[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Scott Testerman, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/558950/comments/12 regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find. ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 Title: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/558950/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
I had the above error (b43legacy-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error) in Ubuntu 10.04 and came up with the following work around to get things working very well (as fast and reliably as in MS Windows) using ndiswrapper. My wireless card is a BCM4306/3 (14e4 4320). 1. Temporarilty install b43legacy driver if necessary b43legacy executable is available: sudo apt-get install b43-fwcutter export FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR=/lib/firmware wget http://downloads.openwrt.org/sources/wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o sudo b43-fwcutter -w $FIRMWARE_INSTALL_DIR wl_apsta-3.130.20.0.o 2. Using the GUI, deactivate the b43legacy driver so that it's not loaded by default. (Applications-System-Hardware Drivers) 3. Install ndiswrapper and point it to bcmwl5.inf and bcmwl5.sys sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-utils # Note: If apt-get doesn't work, you may have to install ndiswrapper-utils manually using dpkg. sudo cp PathToWindowsDriver/bcmwl5.* . sudo ndiswrapper -i ./bcmwl5.inf sudo ndiswrapper -m 4. Add the following lines to your /etc/rc.local file (at the end, but above the exit command): sudo modprobe -r b44 = IF APPLICABLE sudo modprobe -r ndiswrapper sudo modprobe -r b43legacy # Need to temporarilty load b43legacy to initialize hardware sudo modprobe b43legacy sleep 3 sudo modprobe -r b43legacy sudo modprobe ndiswrapper # Restore support for hard-wire eth0 if applicable sudo modprobe b44 = IF APPLICABLE Step 4 is a hack, but this is the only way I could get it to work reliably. I'm sure someone can come up with a cleaner version, but hopefully this will work for those with no other options. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Still seeing the same messages in the default Maverick Meerkat kernel (currently 2.6.35-9-generic #14-Ubuntu SMP), but I'm not noticing significant freezing with this kernel. If anything changes through the development cycle I'll report back here. ** Tags added: maverick -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Now using mainline kernel 2.6.34-020634-generic (2.6.34-lucid) and the error messages are still present, but the freezing appears to have stopped, or freezing is at least controlled to the point that it is no longer a noticeable problem. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Problem still exists in 2.6.34-rc7-lucid. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Same behavior with kernel 2.6.34-rc6-lucid. When the transmission errors start, network communication often stops completely. This bug update, for instance, requires a wired connection because the WiFi connection cannot transfer enough data to receive a page from Launchpad. ** Attachment added: dmesg from 2.6.34-rc6-lucid http://launchpadlibrarian.net/48040662/dmesg-2.6.34-020634rc6-generic.txt ** Tags removed: needs-upstream-testing -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
I am also experiencing a 9.10 and 10.04problem with a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.04 using the Broadcom BCM4306 (rev 2) wifi b43legacy driver (as proposed by the Hardware Driver utility). I attempted a manual update of the files from the http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43 site (such as replacing the b43legacy files with freshly downloaded ones as per the instructions); however, no joy. I'm sure that's what the automated process did. I look forward with eager anticipation for someone with more knowledge than me to figure out what went wrong between Ubuntu 9.10 and 10.04. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Actually -- strike that. After replacing the b43legacy files according to the above instructions, the WiFi suddenly sprang into life. I'll wander off now... -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
@Matthew Lewellen: the instructions at the page you referenced instruct the user to use b43-fwcutter to download the correct firmware. Following the alternate, manual method results in downloading exactly the same version of the drivers that installing b43-fwcutter will download on Ubuntu. This bug report is about these drivers hanging on an otherwise correct installation. If you have other problems, please open a new bug report about them. Otherwise, can you provide more information about which instructions you used that caused your b43legacy module to stop producing errors and freezing? I can report that manually downloading files and installing using b43-fwcutter results in absolutely no change for my machine. The behavior and error messages are exactly the same as with the normal, automatic method. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Triaged ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Broadcom BCM4306 (rev 2) wifi using the b43legacy module periodically freezes temporarily or even completely fails. Checking dmesg shows b43legacy-phy0 ERROR: PHY transmission error often dozens or hundreds of times. These failures don't seem to be caused by any particular activity, and aren't even triggered by heavy network usage. The errors can begin when the network is almost idle or when it's under light or heavy usage. Once the errors appear, wireless networking either freezes for a few seconds to a few minutes, or alternately completely fails. