# lspci -nnk
<SNIP>
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. Device [1814:539a]
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1839]
Kernel driver in use: rt2800pci
</SNIP>
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Title:
Wifi Problem HP DV7 After Windows 7 Dual Boot Installation
Status in “linux-firmware” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Background Info, how the problem came about:
I am writing on behalf of a customer/friend who I've wiped Windows 7 in
yet another ugly mess that I come across often (Windows in general), backed up
user files' and reinstalled with “13.10, Saucy Salamander”. I myself run
Gentoo, but it's not for everybody. I will get straight to the point. He wants
his Locomotive Train Simulation Games to work. I do not like the idea of him
running Windows software under Linux (WINE), and know that can be buggy as well
working half-*** or not at all.
So what I did is, I took a Linux Live DVD (USB actually) and
ran Gparted, resized the only partition (1 Primary, no swap needed
with the amount of ram), and made the free space before the Ext4
Partition for Linux, and placed an NTFS Partition that would be
/dev/sda1. I am doing everything possible to prevent the Windows
installer from doing anything to wipe out Linux.
I then went to installing Windows 7. Upon reaching the
partitioner, it recognized the newly created NTFS Partition, and I had
it install there. Yes, knowingly, it would wipe out the MBR of Grub2
with it's own BS that I later fixed using some Gentoo skills (refer to
the Gentoo Handbook if interested).
Skip ahead...
Windows 7 and Linux are now both dual booting just fine with Grub2.
However, a problem exists with Wifi working under Linux. I have a
couple of options:
1. Solve the problem myself, reconfigure make menuconfig, patch if necessary,
etc. etc., or
2. Make a bug report, so that when updates come in through Ubuntu
Repositories, the issue is fixed and remains fixed not only for this customer,
but all others that run into the problem and would run into the problem if a
bug fix had not been made.
Problem in More Detail:
Boot Linux to GUI desktop. Automatic connecting to the WPA2 Wireless Network
by Network Manager does not happen. Then go into Network Manager's Settings and
find out
Airplane mode is enabled. It will toggle off. Wireless is toggled off,
and refuses to toggle on.
Temporary workaround that gets around the issue:
Suspend the computer in Linux (did so through the GUI), and wake it
from Suspend. Now everything works and behaves as expected, but the
problem will persist after a reboot.
Troubleshooting:
