From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 19 13:34:31 2010 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 1936A1065693 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:34:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from sola.nimnet.asn.au (paqi.nimnet.asn.au [115.70.110.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 663818FC16 for ; Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:34:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sola.nimnet.asn.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id o0JDYRQs047638; Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:34:28 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:34:27 +1100 (EST) From: Ian Smith To: Alex In-Reply-To: <20100119075444.5ab3acc5@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20100120002008.K41296@sola.nimnet.asn.au> References: <20100106103504.51cc1428@gmail.com> <3a142e751001171430t613e015nd3f660437fd9aa9c@mail.gmail.com> <20100117191701.2a308ae0@gmail.com> <3a142e751001171859k39b20885y3b15a3bc5ac2c225@mail.gmail.com> <3a142e751001171900l1b341b78o409734bc744f30a8@mail.gmail.com> <20100118090840.52be92e3@gmail.com> <3a142e751001180823i2e891017u4cb0111a1a8ee6be@mail.gmail.com> <20100118114000.15dcd17c@gmail.com> <3a142e751001181334t4e48a21bk499df4b4edccd73e@mail.gmail.com> <20100118205326.54143464@gmail.com> <3a142e751001190417gff6c3a9l8458894cc73898f1@mail.gmail.com> <20100119075444.5ab3acc5@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Cc: Paul B Mahol , freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless problems on 8.0-RELEASE 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: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:34:31 -0000 On Tue, 19 Jan 2010, Alex wrote: > On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:17:49 +0000 > Paul B Mahol wrote: > > > On 1/19/10, Alex wrote: > > > On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:34:27 +0000 > > > Paul B Mahol wrote: > > > > > >> On 1/18/10, Alex wrote: > > >> > On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:23:56 +0000 > > >> > Paul B Mahol wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> On 1/18/10, Alex wrote: > > >> >> > The module is loaded at boot time in loader.conf, but I think > > >> >> > this is the message you were looking for: > > >> >> > > > >> >> > ntoskrnl dummy called... > > >> >> > > >> >> I was looking for: > > >> >> > > >> >> no match for IoWMIQueryAllData > > >> >> no match for IoWMIOpenBlock > > >> >> > > >> >> Does message appears only when uploading > > >> >> or just always, after boot is completed > > >> >> but before interface is turned up (via ifconfig) > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > I've never seen those messages in the dmesg output. Strangely, > > >> > the only method by which I can successfully upload large files > > >> > is scp. > > >> > > >> Here is my test results (another driver/card combination): > > >> With opera and gmail, upload "stuck" at ~32kb but rtorrent and sftp > > >> uploads just fine. Upload of 1.3M file in opera stuck at few kb but > > >> it was complete after > > >> few seconds. > > >> > > >> >> You said that 7.2 doesnt have this problem, > > >> >> are you using same SYS and INF files with 8.0 ? > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > No, because Lenovo released updates for the driver. Both the > > >> > older version of the driver (the one I used on 7.2) and the > > >> > newest version of the driver produce the same problems on 8.0. > > >> > If you want, I can upload the older version of the driver too. > > >> > > >> Try to remove line with OID_GEN_CURRENT_LOOKAHEAD > > >> in /sys/dev/if_ndis.c, rebuild and reinstall if_ndis module and see > > >> if that helps. > > >> > > > > > > /sys/dev/if_ndis.c does not exist, > > > however /sys/dev/if_ndis/if_ndis.c does exist. I have commented out > > > the line and executed: > > > > > > make buildkernel > > > make installkernel > > > > > > but it did not seem to fix the problem (I don't use modules -- I > > > only compile in what I need). > > > > > >> Why are you have tso disabled, does it works with tso enabled? > > >> Are there any other custom sysctl options? > > >> > > > > > > If I recall correctly, someone on IRC recommended I try disabling > > > that. Changing this setting had no effect -- the problem existed > > > either way. It is enabled now. No other sysctl options are in > > > effect. > > > > > >> What is signal strength of the AP? And current link speed? (this > > >> one is available only on CURRENT and from my git repo code) > > > > > > SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT CAPS > > > skynet 00:28:10:00:28:10 6 54M -71:-96 100 EP > > > > > > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet OFDM/36Mbps mode 11g > > That one is just after association, code from CURRENT have fixed this. > > > > Does lowering mtu of wlan0 interface to 1400 helps? > > > > Speaking about "ntoskrnl dummy called..." > > > > Try to change return value of IoWMIRegistrationControl, in > > /sys/compat/ndis/subr_ntoskrnl.c , from STATUS_SUCCESS to > > STATUS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED and recompile/reinstall kernel. > > > > I have changed the return value, but the ntoskrnl messages are still > being displayed at a rate of about one per second. > > I have changed the MTU and am now able to log in to gmail, however when > I do the following message appears: > > "Some Gmail features have failed to load due to an Internet > connectivity problem." > > Moreover, the user interface is unresponsive. Are you sure that your firewall is not blocking ICMP traffic, specifically icmptype 3, so preventing path MTU discovery? cheers, Ian