From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 16 18:22:05 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C126FDB4 for ; Fri, 16 May 2014 18:22:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from eu1sys200aog101.obsmtp.com (eu1sys200aog101.obsmtp.com [207.126.144.111]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1FFBB2AA5 for ; Fri, 16 May 2014 18:22:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-wi0-f171.google.com ([209.85.212.171]) (using TLSv1) by eu1sys200aob101.postini.com ([207.126.147.11]) with SMTP ID DSNKU3ZXMEpZJ3SP8aciQyPPW4pFtL4ubeR3@postini.com; Fri, 16 May 2014 18:22:05 UTC Received: by mail-wi0-f171.google.com with SMTP id hm4so1397637wib.10 for ; Fri, 16 May 2014 11:21:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:sender:date:from:message-id:to:subject:reply-to :in-reply-to; bh=fPL3Y6LFTdM1jOOBS9M5dfqjCAupSUMQ4eFnxvloAMU=; b=NzeDgCfaVOTcdqMdAoXzpWgpeCBoOVygyF8kdBIE+k0v6lzMHRIqjR1I/zJ00CK3Je NM4TbLhrl5Eux5yFQPkEY70qaf5vY3MTmE7s+sdD4zFrUjyLAfDK481QbtoQWYMlc6vF 2vZUGMi0NVB2moasq/hAy341aClUymtPOGlF7aLn/1Ye/nqRIhmhvcWRBehWzWfQD5/G SP1fT+P7S64e22Vxk1h23zRC95J52H/5iLjeo2emyMXp2A0PesSZSCEAa1k+KYkeyuex U+dFz8SF15OSZtfKqIPL1MEppCM82YPZMV3Q7itgm4OgtJmIEEbwVWh2aeN96yJhyq6F 1Zsw== X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQkQcua7r9XES8iksq/Yv6NiRCLcnekXc/eoUH2HML8BrX09RvMCanldmBPlO9igvmM+dCG6o3d9ZLu1z6bDpn/RehxZkTPSN6PgP2qbVsKtF6dgeE0w4Tp3wuycU+bbgT2UB2FxgH7pbldo7VwDSZPC962lig== X-Received: by 10.180.72.136 with SMTP id d8mr4712765wiv.36.1400264496036; Fri, 16 May 2014 11:21:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.180.72.136 with SMTP id d8mr4712757wiv.36.1400264495912; Fri, 16 May 2014 11:21:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk. [137.222.187.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id h19sm4621236wiw.17.2014.05.16.11.21.34 for (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 16 May 2014 11:21:35 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Anton Shterenlikht Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s4GILXKC029855 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 16 May 2014 19:21:33 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s4GILXit029854; Fri, 16 May 2014 19:21:33 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from mexas) Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 19:21:33 +0100 (BST) From: Anton Shterenlikht Message-Id: <201405161821.s4GILXit029854@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, trasz@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Workaround for "fatal firmware error" iwn(4) problem. Reply-To: mexas@bris.ac.uk In-Reply-To: <8FB7D6BF-005A-41A1-9DCE-C8B09EA338EE@FreeBSD.org> X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 18:22:05 -0000 >From: =?iso-8859-2?Q?Edward_Tomasz_Napiera=B3a?= >Subject: Workaround for "fatal firmware error" iwn(4) problem. >Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 20:06:02 +0200 >To: "freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org" > >I've started using FreeBSD laptop and iwn(4) failing at random moments >like this... see also http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/176104 http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/189802 BTW, I disabled iwn and tried pccard bwn device instead, and the errors are gone. Also wireless doesn't disconnect as it used to with iwn. This is just because I thought my laptop or setup were to blame. So this is further evidence that iwn driver is at fault. Anton