Lucid: b43 fatal DMA error on Dell Mini 9
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Bug Description
**Fix/workaround available inside compat-wireless package. Please see Post 31**
After enabling the free "Broadcom B43 wireless driver" in Lucid Netbook, I get this in kern.log:
Jan 2 23:13:40 morris kernel: [ 344.513384] b43-phy0: Controller restarted
Jan 2 23:13:40 morris kernel: [ 344.525432] b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
Jan 2 23:13:40 morris kernel: [ 344.525462] b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ...
Jan 2 23:13:40 morris kernel: [ 344.740448] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
Jan 2 23:13:46 morris kernel: [ 350.277387] b43-phy0: Controller restarted
Jan 2 23:13:46 morris kernel: [ 350.277700] b43-phy0 ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000
Jan 2 23:13:46 morris kernel: [ 350.277735] b43-phy0: Controller RESET (DMA error) ...
Jan 2 23:13:46 morris kernel: [ 350.496412] b43-phy0: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26 15:32:10)
This happens on a fresh install from a USB stick made with unetbootin from:
http://
The wireless card worked fine in Jaunty Netbook Remix.
ProblemType: Bug
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.21.
AplayDevices:
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Architecture: i386
ArecordDevices:
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices ****
card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Tiedostoa tai hakemistoa ei ole
Card0.Amixer.info:
Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf0540000 irq 22'
Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC268'
Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,
Controls : 13
Simple ctrls : 8
Date: Sat Jan 2 23:17:33 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Netbook 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100102)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 910
Package: linux-image-
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
LANG=fi_FI.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
Regression: Yes
RelatedPackageV
Reproducible: Yes
SourcePackage: linux
Tags: ubuntu-unr lucid regression-
TestedUpstream: Yes
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-9-generic i686
dmi.bios.date: 03/05/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: CN0J14
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A05
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 910
dmi.product.
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
status: | New → Triaged |
tags: | added: patch |
description: | updated |
Changed in linux: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in linux: | |
importance: | Unknown → High |
Need CONFIG_ B43_FORCE_ PIO?
http:// patchwork. kernel. org/patch/ 66064/