B43 New TX header support and firmware issue

[Olcay Korkmaz]

linux-firmware-nonfree 1.11 presents 5.100.138 firmware and that firmware has new tx header
lastest b43 already supports new firmwares and separates old tx header used firmwares
in the source of ubuntu-kernel 3.0.0-13.21 didn't see that tx patch but provided firmware released
patch info : http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg74548.html

Regards

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 881210

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Olcay Korkmaz (olci)]

error only log on partial dmesg maybe helpful

[ 1053.316501] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 1053.316538] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-3.0.0/net/mac80211/rx.c:2863 ieee80211_rx+0x13e/0x180 [mac80211]()
[ 1053.316542] Hardware name: Aspire 5315
[ 1053.316544] Modules linked in: b43 ssb ppp_deflate zlib_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async crc_ccitt hidp rfcomm btusb parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_realtek bnep bluetooth joydev snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event arc4 snd_seq i915 snd_timer snd_seq_device drm_kms_helper mac80211 psmouse serio_raw drm snd cfg80211 soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_algo_bit binfmt_misc acer_wmi mxm_wmi sparse_keymap video wmi lp parport usbhid hid ahci libahci tg3 [last unloaded: ssb]
[ 1053.316586] Pid: 2187, comm: irq/19-b43 Not tainted 3.0.0-13-generic #21-Ubuntu
[ 1053.316589] Call Trace:
[ 1053.316597] [<c151902f>] ? printk+0x2d/0x2f
[ 1053.316604] [<c1047982>] warn_slowpath_common+0x72/0xa0
[ 1053.316623] [<f83090ee>] ? ieee80211_rx+0x13e/0x180 [mac80211]
[ 1053.316641] [<f83090ee>] ? ieee80211_rx+0x13e/0x180 [mac80211]
[ 1053.316646] [<c10479d2>] warn_slowpath_null+0x22/0x30
[ 1053.316664] [<f83090ee>] ieee80211_rx+0x13e/0x180 [mac80211]
[ 1053.316675] [<f84d7892>] ? b43_tsf_read+0x32/0x50 [b43]
[ 1053.316687] [<f84f15d3>] b43_rx+0x343/0x470 [b43]
[ 1053.316698] [<f84f594d>] dma_rx+0x19d/0x2a0 [b43]
[ 1053.316702] [<c1001c24>] ? __switch_to+0x94/0x1a0
[ 1053.316713] [<f84f6ab2>] b43_dma_rx+0x32/0x60 [b43]
[ 1053.316721] [<f84da65d>] b43_do_interrupt_thread+0x13d/0x2e0 [b43]
[ 1053.316726] [<c107c979>] ? rt_mutex_adjust_pi+0x69/0x80
[ 1053.316735] [<f84da81d>] b43_interrupt_thread_handler+0x1d/0x30 [b43]
[ 1053.316740] [<c10a9e21>] irq_thread_fn+0x21/0x40
[ 1053.316744] [<c10a9fb6>] irq_thread+0x126/0x1b0
[ 1053.316747] [<c10a9e00>] ? irq_finalize_oneshot+0x20/0x20
[ 1053.316751] [<c10a9e90>] ? irq_forced_thread_fn+0x50/0x50
[ 1053.316756] [<c1065b1d>] kthread+0x6d/0x80
[ 1053.316760] [<c1065ab0>] ? flush_kthread_worker+0x80/0x80
[ 1053.316764] [<c1533ebe>] kernel_thread_helper+0x6/0x10
[ 1053.316767] ---[ end trace 51d718e78c6b8ba1 ]---
[ 1053.418906] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 1053.418940] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-3.0.0/net/mac80211/rx.c:2863 ieee80211_rx+0x13e/0x180 [mac80211]()
[ 1053.418943] Hardware name: Aspire 5315
[ 1053.418946] Modules linked in: b43 ssb ppp_deflate zlib_deflate bsd_comp ppp_async crc_ccitt hidp rfcomm btusb parport_pc ppdev snd_hda_codec_realtek bnep bluetooth joydev snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_seq_midi_event arc4 snd_seq i915 snd_timer snd_seq_device drm_kms_helper mac80211 psmouse serio_raw drm snd cfg80211 soundcore snd_page_alloc i2c_algo_bit binfmt_misc acer_wmi mxm_wmi sparse_keymap video wmi lp parport usbhid hid ahci libahci tg3 [last unloaded: ssb]
[ 1053.418988] Pid: 2187, comm: irq/19-b43 Tainted: G W 3.0.0-13-generic #21-Ubuntu
[ 1053.418991] Call Trace:
[ 1053.418999] [<c151902f>] ? printk+0x2d/0x2f
[ 1053.419007] [<c1047982>] warn_slowpath_common+0x72/0xa0
[ 1053.419025] [<f83090ee>] ? ieee80211_rx+0x13e/0x18...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 881210

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Julian Wiedmann (jwiedmann)]

With commit http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-oneiric.git;a=commit;h=e51fd951d1b30f4e8ca389be43f111891bd28af1 (in oneiric-updates), the kernel should no longer try to load unsupported firmware. The remaining issue seems to be that linux-firmware-nonfree ships the wrong firmware, correct?

[Olcay Korkmaz (olci)]

it's correct linux-firmware-nonfree ships the wrong firmware for oneiric kernel

[Olcay Korkmaz (olci)]

workaround is compile and install lastest compat wireless package
that's all
for now lastest compat wireless is compat-wireless-3.3-rc1-2.tar.bz2

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Olcay Korkmaz, this bug was reported a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue? If so, could you please test for this with the latest development release of Ubuntu? ISO CD images are available from http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/ .

If it remains an issue, could you please run the following command in the development release from a Terminal (Applications->Accessories->Terminal), as it will automatically gather and attach updated debug information to this report:

apport-collect -p linux <replace-with-bug-number>

Please let us know your results. Thanks in advance.

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https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs#Adding_Apport_Debug_Information_to_an_Existing_Launchpad_Bug
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