Re: [OLPC-AU] WLAN failure in 20x XO-1.5s [WAS: Re: NANDblaster failing]

2011-02-15 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 07:16:18PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Is there a chance that it's related to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO1.5_WLAN_ESD_protection or is that out of the question? I don't know. I expect Martin will know. The serial number range you reported is ISO week 19 of

Re: [OLPC-AU] WLAN failure in 20x XO-1.5s [WAS: Re: NANDblaster failing]

2011-02-15 Thread John Watlington
On Feb 15, 2011, at 3:16 AM, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Is there a chance that it's related to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XO1.5_WLAN_ESD_protection Given the production dates of those laptops, that is almost certainly the problem. Swapping out the WLAN card will fix it. Regards, wad

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-14 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On 12 February 2011 01:39, Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:54 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote: I'm quite familiar with that part of the SDHCI implementation in the firmware. And practical experience in the field backs James' and Chris' notes

WLAN failure in 20x XO-1.5s [WAS: Re: NANDblaster failing]

2011-02-14 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On 15 February 2011 14:27, Sridhar Dhanapalan srid...@laptop.org.au wrote: On 12 February 2011 01:39, Martin Langhoff martin.langh...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:54 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote: I'm quite familiar with that part of the SDHCI implementation in the

Re: [OLPC-AU] WLAN failure in 20x XO-1.5s [WAS: Re: NANDblaster failing]

2011-02-14 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 02:37:21PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Possibly related to this, we have at least 20x XO-1.5s that have completely dead WLAN. The OpenFirmware wireless test fails immediately. In what way does the test fail? What version of OpenFirmware was used to test with?

Re: [OLPC-AU] WLAN failure in 20x XO-1.5s [WAS: Re: NANDblaster failing]

2011-02-14 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On 15 February 2011 15:25, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 02:37:21PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: Possibly related to this, we have at least 20x XO-1.5s that have completely dead WLAN. The OpenFirmware wireless test fails immediately. In what way does the

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-14 Thread Hal Murray
I don't see any problems in Linux. Following James' advice, I associated with an AP and pinged the gateway for a few hours. Over ~7500 pings, I had 1% packet loss and no errors in /ver/log/dmesg. 7500 isn't very many packets. Try ping -f. (f for flood, need to be root) It takes me 13

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-14 Thread James Cameron
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 09:39:33PM -0800, Hal Murray wrote: 7500 isn't very many packets. Good point. It isn't the packet loss that I'm looking for, (there will always be some, and even more when flooding), but rather complaints of SDHCI problems from the kernel, to match against the complaints

Re: [OLPC-AU] WLAN failure in 20x XO-1.5s [WAS: Re: NANDblaster failing]

2011-02-14 Thread James Cameron
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 03:48:24PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: After upgrading the Q3A50 one to Q3A62, I get slightly different output from the WLAN test: SDHCI: Error: ISR = 8000 ESR = 1 Command Timeout, Command reg: 50a Mode reg: 0 Arg reg: 0 Recent commands (decimal): 0 5

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-11 Thread Martin Langhoff
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 2:54 AM, James Cameron qu...@laptop.org wrote: I'm quite familiar with that part of the SDHCI implementation in the firmware. And practical experience in the field backs James' and Chris' notes and recommendations :-) The wlan card is acting up. Maybe I can add a

NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour). The text was scrolling very fast (screenshots attached), but I think it was: SDHCI: Error: ISR = 8000 ESR = 3 Command CRC, Command Timeout, Command reg: 341a Mode reg: 0 Arg reg:

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On 11 February 2011 16:16, Sridhar Dhanapalan srid...@laptop.org.au wrote: I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour). The text was scrolling very fast (screenshots attached), but I think it was:  SDHCI: Error: ISR = 8000

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread Chris Ball
Hi, I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour). The text was scrolling very fast (screenshots attached), but I think it was: SDHCI: Error: ISR = 8000 ESR = 3 Command CRC, Command Timeout, Try

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread Jerry Vonau
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 16:16 +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour). The text was scrolling very fast (screenshots attached), but I think it was: SDHCI: Error: ISR = 8000 ESR = 3

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On 11 February 2011 16:31, Chris Ball c...@laptop.org wrote: Hi,   I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my   tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour).     The text was scrolling very fast (screenshots attached), but I   think it was:       SDHCI:

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
On 11 February 2011 16:58, Sridhar Dhanapalan srid...@laptop.org.au wrote: On 11 February 2011 16:31, Chris Ball c...@laptop.org wrote: Hi,   I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my   tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour).     The text was scrolling

Re: NANDblaster failing

2011-02-10 Thread James Cameron
On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 04:16:52PM +1100, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: I am seeing NANDblaster (nb-secure) fail after some time (from my tests, anywhere between 30 minutes to an hour). I'm aware you have a workaround, (use another unit), but I'll address the problem further: The text was