Subject: Re: Ralink (cardbus) problem
To: Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com>
From: matthew sporleder <msporleder@gmail.com>
List: current-users
Date: 10/11/2005 16:24:55
My usb ral detaches at random times.  I wonder if they're related.

On 10/11/05, Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com> wrote:
> Details of the panic:
>
> ral0 detached.
>
> uvm_fault(0xc0690040, 0xcb182000, 0, 2) -> 0xe
> kernel: page fault trap, code=3D0
> Stopped in pid 14.1 (aiodoned) at    netbsd:ral_intr+0x13e: movl
> $0xffffffff,0x20(%ecx)
>
> The trace goes as follows:
>
> uvm_aiodone_daemon
> uvm_aio_aiodone
> Xspllower
> --- interrupt ---
> Xintr_legacy10
> pccbbintr_function
> ral_intr
>
> (backwards).
>
> ...if that is of any help; I may compile a debug kernel to see if I
> can gather something more.
>
>
>
> 2005/10/11, Chavdar Ivanov <ci4ic4@gmail.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I managed at last to swap my Prism54 based SMC card for a Belkin
> > RA2560 cardbus wireless. The card is supposed to be supported - even
> > the ral man page lists it (well, very close). Added 'ral* on cardbus*'
> > to my kernel definition, rebuilt it and rebooted. The card is
> > recognized correctly -
> >
> > ---
> > al0 at cardbus0 function 0: irq 10
> > ral0: MAC/BBP RT2560 (rev 0x04), RF RT2525, address 00:11:50:4a:40:d4
> > ral0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> > ral0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps
> > 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> > ---
> >
> > ifconfig ral0 gives status: no network:
> >
> > ral0: flags=3D8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> >         ssid 3com nwkey 0xc0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0
> >         powersave off
> >         address: 00:11:50:4a:40:d4
> >         media: IEEE802.11 autoselect mode 11g (DS1 mode 11g)
> >         status: no network
> >         inet 0.0.0.0 netmask 0xff000000 broadcast 255.255.255.255
> >         inet6 fe80::211:50ff:fe4a:40d4%ral0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
> >
> > wiconfig ral0 :
> >
> > NIC serial number:                      [  ]
> > Station name:                           [ maggie ]
> > SSID for IBSS creation:                 [ 3com ]
> > Current netname (SSID):                 [  ]
> > Desired netname (SSID):                 [ 3com ]
> > Current BSSID:                          [ 00:00:00:00:00:00 ]
> > Channel list:                           [ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1=
4 ]
> > IBSS channel:                           [ 11 ]
> > Current channel:                        [ 11 ]
> > Comms quality/signal/noise:             [ 0 0 0 ]
> > Promiscuous mode:                       [ Off ]
> > Port type:                              [ 1 ]
> > MAC address:                            [ 00:11:50:4a:40:d4 ]
> > TX rate (selection):                    [ 0 ]
> > TX rate (actual speed):                 [ 1 ]
> > Beacon Interval (current) [msec]:       [ 100 ]
> > Maximum data length:                    [ 2346 ]
> > RTS/CTS handshake threshold:            [ 2312 ]
> > fragmentation threshold:                [ 2346 ]
> > RSSI -> dBm adjustment:                 [ ]
> > Create IBSS:                            [ Off ]
> > Microwave oven robustness:              [ 0 ]
> > Roaming mode(1:firm,3:disable):         [ 1 ]
> > Access point density:                   [ 1 ]
> > Power Mgmt (1=3Don, 0=3Doff):               [ 0 ]
> > Max sleep time (msec):                  [ 100 ]
> > Vendor info:
> > WEP encryption:                         [ On ]
> > Authentication type
> > (1=3DOpenSys, 2=3DShared Key):              [ 1 ]
> > TX encryption key:                      [ 1 ]
> > Encryption keys:                        [ 0xc0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0ffeec0 =
][  ][  ][  ]
> >
> > The lights on the card never come up.
> >
> > If I 'ifconfig ral0 down' and then take out the card, nothing happens
> > to begin with, the system seems to be working (the message that ral
> > has been disconnected is seen), but then second attach panics the
> > system, as well as normal poweroff. I can't point the exact place for
> > the panic (the system is in use right now to repeat it), but it is in
> > the ral.c module.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
>