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: linux-image-2.6.32-19-generic 2.6.32-19.28 Regression: Yes Reproducible: No ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-19.28-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-19-generic i686 AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21. Architecture: i386 AudioDevicesInUse: USERPID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: scott 1224 F knotify4 scott 1260 F kmix /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: scott 1349 F...m chromium-browse /dev/snd/timer: scott 1349 F chromium-browse CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory Card0.Amixer.info: Card hw:0 'I82801DBICH4'/'Intel 82801DB-ICH4 with STAC9752,53 at irq 17' Mixer name : 'SigmaTel STAC9752,53' Components : 'AC97a:83847652' Controls : 38 Simple ctrls : 24 Date: Fri Apr 9 00:33:32 2010 Frequency: I don't know. HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=b40f68fe-cb40-4e83-aabb-bb23be1df92a InstallationMedia: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/installer/media-info' Lsusb: Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub Bus 001 Device 003: ID 07cc:0301 Carry Computer Eng., Co., Ltd 6-in-1 Card Reader Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: Gateway Gateway M350WVN PccardctlIdent: Socket 0: no product info available PccardctlStatus: Socket 0: no card ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-19-generic root=UUID=50c21b3b-4e99-4e44-8373-412f3fe1364a ro quiet splash ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.33 RfKill: 0: phy0: Wireless LAN Soft blocked: no Hard blocked: no SourcePackage: linux dmi.bios.date: 04/23/2004 dmi.bios.vendor: Gateway dmi.bios.version: 34.01.00 dmi.board.name: Gateway M350WVN dmi.board.vendor: Gateway dmi.board.version: Rev 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway dmi.chassis.version: QCIPRC dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnGateway:bvr34.01.00:bd04/23/2004:svnGateway:pnGatewayM350WVN:pvrRev1:rvnGateway:rnGatewayM350WVN:rvrRev1.0:cvnGateway:ct10:cvrQCIPRC: dmi.product.name: Gateway M350WVN dmi.product.version: Rev 1 dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway + --- + Architecture: i386 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 + InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS Lucid Lynx - Release i386 (20100427) + Package: linux (not installed) + ProcEnviron: + LANGUAGE= + LANG=en_US.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + Tags: lucid + Uname: Linux 2.6.34-020634rc6-generic i686 + UnreportableReason: The running kernel is not an Ubuntu kernel + UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Hi Scott, If you could also please test the latest upstream kernel available that would be great. It will allow additional upstream developers to examine the issue. Refer to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . Once you've tested the upstream kernel, please remove the 'needs-upstream-testing' tag. This can be done by clicking on the yellow pencil icon next to the tag located at the bottom of the bug description and deleting the 'needs-upstream-testing' text. Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance. [This is an automated message. Apologies if it has reached you inappropriately; please just reply to this message indicating so.] ** Tags added: kj-triage ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New = Incomplete -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
It seems this was accidentally tagged regression-proposed. As there haven't been any Lucid kernels in -proposed up to this point I'm removing the tag. The bug description confirms this was against the 2.6.32-19.28 kernel which was a regular lucid kernel release. Thanks. ** Tags removed: regression-proposed -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
Thanks Leann. In relation to another bug, I've been testing using Debian Squeeze with kernel 2.6.32-3-686, and can report that this b43-legacy error also appears in the Debian kernel. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
One thing that isn't shown in the original Dmesg in the report is that I frequently receive b43legacy-phy0 ERROR: MAC suspend failed. -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 558950] Re: [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail
** Attachment added: AlsaDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505433/AlsaDevices.txt ** Attachment added: AplayDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505434/AplayDevices.txt ** Attachment added: ArecordDevices.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505435/ArecordDevices.txt ** Attachment added: BootDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505436/BootDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Card0.Amixer.values.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505437/Card0.Amixer.values.txt ** Attachment added: Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505438/Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.txt ** Attachment added: Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.regs.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505439/Card0.Codecs.codec97.0.ac97.0.0.regs.txt ** Attachment added: CurrentDmesg.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505440/CurrentDmesg.txt ** Attachment added: Dependencies.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505441/Dependencies.txt ** Attachment added: IwConfig.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505442/IwConfig.txt ** Attachment added: Lspci.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505443/Lspci.txt ** Attachment added: PciMultimedia.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505444/PciMultimedia.txt ** Attachment added: ProcCpuinfo.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505445/ProcCpuinfo.txt ** Attachment added: ProcInterrupts.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505446/ProcInterrupts.txt ** Attachment added: ProcModules.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505447/ProcModules.txt ** Attachment added: UdevDb.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505448/UdevDb.txt ** Attachment added: UdevLog.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505449/UdevLog.txt ** Attachment added: WifiSyslog.txt http://launchpadlibrarian.net/43505450/WifiSyslog.txt -- [lucid] b43legacy PHY transmission error causes wireless networking to freeze or fail https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/558950 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
