On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 04:15 +0100, Gábor Stefanik wrote:
> Please post the logs here for analysis. That's specifically the reason
> I asked you to load b43 with debugging enabled.
>
I finally got the b43 module to load at boot with the verbose=3
parameter. To keep things to a minimum, I'm going to post the output of
"dmesg | grep -e b43".
[ 0.000000] Kernel command line:
root=UUID=360e77ce-b2ed-4318-93c6-96a1a1dad60d b43.verbose=3 ro quiet
splash
[ 0.000000] Unknown boot option `b43.verbose=3': ignoring
[ 1.704798] b43-pci-bridge 0000:02:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 18 (level,
low) -> IRQ 18
[ 29.676541] b43-phy0: Broadcom 4318 WLAN found (core revision 9)
[ 29.732395] b43-phy0 debug: Found PHY: Analog 3, Type 2, Revision 7
[ 29.732420] b43-phy0 debug: Found Radio: Manuf 0x17F, Version 0x2050,
Revision 8
[ 30.617172] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/ucode5.fw
[ 30.707565] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/pcm5.fw
[ 30.736709] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0initvals5.fw
[ 30.779077] b43 ssb0:0: firmware: requesting b43/b0g0bsinitvals5.fw
[ 31.141260] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
15:32:10)
[ 31.156124] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
[ 31.156363] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[ 31.178664] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 31.178704] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 31.178729] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 31.178761] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
[ 31.178772] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 2
[ 32.992131] b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 2
[ 32.992275] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
[ 33.192028] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
15:32:10)
[ 33.212972] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
[ 33.213223] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[ 33.232438] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 33.232464] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 33.232489] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 33.232520] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
[ 33.232955] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 3
[ 33.252727] b43-phy0 debug: Set beacon interval to 100
[ 33.280161] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 33.280254] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 33.288995] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 33.290010] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 585.629118] b43-phy0 debug: Using hardware based encryption for
keyidx: 0, mac: 00:1c:26:40:ad:2e
[ 633.300744] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 633.775873] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 747.470833] b43-phy0 debug: Disabling hardware based encryption for
keyidx: 0, mac: 00:1c:26:40:ad:2e
[ 747.471333] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 747.768123] b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 3
[ 747.768310] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
[ 755.816036] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
15:32:10)
[ 755.836056] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
[ 755.836279] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[ 755.856438] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 755.856465] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 755.856490] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 755.856521] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
[ 755.856931] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 3
[ 755.900155] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 755.900250] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 755.904893] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 755.908442] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 793.908533] b43-phy0 debug: Using hardware based encryption for
keyidx: 0, mac: <AP MAC edited>
[ 823.137165] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 856.499792] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 1359.028638] b43-phy0 debug: Disabling hardware based encryption for
keyidx: 0, mac: <AP MAC edited>
[ 1524.184117] b43-phy0 debug: Removing Interface type 3
[ 1524.184318] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface stopped
[ 1532.220026] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
15:32:10)
[ 1532.236049] b43-phy0 debug: Chip initialized
[ 1532.236282] b43-phy0 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[ 1532.256431] Registered led device: b43-phy0::tx
[ 1532.256457] Registered led device: b43-phy0::rx
[ 1532.256483] Registered led device: b43-phy0::radio
[ 1532.256515] b43-phy0 debug: Wireless interface started
[ 1532.256923] b43-phy0 debug: Adding Interface type 3
[ 1532.286366] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 1532.286458] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 1532.288415] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 1532.292458] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
[ 1539.299091] b43-phy0 debug: Using hardware based encryption for
keyidx: 0, mac: 00:1c:26:40:ad:2e
[ 1566.745361] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x68
[ 1590.000351] b43-phy0 debug: Updated beacon template at 0x468
At 823.137165 an associated client is unable to ping temporarily, but
the IP connection resumes in a few seconds. At 1359.028638, the AP stops
beaconing. hostapd is restarted at 1524.184117, and the AP resumes
beaconing, though the client has to reassociate. Need anything else?
I found some references to older versions of b43 dropping hardware
encryption. Is Ubuntu 9.10 outdated already?
Thanks,
Eric Volker