On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Michael Buesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I hacked up some scripts for debugging of the PHY transmission
> errors. It consists of two parts. One patch that has to be applied
> to the kernel driver (latest wireless-testing!) and one firmware
> binary patcher script (for latest supported firmware only!)
>
> Both are included in the attached tarball. Extract the tarball.
>
> So you first have to apply the included "b43-kernel-patch.patch" to
> the kernel driver and recompile your kernel.
> Then you have to patch your firmware by doing:
>
> cd phyerr-patcher-001
> bash ./patch-phyerr-logger.sh /lib/firmware/b43/ucode5.fw
>
> You might have to adjust the path to your firmware.
> On successful patching, the script will exit with a nice smilie: :)
>
>
> So when running the modified driver with the patched firmware, it should
> dump the shared memory every time a PHY error occurs.
> More state dumps can be added to the kernel driver. The firmware is halted
> while the phyerr logger function is running, so state should be consistent.
>
> WARNING: This patch might kill your cat, or at least disturb your wireless
> connectivity. Only use it for debugging the PHY transmission errors.
>
> Note that these scripts require a complete compiler toolchain, including
> flex and bison, on your machine, as it will compile the assembler and
> disassembler tools.
>
> --
> Greetings Michael.

Please add this functionality to the open-source firmware too.

--Gábor

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