Re: WiFi disconnection issues: wpi unreliable (Intel PRO)

["Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>]

On Thu, Dec 03, 2020 at 01:11:58AM +0100, Riccardo Mottola wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> 
> my Asus laptop comes up with:
> 
> [     1.026365] wpi0 at pci4 dev 0 function 0: vendor 8086 product 4222
> (rev. 0x02)
> [     1.026365] wpi0: interrupting at msi2 vec 0
> [     1.026365] wpi0: MoW2, address 00:13:02:21:b0:e3
> [     1.026365] wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps
> 48Mbps 54Mbps
> [     1.026365] wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> [     1.026365] wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps
> 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> 
> if I configure network, it comes up quickly and appear working just fine.
> After a while (I did not test if it is just a matter of time or caused by
> download, usage, e.g. currently I am trying to clone a larger git repo) it
> disconnects
> 
> I see "status" not active anymore... and in dmesg I notice:
> 
> [  5928.137024] wpi0: autoconfiguration error: fatal firmware error
> [  9020.332405] wpi0: autoconfiguration error: fatal firmware error
> [  9030.258714] wpi0: autoconfiguration error: fatal firmware error
> [  9142.510061] wpi0: autoconfiguration error: fatal firmware error
> 
> 
> If I pull it down and up again, it does not reconnect... Also I see with
> ifconfig that
>         media: IEEE802.11 autoselect (DS1 mode 11g)
> 
> the "mode" of the media changes to a lot of different values. Finally after
> some attempts and leaving it down, it come sup again.... works for a while
> and stops.
> (this is why several firmware errors)
> 
> The card is:
> 
> 005:00:0: Intel PRO/Wireless LAN 3945ABG Mini-PCI Adapter (miscellaneous
> network, revision 0x02)
> 

What NetBSD kernel version are you running?  I had accidentally broke
wpi(4) for a number of versions.  The latest stable 8 and 9 releases
should have it fixed though.

	Jonathan