wireless device. It is your wired device. Indeed. This is embarassing. The mail had a full lspci attachement planned which was forgotten. See attached file. > > > # modprobe rtl8192ce debug=4 > > [ 6184.995319] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain > > [ 6185.103824] rtl8192ce: rtl8192ce: FW Power Save off (module option) > > The above line is unexpected. Do you have a module option set in /etc/module.d/? Yes. This is related to another problem, see: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/90954 New log with fwlps=1: [ 84.532629] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain [ 84.794759] rtl8192ce: Using firmware rtlwifi/rtl8192cfw.bin [ 85.038881] rtlwifi:rtl_fw_cb():<0-0> Firmware callback routine entered! [ 85.188013] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'rtl_rc' [ 85.195046] rtlwifi: wireless switch is on [ 85.346058] rtlwifi:_rtl_pci_interrupt():<10000-1> rx descriptor unavailable! [ 85.346677] rtlwifi:_rtl_pci_interrupt():<10000-1> rx descriptor unavailable! [ 85.346799] rtlwifi:_rtl_pci_interrupt():<10000-1> rx descriptor unavailable! [ 85.348064] rtlwifi:_rtl_pci_interrupt():<10000-1> rx descriptor unavailable! [ 85.348885] rtlwifi:_rtl_pci_interrupt():<10000-1> rx descriptor unavailable! [ 85.360848] rtlwifi:_rtl_pci_interrupt():<10000-1> rx descriptor unavailable! [ 85.738594] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.738699] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.738847] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.739089] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.739238] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.739385] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.739533] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051d59:1 [ 85.739680] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:18051e1b:1 [ 85.739827] rtl8192ce:_rtl92ce_init_mac():<0-0> reg0xec:98053f15:0 [ 85.740967] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_download_fw():<0-0> Firmware Version(49), Signature(0x88c1),Size(32) [ 85.962468] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_enable_hw_security_config():<0-0> PairwiseEncAlgorithm = 0 GroupEncAlgorithm = 0 [ 85.962483] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_enable_hw_security_config():<0-0> The SECR-value cc [ 86.071504] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_dm_initialize_txpower_tracking_thermalmeter():<0-0> pMgntInfo->txpower_tracking = 1 [ 86.071520] rtlwifi:rtl_pci_start():<0-0> enable_interrupt OK [ 86.071528] rtlwifi:rtl_pci_start():<0-0> OK [ 86.072201] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_dm_dynamic_bb_powersaving():<0-0> Not connected to any [ 86.072212] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_dm_dynamic_bb_powersaving():<0-0> AP Ext Port PWDB = 0x0 [ 86.072257] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_dm_check_txpower_tracking_thermal_meter():<0-0> Trigger 92S Thermal Meter!! [ 86.091672] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<0-0> ledaction 2 [ 86.091689] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_sw_led_on():<0-0> LedAddr:4E ledpin=1 [ 86.091730] rtlwifi:rtl_op_bss_info_changed():<0-0> BSS_CHANGED_ERP_PREAMBLE use short preamble:0 [ 86.091742] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_set_hw_reg():<0-0> HW_VAR_SLOT_TIME 14 [ 86.092343] rtlwifi:rtl_op_config():<0-0> IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_LISTEN_INTERVAL [ 86.092674] rtlwifi:rtl_op_config():<0-0> IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS 4 [ 86.102832] rtl8192c_common:rtl92c_phy_sw_chnl():<0-0> sw_chnl_inprogress false schdule workitem [ 86.102842] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_set_hw_reg():<0-0> HW_VAR_SLOT_TIME 14 [ 86.114505] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.136118] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready [ 86.170054] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.171709] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10100-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.451724] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.452711] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.540275] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.541418] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.594256] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.642615] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 After modprobe -r: [ 86.913272] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.967129] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 86.968381] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<10000-1> ledaction 5 [ 87.025606] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<0-0> ledaction 2 [ 87.025624] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_sw_led_on():<0-0> LedAddr:4E ledpin=1 [ 87.044826] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<0-0> ledaction 2 [ 87.044844] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_sw_led_on():<0-0> LedAddr:4E ledpin=1 [ 87.044858] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<0-0> ledaction 7 [ 87.044868] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_sw_led_off():<0-0> LedAddr:4E ledpin=1 [ 87.045020] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_led_control():<0-0> ledaction 7 [ 87.045029] rtl8192ce:rtl92ce_sw_led_off():<0-0> LedAddr:4E ledpin=1 [ 88.970535] rtlwifi:rtl_ips_nic_off_wq_callback():<0-0> not station return This one was harder to get because of the freeze when fwlps=1. Anisse --MP_/OVTihMSMQkjGQzZKiouoN3C Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=lspci-rtl8192ce-no-up.txt 06:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8176] (rev 01) Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:8212] Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR-