wifi%d: request_irq failed

[coubi64]

I use the trunk version of madwifi under Ubuntu Hardy Heron with 2.6.24 kernel. But no connexion possible.

You can see all logs in dmesg attached.

Here is a summary:

[ 32.418094] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 32.465711] ath_hal: 0.9.30.13 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2133)
[ 32.537736] pci_hotplug: PCI Hot Plug PCI Core version: 0.5
[ 32.589843] shpchp: Standard Hot Plug PCI Controller Driver version: 0.4
[ 32.755931] wlan: svn r3563
[ 32.901656] ath_pci: svn r3563
[ 32.903396] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:06.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 32.903407] PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 0000:00:06.0.
[ 32.903450] wifi%d: request_irq failed

[coubi64 (frederic-valentin)]

Some more infos:

frederic@PC-portable-PB:~$ cat /proc/interrupts
           CPU0
  0: 37071 XT-PIC-XT timer
  1: 76 XT-PIC-XT i8042
  2: 0 XT-PIC-XT cascade
  5: 503 XT-PIC-XT uhci_hcd:usb3, VIA8233
  7: 0 XT-PIC-XT uhci_hcd:usb2
  8: 3 XT-PIC-XT rtc
  9: 381 XT-PIC-XT acpi
 10: 52270 XT-PIC-XT ehci_hcd:usb4
 11: 35856 XT-PIC-XT uhci_hcd:usb1, eth0, via@pci:0000:01:00.0
 12: 132 XT-PIC-XT i8042
 14: 18576 XT-PIC-XT libata
 15: 5747 XT-PIC-XT libata
NMI: 0 Non-maskable interrupts
LOC: 35097 Local timer interrupts
RES: 0 Rescheduling interrupts
CAL: 0 function call interrupts
TLB: 0 TLB shootdowns
TRM: 0 Thermal event interrupts
SPU: 0 Spurious interrupts
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
frederic@PC-portable-PB:~$ sudo lspci -vnn
[sudo] password for frederic:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM880 Host Bridge [1106:0259]
 Subsystem: Unknown device [1631:c015]
 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 8
 Memory at a0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=32M]
 Capabilities: [80] AGP version 3.5
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

00:00.1 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM880 Host Bridge [1106:1259]
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:00.2 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM880 Host Bridge [1106:2259]
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:00.3 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM880 Host Bridge [1106:3259]
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:00.4 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM880 Host Bridge [1106:4259]
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:00.7 Host bridge [0600]: VIA Technologies, Inc. CN400/PM880 Host Bridge [1106:7259]
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge [1106:b198] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
 Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
 I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000dfff
 Memory behind bridge: c0000000-cfffffff
 Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 90000000-9fffffff
 Capabilities: [70] Power Management version 2

00:06.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5212/AR5213 Multiprotocol MAC/baseband processor [168c:0013] (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Askey Computer Corp. Unknown device [144f:7084]
 Flags: medium devsel
 Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

00:10.0 USB Controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Unknown device [1631:c015]
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 22, IRQ 11
 I/O ports at 1200 [size=32]
 Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

00:10.1 USB Controller [0c03]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller [1106:3038] (rev 80) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem:...

[coubi64 (frederic-valentin)]

Still have this problem.

Can someone care on this?

I can give any useful informations if needed.

[ 33.992323] ath_hal: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
[ 34.029058] ath_hal: 0.9.30.13 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413, RF2133)
[ 34.240731] wlan: svn r3618
[ 34.372795] ath_pci: svn r3618
[ 34.372877] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:06.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[ 34.372887] PCI: No IRQ known for interrupt pin A of device 0000:00:06.0.
[ 34.372930] wifi%d: request_irq failed

my grub startup: "Linux version 2.6.24-16-generic (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 13:23:42 UTC 2008 (Ubuntu 2.6.24-16.30-generic)"

My laptop is a Packard Bell Easynote R1994

[coubi64 (frederic-valentin)]

Sorry, grub startup is: "Kernel command line: root=UUID=867d3dcb-4304-4f1c-96ee-96caa2245107 ro vga=791 pnpbios=off acpi=force pci=noacpi pci=biosirq locale=fr_FR elevator=cfq splash"

[coubi64 (frederic-valentin)]

Still have the problem with new updated kernel 2.6.24-19 ...

Could you please have a look on this annoying problem?

My computer is a Packard Bell Easynote R1994

[Luke Mackenzie (luke-lukem)]

I've got the same problem.

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=5245768#post5245768

[coubi64 (frederic-valentin)]

It seems that the problem is at the kernel side and not at the madwifi side:

http://madwifi.org/ticket/1907

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

Is this still an issue with the most recent Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release which has a 2.6.27 based kernel. Please let us know your results. Thanks.

[Stefan Bader (smb)]

This bug report is being closed because we received no response to the previous inquiry for information. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release, Jaunty Jackalope 9.04 - http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download. If the issue remains in Jaunty, please test the latest upstream kernel build - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelMainlineBuilds . To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

[Richard Paterson (richard-rcpaterson)]

Observed in 9.10, also on Packard Bell EasyNote but with Atheros AR5001x.

I have tried both ndiswrapper and madwifi and neither solves the problem. I am new to Ubuntu but will do my best to supply any information required.

dmesg section:
[ 14.554302] ath_pci 0000:00:06.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
[ 14.554315] ath_pci 0000:00:06.0: can't find IRQ for PCI INT A; please try using pci=biosirq
[ 14.554364] wifi%d: request_irq failed

lshw section:
  *-network:0 UNCLAIMED
       description: Ethernet controller
       product: Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter
       vendor: Atheros Communications Inc.
       physical id: 6
       bus info: pci@0000:00:06.0
       version: 01
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=96 maxlatency=28 mingnt=10
       resources: memory:3c000000-3c00ffff

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

Hi coubi64,

Please be sure to confirm this issue exists with the latest development release of Ubuntu. ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/lucid . If the issue remains, please run the following command from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal). It will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report.

apport-collect -p linux 221310

Also, if you could 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.

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[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

With respect that the wifi hardware affected here is now supported by the kernel directly and with respect to:

http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/news/20120303/ticket-tracker-closed

I set this here to fix released.