Subject: Re: Ralink (cardbus) problem
To: Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com>
From: matthew sporleder <msporleder@gmail.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/11/2005 16:24:55
My usb ral detaches at random times. I wonder if they're related.
On 10/11/05, Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com> wrote:
> Details of the panic:
>
> ral0 detached.
>
> uvm_fault(0xc0690040, 0xcb182000, 0, 2) -> 0xe
> kernel: page fault trap, code=3D0
> Stopped in pid 14.1 (aiodoned) at netbsd:ral_intr+0x13e: movl
> $0xffffffff,0x20(%ecx)
>
> The trace goes as follows:
>
> uvm_aiodone_daemon
> uvm_aio_aiodone
> Xspllower
> --- interrupt ---
> Xintr_legacy10
> pccbbintr_function
> ral_intr
>
> (backwards).
>
> ...if that is of any help; I may compile a debug kernel to see if I
> can gather something more.
>
>
>
> 2005/10/11, Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I managed at last to swap my Prism54 based SMC card for a Belkin
> > RA2560 cardbus wireless. The card is supposed to be supported - even
> > the ral man page lists it (well, very close). Added 'ral* on cardbus*'
> > to my kernel definition, rebuilt it and rebooted. The card is
> > recognized correctly -
> >
> > ---
> > al0 at cardbus0 function 0: irq 10
> > ral0: MAC/BBP RT2560 (rev 0x04), RF RT2525, address 00:11:50:4a:40:d4
> > ral0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> > ral0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
> > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> > ---
> >
> > ifconfig ral0 gives status: no network:
> >
> > ral0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> > ssid 3com nwkey 0xc0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0
> > powersave off
> > address: 00:11:50:4a:40:d4
> > media: IEEE802.11 autoselect mode 11g (DS1 mode 11g)
> > status: no network
> > inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
> > inet6 fe80::211:50ff:fe4a:40d4%ral0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
> >
> > wiconfig ral0 :
> >
> > NIC serial number: [ ]
> > Station name: [ maggie ]
> > SSID for IBSS creation: [ 3com ]
> > Current netname (SSID): [ ]
> > Desired netname (SSID): [ 3com ]
> > Current BSSID: [ 00:00:00:00:00:00 ]
> > Channel list: [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1=
4 ]
> > IBSS channel: [ 11 ]
> > Current channel: [ 11 ]
> > Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 0 0 0 ]
> > Promiscuous mode: [ Off ]
> > Port type: [ 1 ]
> > MAC address: [ 00:11:50:4a:40:d4 ]
> > TX rate (selection): [ 0 ]
> > TX rate (actual speed): [ 1 ]
> > Beacon Interval (current) [msec]: [ 100 ]
> > Maximum data length: [ 2346 ]
> > RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2312 ]
> > fragmentation threshold: [ 2346 ]
> > RSSI -> dBm adjustment: [ ]
> > Create IBSS: [ Off ]
> > Microwave oven robustness: [ 0 ]
> > Roaming mode(1:firm,3:disable): [ 1 ]
> > Access point density: [ 1 ]
> > Power Mgmt (1=3Don, 0=3Doff): [ 0 ]
> > Max sleep time (msec): [ 100 ]
> > Vendor info:
> > WEP encryption: [ On ]
> > Authentication type
> > (1=3DOpenSys, 2=3DShared Key): [ 1 ]
> > TX encryption key: [ 1 ]
> > Encryption keys: [ 0xc0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0 =
][ ][ ][ ]
> >
> > The lights on the card never come up.
> >
> > If I 'ifconfig ral0 down' and then take out the card, nothing happens
> > to begin with, the system seems to be working (the message that ral
> > has been disconnected is seen), but then second attach panics the
> > system, as well as normal poweroff. I can't point the exact place for
> > the panic (the system is in use right now to repeat it), but it is in
> > the ral.c module.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
>