From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 7 14:35:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9C04516A41A for ; Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:35:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vdemart1@tin.it) Received: from smtp3.aruba.it (smtpd3.aruba.it [62.149.128.208]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id F2ADD13C447 for ; Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:35:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vdemart1@tin.it) Received: (qmail 17870 invoked by uid 89); 7 Jan 2008 14:35:35 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.1.0 ppid: 17832, pid: 17854, t: 0.1472s scanners: clamav: 0.88.4/m:40/d:1722 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.155.100.51?) (vittorio@de-martino.it@87.1.227.143) by smtp3.aruba.it with SMTP; 7 Jan 2008 14:35:35 -0000 From: vittorio To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 14:35:33 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <200801061852.29274.vdemart1@tin.it> <47818BED.1000701@clearchain.com> In-Reply-To: <47818BED.1000701@clearchain.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <200801071435.34302.vdemart1@tin.it> X-Spam-Rating: smtp3.aruba.it 1.6.2 0/1000/N Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wpi error: bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:35:38 -0000 Il Monday 07 January 2008 03:18:21 Benjamin Close ha scritto: > vittorio wrote: > > Context: HP laptop DV6000, centrino duo, FreeBSD 7.0-BETA4 > > When loading if_wpi I get the following line saying that > > "bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly" > > > > wpi0: mem 0xd8000000-0xd8000fff irq 16 = at > > device 0.0 on pci2 > > bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly. > > last message repeated 30 times > > wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:19:d2:99:e3:cb > > wpi0: [ITHREAD] > > wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > > wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > > wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps > > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54 > > > > > > Therefore I'm unable to make wpi0 work at all. > > > > Could you please tell me what should I do? > > > > Ciao, Vittorio > > The bus_dmamem_alloc message is harmless in your case. Due to > limitations in the freebsd allocator, sometimes requesting a 16k aligned > block of dma memory fails. As a temporary work around the wpi driver > reattempts the allocation. If it truely does fail you'll not get a wpi0 > device showing up, which clearly you did :). > > These warning messages will go away when I sync the next lot of updates > to the driver which aren't quite ready yet. > > Can you describe a little more what you mean by wpi doesn't work? > > Cheers, > Benjamin > wpi driver maintainer Ben, here you are a longer explanation Context: Router ZyXEL ADSL+2 with dhcp up and running Laptop HP Pavillion Entertainment DV6000 intel centrino duo 2GB of memory hpbsd# uname -a =46reeBSD hpbsd.vic 7.0-BETA4 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA4 #0: Thu Dec 27 22:18:53 CET= 2007 =A0 =A0=20 root@hpbsd.vic:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/HP03 =A0i386 hpbsd# all wpi's necessary devices are compiled in the kernel =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =A0 device wpi =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0device pci =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0device wlan =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0device wlan_amrr =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0device firmware /var/log/messages kernel: wpi0: mem 0xd8000000-0xd8000fff irq= 16=20 at device 0.0 on pci2 kernel: wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:19:d2:99:e3:cb kernel: wpi0: [ITHREAD] kernel: wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54M= bps kernel: wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps kernel: wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mb= ps=20 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps the line=20 legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=3D1=20 is in /boot/loader.conf=20 BUT 1) it seems that sysctl is unable to find it and I have to set it via=20 kenv legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=3D1 in a shell. Shouldn't this variable be set by either sysctl or by loader.conf (that is = is=20 a system variable) OR is it supposed to be set via kenv only? 2) dhclient is unable to get an IP address (BTW trying to set wpi0 up with a=20 fixed IP makes wpi0 not associated to any AP) Here it is a session log hpbsd# sysctl -a|grep legal hpbsd# hpbsd# kenv legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=3D1 legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=3D"1" hpbsd# kenv legal.intel_wpi.license_ack 1 hpbsd# ifconfig wpi0 ssid "my_wireless" weptxkey 1 wepmode on wepkey=20 0x1f7b0a5a0d hpbsd# dhclient wpi0 DHCPDISCOVER on wpi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 DHCPDISCOVER on wpi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 DHCPDISCOVER on wpi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 DHCPDISCOVER on wpi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 18 DHCPDISCOVER on wpi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 12 DHCPDISCOVER on wpi0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 5 No DHCPOFFERS received. No working leases in persistent database - sleeping. hpbsd# ifconfig wpi0 wpi0: flags=3D8843 metric 0 mtu 150= 0=20 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ether 00:19:d2:99:e3:cb =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (OFDM/36Mbp= s) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 status: associated =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ssid my_wireless channel 6 (2437 Mhz 11g) bssid 00:02:cf:61= :81:fd =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 authmode OPEN privacy ON deftxkey 1 wepkey 1:40-bit txpower= 50 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60 protmode CTS =A0 Even giving an ip fixed address to wpi0 doesn't seem to work, - that is - I= =20 cannot ping anything and for netstat -rn wpi0 doesn't seem to exist. Please help Ciao from Rome