Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:03:26 +0200 From: Fabian Keil <freebsd-listen@fabiankeil.de> To: Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Prism wi support in 6.x - or alternative card Message-ID: <20060409150326.4a257d38@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20060408115100.GA66489@uk.tiscali.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Brian Candler <B.Candler@pobox.com> wrote: > I Hvae an IBM Thinkpad X30 with a miniPCI wireless card: > > wi0: <Intersil Prism2.5> mem 0xf8000000-0xf8000fff irq 11 at device > 2.0 on pci1 wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3874A(Mini-PCI) > wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.9) > wi0: Ethernet address: 00:05:3c:09:7e:9d > wi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > > I have found it to be flaky under FreeBSD 5.4. It's OK for occasional > use but when under heavy load, e.g. 'unison' syncing to another > machine, it locks up: > > Mar 27 21:10:00 thinkdog kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_cmd 0x010b; event > status 0xa000 Mar 27 21:10:00 thinkdog kernel: wi0: xmit failed > Mar 27 21:10:04 thinkdog kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_cmd 0x0021; event > status 0xa000 Mar 27 21:10:09 thinkdog kernel: wi0: wi_cmd: busy bit > won't clear. > > At this point the only solution is to unload and reload the if_wi > module. > > So my questions are: > > 1. Is support for this hardware significantly improved in 6.X? I don't think so. I have a wi card which worked fine in 5.4, but shows the symptoms above on 6.x. > 2. If I were to buy another miniPCI card to replace it, what's the > current recommendation? Something which works with ath. Fabian -- http://www.fabiankeil.de/ [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEOQYwjV8GA4rMKUQRAgZqAJ434c8b5ds+Kdu/1wUMuSHQMDgQmACeJLVF jVHU1+6rhyeWEKbMJCZIxxg= =2BMU -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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