From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 19:27:23 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F1BFA1065673 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:27:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ww0-f50.google.com (mail-ww0-f50.google.com [74.125.82.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8178E8FC15 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:27:23 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wgbds12 with SMTP id ds12so2229756wgb.31 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:27:22 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of adrian.chadd@gmail.com designates 10.181.11.227 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.181.11.227; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of adrian.chadd@gmail.com designates 10.181.11.227 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=adrian.chadd@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.181.11.227]) by 10.181.11.227 with SMTP id el3mr41622487wid.18.1330457242487 (num_hops = 1); Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:27:22 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=RrxwHDZQdvoAHjRFEeOz7g56oQpvNbAvO8LdvpO6b7k=; b=KvlFUUW/fZyZ2eDN6z2yfmx5x5umaQBbfmN3d1KVSmfRT1m0svUR6rP5qUsVv+hfOr JAsX/ghIEktsnPLp8qQDeKU13ru5lbclkgHg0AOhY1bB9TaRputN7b9EXHcq7TkmLMFS esv9RgERjFZXDnXwsPV1Ft2Bp9ID569awwkt4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.181.11.227 with SMTP id el3mr32984784wid.18.1330457242367; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:27:22 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.216.198.81 with HTTP; Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:27:22 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <1330455688.99908@da3m0n8t3r.com> References: <1330455688.99908@da3m0n8t3r.com> Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:27:22 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: j7Gl-vA4IOmxxHPPTfQG8wAPlKs Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Waitman Gobble Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: troubleshooting Atheros 9280 X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:27:24 -0000 Ah, someone who lives close to me! That dramatically increases the chances of fixing this issue! On 28 February 2012 11:01, Waitman Gobble wrote: > Hi, > > > I have an Atheros 9280 that 'connects sometimes', could be a bad card. (?) > Does this happen at home? I think the driver getting confused is your problem, but it's likely being confused and stubborn because of a noisy environment. Ie, things taking too long to happen and increasing the chances of the overlapping reset/channel change that you're seeing. > here's syslog entries: > > ath0: mem 0xf01000000-0xf010fff irq 19 at device 0.0 on pic7 > ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes > ath0: [HT] 2 RS streams: 2 TX streams > ath0: AR9280 mac 128.2 RF5133 phy 13.0 > ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x00; 5GHz radio: 0x00c0 > ath0: ath_reset_grablock: didn't finish after 10 iterations > ath0: ath_reset_grablock: warning, recursive reset path! > ath0: ath_chan_set: concurrent reset! Danger! > ath0: ath_start: sc_inreset_cnt > 0; bailing > Does this happen often? This particular set of messages? adrian > > I have not yet been able to get this card connected to 5GHz/HT40. but "usually" 11g works. Today it's being super-stubborn. :) > > I noticed if i do ifconfig the channel "floats" all over the woodshed. in 11g mode it's bumping around from 2 to 12, 11a mode from 2 to 169 (i think). Seems like it settles eventually and connects. > > Any troubleshooting tips/help appreciated. > Thanks, > > > -- > Waitman Gobble > San Jose California USA > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >