Not yet but I will give it a go these days. Thanks,
Lyubomir On 5 January 2014 09:45, Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> wrote: > Have you tried -11? > > > -a > > > On 30 December 2013 09:25, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Andrian, >> >> Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year! >> I would like to ask if there is something on the horizon with the Atheros >> time outs? Is there any chance in getting it working without restart to >> Windows (in my case)? Is there anything else I can try? Currently I am with >> 9.2-RELEASE #0 r255898. >> >> All the best, >> >> Lyubomir >> >> >> On 17 July 2013 23:06, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> No problem, I fully understand you. If you manage to find something I >>> will be more than grateful. Anyway thanks for your time! I think you are >>> doing quite a god job! >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Lyubo >>> >>> >>> >>> On 16 July 2013 11:51, Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm sorry, I don't have the time to try and debug this issue. If I had >>>> a T60 here that demonstrated this behaviour then I could try to fix it. But >>>> I unfortunately don't; all my T60 hardware has intel wifi. :( >>>> >>>> I can try putting an AR5418 in a T60 in a few weeks and see if it >>>> exhibits this behaviour. But don't hold your breath. >>>> >>>> Sorry :( >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -adrian >>>> >>>> >>>> On 15 July 2013 13:30, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Adrian, >>>>> I tried with -HEAD liveCD as proposed by Vincent and ghostbsd live cd >>>>> but the situation is the same. I feel like I am missing something. On one >>>>> hand I can scan the wireless networks and the wifi card seems to be >>>>> working. On the other hand I cannot attach as the ath device times out >>>>> (which according to the ath man pages should not occur). I also tried to >>>>> encrypt the psk phrase with pwa_passphrase but with no success either. I >>>>> tested with Kali linux live cd and the wireless was working fine. I also >>>>> noticed that if I shutdown Windows and then start FreeBSD then the wifi >>>>> also behaves the same way - ath0: device timed out. Only restart from >>>>> Windows or restart from FreeBSD with working wifi can make the wifi work >>>>> again. >>>>> Do you have any other proposals? >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> >>>>> Lyubomir >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 24 June 2013 23:39, Vincent Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> As an easy test if you arent keen on making the leap just yet I'd >>>>>> suggest getting a snapshot CD and just boot it as a liveCD to test. >>>>>> either a snapshot >>>>>> http://www.freebsd.org/snapshots/ >>>>>> or one of the daily builds from >>>>>> https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/ >>>>>> (for example >>>>>> >>>>>> https://pub.allbsd.org/FreeBSD-snapshots/amd64-amd64/10.0-HEAD-r252115-JPSNAP/iso/FreeBSD-10.0-HEAD-r252115-JPSNAP-amd64-amd64-release.iso >>>>>> ) >>>>>> >>>>>> That said I run -CURRENT on my server at home (for the atheros driver) >>>>>> and dont have any problems with it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Vince >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 24/06/2013 21:01, Lyubomir Yotov wrote: >>>>>> > Hi Adrian, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I will try to get -HEAD on my T60 and will report back. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Regards, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Lyubomir >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On 24 June 2013 20:21, Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> >> Hi, >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Would you be willing to try a -HEAD snapshot on your laptop? >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Maybe I've fixed it as part of the other driver work that I've >>>>>> done as >>>>>> >> part of development in -HEAD. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> But right now I really have no idea. I don't have a T60 here that >>>>>> has >>>>>> >> that chip in it. If all the T60 BIOSes allow AR5418 NICs then I can >>>>>> >> try it out, but all of the T60's I've played with thus far have the >>>>>> >> intel hardware in it. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Adrian >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> On 21 June 2013 02:02, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>> Hello Adrian, >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Do you have any feedback on the matter? >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Regards, >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> Lyubomir >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> On 13 June 2013 10:09, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>> Hello Adrian, >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> I enabled acpi_ibm.ko but this didn't help and after "halt" the >>>>>> wifi is >>>>>> >>>> not working again. >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> Lyubomir >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>> On 13 June 2013 08:03, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> Hello Adrian, >>>>>> >>>>> I did some tests and discovered that the problem is related to >>>>>> >>>>> "halt"/"shutdown" of system. If "reboot" is carried out than >>>>>> there is >>>>>> >> no >>>>>> >>>>> problem and the wifi works properly (even if done from Gnome - >>>>>> Gnome >>>>>> >> seems >>>>>> >>>>> to have no relation to the problem). So what could lead to >>>>>> "ath0: time >>>>>> >> out" >>>>>> >>>>> after shutting down or halting the system? I noticed that there >>>>>> are irq >>>>>> >>>>> storms on irq 17 which is the wifi irq (interrupt storm >>>>>> detected on >>>>>> >>>>> "irq17:"; throttling interrupt source). Something else that I >>>>>> am not >>>>>> >> sure to >>>>>> >>>>> have relevance - after shutdown during the start-up ath0 is >>>>>> reported >>>>>> >> to use >>>>>> >>>>> autoselect mode 11g: >>>>>> >>>>> (below is from dmesg) >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric >>>>>> 0 mtu >>>>>> >>>>> 2290 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ether 00:19:7e:91:xx:xx >>>>>> >>>>> nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> >>>>>> >>>>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11g >>>>>> >>>>> status: associated >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> After the boot has finished the mode changes to 11a: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> #ifconfig ath0 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric >>>>>> 0 mtu >>>>>> >>>>> 2290 >>>>>> >>>>> ether 00:19:7e:91:xx:xx >>>>>> >>>>> nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> >>>>>> >>>>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect mode 11a >>>>>> >>>>> status: associated >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Do you have any idea where to look for now? