2010/1/25 Lucas Thode <[email protected]> > > > 2010/1/25 Lucas Thode <[email protected]> > > >> >> 2010/1/25 Gábor Stefanik <[email protected]> >> >> >>> >>> 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). >> > > 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 > >> >> --Lucas >> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-) >>> >> >> >
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