2010/1/25 Lucas Thode <[email protected]>

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> 2010/1/25 Lucas Thode <[email protected]>
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>> 2010/1/25 Gábor Stefanik <[email protected]>
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>>>
>>> A few things to check:
>>>
>>> -Is this on PhoenixBios?
>>>
>> Indeed, the Vostro 1510 uses a (Dell branded) PhoenixBIOS.
>>
>>> -Does loading wl, doing a warm reboot and loading b43 make b43 work?
>>>
>> UPDATE 2: No, I tried loading my 2.6.30 kernel (which has working wireless
using wl.ko) then Ctrl-Alt-Del-ing into my 2.6.32 kernel, and the Fatal DMA
errors perisisted.  (They seem to start happening shortly after system
startup, too; no action on my part is needed to provoke them.)

> -Try updating the firmware to v478. (AFAIK there was someone on the
>>> list before with a DMA error on a non-ULV, and it was solved by
>>> updating the firmware. Broadcom's wl.ko uses a v5xx firmware for the
>>> record.)
>>>
>> I will attempt a firmware upgrade (manually downloading/compiling/running
>> b43-fwcutter) when I have access to this laptop again (later today).  Debian
>> bug #561450 covers the fact that the Debian b43-fwcutter package is too old;
>> I have added a post to that bug report mentioning the v478 firmware + the
>> "Fatal DMA error" message (the original bug reporter did not check his
>> dmesg).
>>
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> UPDATE: Upgraded firmware to v478.  The original "Fatal DMA error" (the
> code 0x800 one) no longer appears, replaced now by a code 0x400 one.  Also,
> the wireless-LAN light on my laptop will flicker off and back on every so
> often, accompanied by a temporary system freeze.  I assume that this is
> occurring in synchrony with the card restarting.
>
> --Lucas
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>> --Lucas
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>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)
>>>
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