#710: Can't find card --- HAL status 13
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: blocker | Milestone:
Component: madwifi: other | Version: v0.9.0
Keywords: HAL status 13, hardware not attached | Patch_attached: 0
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I have a Thinkpad R40 and I still do not get the WiFi worked.
Seems to be an IBM dual band 11ab WiFi wireless mini pci adapter:
{{{
lingen:/usr/src # lspci -n | grep "Class 0200"
02:02.0 Class 0200: 168c:0012 (rev 01)
02:08.0 Class 0200: 8086:103d (rev 81)
(IBM dual band 11ab WiFi wireless mini pci adapter)
}}}
I use SuSE Linux 10.0 (Kernel 2.6.13-15.8-default)
The problem: After installing the madwifi-modules (with some problems due
to the kernel configuration of SuSE :-( ), I get the modules compiled and
loaded, but then nothing happens: No WiFi-LED on, ifconfig gives:
{{{
lingen:/home/post/Rechner # ifconfig -a
eth0 Protokoll:Ethernet Hardware Adresse 00:06:1B:D8:AA:73
inet Adresse:172.16.158.29 Bcast:255.255.255.255
Maske:255.255.255.0
inet6 Adresse: fe80::206:1bff:fed8:aa73/64
Gültigkeitsbereich:Verbindung
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:3923 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2976 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:318 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000
RX bytes:2041920 (1.9 Mb) TX bytes:278154 (271.6 Kb)
lo Protokoll:Lokale Schleife
inet Adresse:127.0.0.1 Maske:255.0.0.0
inet6 Adresse: ::1/128 Gültigkeitsbereich:Maschine
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:904 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:904 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0
RX bytes:29154 (28.4 Kb) TX bytes:29154 (28.4 Kb)
sit0 Protokoll:IPv6-nach-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
}}}
In /var/log/messages there are the following entries:
{{{
lingen:/home/post/Rechner/madwifi-ng # modprobe ath_pci
lingen:/home/post/Rechner/madwifi-ng # tail -20 /var/log/messages
Jun 18 20:20:05 lingen kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn r1604)
Jun 18 20:20:05 lingen kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> Link
[LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Jun 18 20:20:05 lingen kernel: wifi%d: unable to attach hardware:
'Hardware revision not supported' (HAL status 13)
Jun 18 20:20:05 lingen kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:02.0
disabled
Jun 18 20:47:12 lingen syslog-ng[4457]: STATS: dropped 0
Jun 18 21:23:48 lingen kernel: ath_pci: driver unloaded
Jun 18 21:23:48 lingen kernel: ath_rate_sample: unloaded
Jun 18 21:23:48 lingen kernel: wlan: driver unloaded
Jun 18 21:23:48 lingen kernel: ath_hal: driver unloaded
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ath_hal: module not supported by Novell,
setting U taint flag.
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ath_hal: 0.9.16.16 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212,
RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: wlan: module not supported by Novell,
setting U taint flag.
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: wlan: 0.8.4.2 (svn r1604)
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ath_rate_sample: module not supported by
Novell, setting U taint flag.
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (svn r1604)
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ath_pci: module not supported by Novell,
setting U taint flag.
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (svn r1604)
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:02:02.0[A] -> Link
[LNKC] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: wifi%d: unable to attach hardware:
'Hardware revision not supported' (HAL status 13)
Jun 18 21:25:16 lingen kernel: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:02:02.0
disabled
}}}
I already tried lots of the tips on the madwifi page, but without change.
Sometimes (at rare moments, when the computer was off for a while), after
booting, the WiFi-LED turns on and there's a ath0 and wifi0 device, but
{{{
lingen:/home/post/Audio/Radio # iwlist ath0 scan
ath0 No scan results
}}}
ifconfig gives:
{{{
lingen:/home/post/Audio/Radio # ifconfig
ath0 Protokoll:Ethernet Hardware Adresse 00:05:4E:42:11:E7
inet6 Adresse: fe80::205:4eff:fe42:11e7/64
Gültigkeitsbereich:Verbindung
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
eth0 Protokoll:Ethernet Hardware Adresse 00:06:1B:D8:AA:73
inet6 Adresse: fe80::206:1bff:fed8:aa73/64
Gültigkeitsbereich:Verbindung
UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:648 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:16 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:1000
RX bytes:45519 (44.4 Kb) TX bytes:2032 (1.9 Kb)
lo Protokoll:Lokale Schleife
inet Adresse:127.0.0.1 Maske:255.0.0.0
inet6 Adresse: ::1/128 Gültigkeitsbereich:Maschine
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2657 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2657 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:0
RX bytes:82391 (80.4 Kb) TX bytes:82391 (80.4 Kb)
wifi0 Protokoll:UNSPEC Hardware Adresse 00-05-4E-42-11-E7-00-00-00-
00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:11 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:1
TX packets:4301 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 Sendewarteschlangenlänge:199
RX bytes:1184 (1.1 Kb) TX bytes:154836 (151.2 Kb)
Interrupt:11 Speicher:d14c0000-d14d0000
}}}
I can't reproduce the second behavior. Sometimes I have the impression
that the card does not work correctly, maybe when the computer is too hot?
Or is just the driver wrongly compiled (I had to play a bit with some
symbolic links in order to get the drivers compiled as explaned on the
NewUsers page)
Anyone has a hint? I can't believe that my hardware is not supported
(stated somewhere, that HAL status 13 means, that I have to wait for a new
release) --- I bought the Thinkpad almost two years ago. --- But now I
really want to use the WiFi!!!
Thanks for any comment or solution!
Olaf
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/710>
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