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Lyubomir >>>>>> >>>>> P.S. I will try to play with acpi_ibm.ko and see if things >>>>>> change if I >>>>>> >>>>> make it auto-load. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> On 10 June 2013 16:06, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello Adrian, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Attached are files with consecutive vmstat -i when the wlan is >>>>>> working >>>>>> >>>>>> (vmstat-i_working.txt) and when the wlan is not working >>>>>> >>>>>> (vmstat-i_not_working.txt). There is also output from ifconfig >>>>>> when >>>>>> >> the wlan >>>>>> >>>>>> is not working (ifconfig.txt). >>>>>> >>>>>> After some more deeper investigation it seems to me that the >>>>>> problem >>>>>> >>>>>> appears after starting X with Gnome. I will continue >>>>>> investigating >>>>>> >> with >>>>>> >>>>>> "reboot"/"halt -p" and inform you. >>>>>> >>>>>> BTW do you think that starting Gnome session (using startx, as >>>>>> I >>>>>> >> haven't >>>>>> >>>>>> set auto start of X if this is of any importance) can cause >>>>>> problems >>>>>> >> - in >>>>>> >>>>>> Gnome I have no settings for the network in the >>>>>> "System->Network" >>>>>> >>>>>> application and I start it with normal user? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Lyubo >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 9 June 2013 18:28, Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Can you please paste the vmstat -i output? >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> adrian >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 9 June 2013 06:53, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> After restart from Windows and working wireless the number of >>>>>> >>>>>>>> interrupts >>>>>> >>>>>>>> increases and the rate increases. After next restart (the >>>>>> ath0 >>>>>> >> times >>>>>> >>>>>>>> out) >>>>>> >>>>>>>> the interrupts increase but the rate is going down. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> I noticed that after restart from Windows and working wifi >>>>>> if I >>>>>> >>>>>>>> restart >>>>>> >>>>>>>> /etc/rc.d/netif the wifi is working again. If I shutdown >>>>>> wlan0 and >>>>>> >>>>>>>> bring it >>>>>> >>>>>>>> up again then I wlan0 doesn't get address but ath0 is not >>>>>> timing >>>>>> >> out. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> I can >>>>>> >>>>>>>> still get a list with the available APs around. >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lyubo >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 8 June 2013 18:28, Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hm! >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ok, this should be working. I frequently test (read: every >>>>>> other >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> day) >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> with the AR5416. But you're not the first person to report >>>>>> this >>>>>> >> bug. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Unfortunately when this happens, the interrupts aren't >>>>>> actually >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> making >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> it to the OS. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Can you check the output of vmstat -i whilst you're doing >>>>>> it? The >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ath0 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> counter should be increasing. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> adrian >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 8 June 2013 06:49, Lyubomir Yotov <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I have a Thinkpad T60 with dual boot between Windows XP and >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> FreeBSD >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 9.1-Release: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> uname -a >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> FreeBSD T60.workgroup 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 >>>>>> >> r243826: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Tue >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Dec >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 4 06:55:39 UTC 2012 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> i386 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am trying to use my wifi card which is: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> dmesg >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> .... >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ath0: <Atheros 5416> mem 0xedf00000-0xedf0ffff irq 17 at >>>>>> device >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 0.0 on >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> pci3 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ath0: AR5418 mac 12.10 RF5133 phy 8.1 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> .... >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> pciconf -lv >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> .... >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ath0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x0033168c >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> chip=0x0024168c >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> device = 'AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter' >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> class = network >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ..... >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I followed several HOW-TOs in order to make it work. >>>>>> >> Unfortunately >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I it >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> is >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> working