Check dmesg!!!!!!!! # // /* Attachment of dmesg output below */
sudo passwd root
su -
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport # rfkill list
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: Yes
rfkill unblock wifi # Check with list again, same results
rfkill unblock all # Same as above
rfkill block all
rfkill unblock all # Same results still persist
halt/poweroff/reboot
# Booted back up in no time on this ssd drive, command line again
su -
dmesg > dmesg_before
# Suspend work-around mentioned earlier
dmesg > dmesg_after
# Examine with the best editor known to existence, SORRY EMACS FANS!
vimdiff dmesg_before dmesg_after # Files are included as attachments
Notable info examined:
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport # grep -Ei
'firmware|module|wifi|network[- ]{0,1}manager|wlan0' dmesg_after2
[ 0.182236] ACPI: Added _OSI(Module Device)
[ 0.185081] ACPI: Executed 1 blocks of module-level executable AML code
[ 1.687218] Initialise module verification
[ 1.786574] [Firmware Bug]: No valid trip found
[ 1.979204] brd: module loaded
[ 1.979735] loop: module loaded
[ 2.049719] Loading module verification certificates
[ 5.726785] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 302.851722] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading
firmware file 'rt2860.bin'
[ 302.851737] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 865 at
/build/buildd/linux-3.11.0/drivers/base/firmware_class.c:1085
_request_firmware+0x948/0xa60()
[ 302.851740] Modules linked in: x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp
coretemp kvm crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul ghash_clmulni_intel aesni_intel
aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper cryptd snd_hda_codec_hdmi
hp_wmi sparse_keymap snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec uvcvideo
snd_hwdep videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core videodev snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi joydev snd_seq
microcode arc4 dm_multipath scsi_dh rt2800pci rt2800lib rt2x00pci rt2x00mmio
psmouse rt2x00lib serio_raw snd_seq_device mac80211 snd_timer rtsx_pci_ms snd
cfg80211 memstick lpc_ich eeprom_93cx6 crc_ccitt mei_me soundcore mei
parport_pc ppdev rfcomm bnep bluetooth hp_accel lis3lv02d input_polldev mac_hid
binfmt_misc lp parport dm_raid45 xor dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log
hid_generic rtsx_pci_sdmmc i915 usbhid hid i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper ahci drm
rtsx_pci r8169 libahci mii wmi video
[ 302.851810] CPU: 1 PID: 865 Comm: NetworkManager Not tainted
3.11.0-17-generic #31-Ubuntu
[ 302.851852] [<ffffffff81487bc8>] _request_firmware+0x948/0xa60
[ 302.851867] [<ffffffff81487d14>] request_firmware+0x34/0x50
[ 302.851876] [<ffffffffa041ab8c>] rt2x00lib_load_firmware+0xbc/0x2c0
[rt2x00lib]
[ 302.852039] rt2800pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware: rt2860.bin will not be loaded
[ 302.852044] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to
request Firmware
[ 450.625334] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading
firmware file 'rt2860.bin'
[ 450.625645] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware
detected - version: 0.34
[ 450.680684] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
More:
*** [ 302.851810] CPU: 1 PID: 865 Comm: NetworkManager Not tainted
3.11.0-17-generic #31-Ubuntu
[ 302.851813] Hardware name: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook
PC/181C, BIOS F.29 10/03/2013
[ 302.851815] 0000000000000009 ffff880240bf55c8 ffffffff816e7645
0000000000000000
[ 302.851821] ffff880240bf5600 ffffffff81061e0d ffffffffa040602f
00000000fffffff5
[ 302.851824] ffff88023eb1ba40 ffff880240bf56c8 0000000000000000
ffff880240bf5610
*** [ 302.851828] Call Trace:
[ 302.851835] [<ffffffff816e7645>] dump_stack+0x45/0x56
[ 302.851841] [<ffffffff81061e0d>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0
[ 302.851847] [<ffffffff81061eea>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
[ 302.851852] [<ffffffff81487bc8>] _request_firmware+0x948/0xa60
[ 302.851860] [<ffffffff8147300e>] ? __dev_printk+0x3e/0x90
[ 302.851867] [<ffffffff81487d14>] request_firmware+0x34/0x50
[ 302.851876] [<ffffffffa041ab8c>] rt2x00lib_load_firmware+0xbc/0x2c0
[rt2x00lib]
[ 302.851883] [<ffffffffa0416a15>] rt2x00lib_start+0x35/0xc0 [rt2x00lib]
[ 302.851889] [<ffffffffa0417039>] rt2x00mac_start+0x29/0x30 [rt2x00lib]
