From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri May 24 17: 5:49 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from postal1.lbl.gov (postal1.lbl.gov [128.3.7.82]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 507BB37B401 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 17:05:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from postal1.lbl.gov (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by postal1.lbl.gov (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id g4P05SE21741 for ; Fri, 24 May 2002 17:05:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lbl.gov (gracie.lbl.gov [131.243.2.175]) by postal1.lbl.gov (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id g4P05NQ21707; Fri, 24 May 2002 17:05:26 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <3CEED543.75C213B4@lbl.gov> Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 17:05:23 -0700 From: "Jin Guojun [DSD]" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386) X-Accept-Language: zh, zh-CN, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Paulo Fragoso Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wireless Problems (wi) References: <20020524175231.C67230-100000@mirage.nlink.com.br> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------6E3EC5947E39C8E5F91C575D" Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org --------------6E3EC5947E39C8E5F91C575D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I do not think this is related to 4.5 or later. I had similar problem on 4.3-RELEASE. I believe that this is trigged by losing the contact to the wireless server. Somehow, the dirver dies and left some recovering status in configuration register on the card (just guessing). When wi driver sees this status after reboot or power cycle, it will not reset the card regardless power on or reboot. This may leave the card in some unknown status. MS Windows does not try to look such status, and just re-initializes the card. So, if BSD cannot recover the wi0, boot to window, then boot back to BSD, and wi0 will work again. If this is the case, then above guessing will be true. -Jin Paulo Fragoso wrote: > Hi, > > Have you ever found a problem with Orinoco and Avaya wireless card like > this: > > /kernel: wi0: xmit failed > /kernel: wi0: watchdog timeout > /kernel: wi0: init failed > /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC > /kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed > /kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC > /kernel: wi0: mgmt. buffer allocation failed > /kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 0/0; last status 4000 > /kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 0/44; last status 4044 > > It's happening after 1 or 2 hours working normally and only after reboot > (without turn off, like M$ Windows) this card return to work. > > This is very strange, we have a lot of remote router with FreeBSD release > older than 4.5 and it's happening only with 4.5-RELEASE, 4.5-RELESE-pX an > 4.6RC. Is it a coincidence or there is a problem with wi code? > > How those cards are locking and all CPU speed down when it is happing? > > Whe really need some help. Can anyone help us? > > Many thanks, > Paulo Fragoso. > > -- > __O > _-\<,_ Why drive when you can bike? > (_)/ (_) > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message -- ------------ Jin Guojun ----------- v --- j_guojun@lbl.gov --- Distributed Systems Department http://www.itg.lbl.gov/~jin M/S 50B-2239 Ph#:(510) 486-7531 Fax: 486-6363 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720 --------------6E3EC5947E39C8E5F91C575D Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I do not think this is related to 4.5 or later. I had similar problem on 4.3-RELEASE.
I believe that this is trigged by losing the contact to the wireless server. Somehow,
the dirver dies and left some recovering status in configuration register on the card
(just guessing).
When wi driver sees this status after reboot or power cycle, it will not reset
the card regardless power on or reboot. This may leave the card in some unknown status.

MS Windows does not try to look such status, and just re-initializes the card. So,
if BSD cannot recover the wi0, boot to window, then boot back to BSD, and wi0
will work again. If this is the case, then above guessing will be true.

    -Jin

Paulo Fragoso wrote:

Hi,

Have you ever found a problem with Orinoco and Avaya wireless card like
this:

/kernel: wi0: xmit failed
/kernel: wi0: watchdog timeout
/kernel: wi0: init failed
/kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC
/kernel: wi0: tx buffer allocation failed
/kernel: wi0: failed to allocate 1594 bytes on NIC
/kernel: wi0: mgmt. buffer allocation failed
/kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 0/0; last status 4000
/kernel: wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 0/44; last status 4044

It's happening after 1 or 2 hours working normally and only after reboot
(without turn off, like M$ Windows) this card return to work.

This is very strange, we have a lot of remote router with FreeBSD release
older than 4.5 and it's happening only with 4.5-RELEASE, 4.5-RELESE-pX an
4.6RC. Is it a coincidence or there is a problem with wi code?

How those cards are locking and all CPU speed down when it is happing?

Whe really need some help. Can anyone help us?

Many thanks,
Paulo Fragoso.

--
   __O
 _-\<,_     Why drive when you can bike?
(_)/ (_)

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M/S 50B-2239                            Ph#:(510) 486-7531 Fax: 486-6363
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