only after I reboot from my Windows installation >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> (regardless of >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> position of the wifi switch on the front panel of the >>>>>> notebook). >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> After >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> restart from Windows everything is fine - the wifi >>>>>> associates >>>>>> >> with >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> AP >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> and I can use it. If I reboot the system during the boot >>>>>> and >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> afterwards >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> constantly get: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ath0: device timeout >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> When I get the device status through ifconfig I can see >>>>>> that >>>>>> >> ath0 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> is >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> associated but wlan0 is not associated. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ifconfig ath0 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ath0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> >>>>>> metric >>>>>> >> 0 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> mtu >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2290 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ether 00:19:7e:91:xx:xx >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> nd6 >>>>>> options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect >>>>>> mode 11g >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> status: associated >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ifconfig wlan0 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> wlan0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> >>>>>> >> metric 0 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> mtu >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 1500 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ether 00:19:7e:91:xx:xx >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> nd6 >>>>>> options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> (autoselect) >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> status: no carrier >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ssid "" channel 5 (2432 MHz 11g) >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> regdomain 98 indoor ecm authmode WPA privacy ON >>>>>> deftxkey >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> UNDEF >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> txpower 20 bmiss 7 scanvalid 450 bgscan >>>>>> bgscanintvl 300 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> bgscanidle >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 250 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> roam:rssi 7 roam:rate 5 protmode CTS wme burst >>>>>> roaming >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> MANUAL >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In /var/log/messages I get: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Jun 8 16:39:16 PC wpa_supplicant[3463]: Trying to >>>>>> associate >>>>>> >> with >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 54:e6:fc:ae:xx:xx (SSID='access1' freq=2432 MHz) >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Jun 8 16:39:20 PC kernel: ath0: device timeout >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Jun 8 16:39:26 PC wpa_supplicant[3463]: Authentication >>>>>> with >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 54:e6:fc:ae:xx:xx timed out. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If I scan for wireless networks I get a list and my ap is >>>>>> in the >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> list >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ifconfig wlan0 scan >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> SSID/MESH ID BSSID CHAN RATE S:N INT >>>>>> CAPS >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> net1 00:11:11:01:xx:xx 6 54M -68:-96 100 EP >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 5edf9c 70:71:bc:26:xx:xx 11 54M -68:-96 100 >>>>>> EP >>>>>> >> WPS >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> WPA >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> WME >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> access1 54:e6:fc:ae:xx:xx 5 54M -66:-96 100 EP >>>>>> WPA >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> HTCAP >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> WME >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In rc.local I have: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> wlans_ath0="wlan0" >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> In wpa_supplicant I have: >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> eapol_version=2 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ap_scan=1 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> fast_reauth=1 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> network={ >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ssid="access1" >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> psk="secret1" >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> priority=5 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> network={ >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ssid="access2" >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> psk="secret2" >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> priority=5 >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I searched the net for solution to my problem but I >>>>>> couldn't >>>>>> >> find >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> one. >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Can >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> you help me with this? >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Lyubomir >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> [email protected] mailing list >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> "[email protected]" >>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>> > [email protected] mailing list >>>>>> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless >>>>>> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " >>>>>> [email protected]" >>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