[ 302.851906] [<ffffffffa036b02c>] ieee80211_do_open+0x43c/0xd80 [mac80211]
[ 302.851912] [<ffffffff816f2d5c>] ? notifier_call_chain+0x4c/0x70
[ 302.851928] [<ffffffffa036b9d9>] ieee80211_open+0x69/0x70 [mac80211]
[ 302.851933] [<ffffffff815f3abf>] __dev_open+0xbf/0x140
[ 302.851937] [<ffffffff815f3d7d>] __dev_change_flags+0x9d/0x150
[ 302.851941] [<ffffffff815f3edd>] dev_change_flags+0x1d/0x60
[ 302.851944] [<ffffffff816013b2>] do_setlink+0x332/0x9f0
[ 302.851950] [<ffffffff8137ef22>] ? nla_parse+0x32/0xe0
[ 302.851954] [<ffffffff816026d4>] rtnl_newlink+0x394/0x5e0
[ 302.851960] [<ffffffff81319ae4>] ? apparmor_capable+0x24/0x180
[ 302.851964] [<ffffffff815ff0f9>] rtnetlink_rcv_msg+0x99/0x260
[ 302.851969] [<ffffffff81191478>] ? __kmalloc_node_track_caller+0x58/0x1d0
[ 302.851973] [<ffffffff815e29ae>] ? __alloc_skb+0x7e/0x2a0
[ 302.851977] [<ffffffff815ff060>] ? rtnetlink_rcv+0x30/0x30
[ 302.851981] [<ffffffff8161cdd9>] netlink_rcv_skb+0xa9/0xc0
[ 302.851985] [<ffffffff815ff058>] rtnetlink_rcv+0x28/0x30
[ 302.851988] [<ffffffff8161c42d>] netlink_unicast+0xdd/0x190
[ 302.851992] [<ffffffff8136fa4d>] ? memcpy_fromiovec+0x4d/0x90
[ 302.851995] [<ffffffff8161c7df>] netlink_sendmsg+0x2ff/0x740
[ 302.852000] [<ffffffff8161950c>] ? netlink_rcv_wake+0x3c/0x50
[ 302.852003] [<ffffffff8161a81c>] ? netlink_recvmsg+0x1fc/0x380
[ 302.852007] [<ffffffff815da349>] sock_sendmsg+0x99/0xd0
[ 302.852009] [<ffffffff815da9f8>] ? sock_recvmsg+0xa8/0xe0
[ 302.852013] [<ffffffff8168621c>] ? unix_dgram_sendmsg+0x59c/0x600
[ 302.852016] [<ffffffff815da779>] ___sys_sendmsg+0x3a9/0x3c0
[ 302.852020] [<ffffffff815da90e>] ? SYSC_sendto+0x17e/0x1c0
[ 302.852025] [<ffffffff815db592>] __sys_sendmsg+0x42/0x80
[ 302.852029] [<ffffffff815db5e2>] SyS_sendmsg+0x12/0x20
[ 302.852033] [<ffffffff816f74dd>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 302.852036] ---[ end trace 4ae738e188d9c71f ]---
*** [ 302.852039] rt2800pci 0000:04:00.0: firmware: rt2860.bin will not be
loaded
[ 302.852044] ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Error - Failed to
request Firmware
Notice besides the huge backtrace of call stack (that can point right
to where the problem lays in code) that a specific firmware refuses to
be loaded.
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport # locate rt2860.bin
/lib/firmware/rt2860.bin
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport # dpkg -S /lib/firmware/rt2860.bin
linux-firmware: /lib/firmware/rt2860.bin
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport #
Through Googling, as well as checking other bugs on launchpad.net
(Nothing of much relevance found), I came across this page as being
the most relevant with best given advice I've found with a few
exceptions:
https://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-2178085.html (renders
differently with ssl)
Gentoo:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-7394590.html (deals with the same
firmware rt2860.bin, rfkill probs, but rt2800pci is already compiled as a
kernel with generic kernels such as Ubuntu's, different patches, Ubuntu patched
craziness especially with drivers more so than debian from vanilla kernel,
different kernel versions, no NetworkManager running on that Gentoo Box)
Conclusion:
Throw Windows out the Windows. See attachments I provided. I can
provide much more debugging info, apport if you want, but no sensitive
information. No problems are seen in the bios, set to default, reboot,
nothing, remove “splash quiet acpi=off” from kernel boot line, nothing
(but it'd only be used to more narrow down the problem anyways), did
the following
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC BugReport # cd
/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/
mike-HP-Pavilion-dv7-Notebook-PC system-connections # rm -vf *
As well as:
service network-manger restart
apt-get install --reinstall network-manager network-manager-gnome
apt-get --purge remove network-manager network-manager-gnome
apt-get install network-manager network-manager-gnome
Right now the work-around is in place as I'm typing this and
collecting info. If you want same info while the bug is being
reproduced, I can provide that as well.
It's getting late. I'm sleepy. If you need more debugging info, I'll
be glad to provide it.
Thank you,
Christopher Lemire writing on Michael Garner's behalf
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