ACX 100 driver not loaded due to IRQ 0

[Per Kongstad]

sudo lshw -C network
  *-network UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface
       vendor: Texas Instruments
       physical id: 6
       bus info: pci@0000:01:06.0
       version: 00
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm cap_list
       configuration: latency=32
dmesg | grep acx
[ 40.538986] acx: Loaded combined PCI/USB driver, firmware_ver=default
[ 40.538991] acx: compiled to use 32bit I/O access. I/O timing issues might occur, such as non-working firmware upload. Report them
[ 40.539081] acx: found ACX100-based wireless network card at 0000:01:06.0, irq:0, phymem1:0xFDEFF000, phymem2:0xFDEE0000, mem1:0xffffc200008b8000, mem1_size:4096, mem2:0xffffc200008c0000, mem2_size:65536
[ 40.539084] acx: can't use IRQ 0
[ 40.552677] acx_pci: probe of 0000:01:06.0 failed with error -5
[ 40.552744] usbcore: registered new interface driver acx_usb
per@ubuntu:~/Documents/Translate$
per@ubuntu:~/Documents/Translate$ lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.2 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:08.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:06.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GeForce 8500 GT (rev a1)

Ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-21-generic Gnome 2.22.3 64bit
NetworkManager Applet 0.7.0

[Per Kongstad (p-kongstad)]

DWL-520+

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This bug did not have a package associated with it, which is important for ensuring that it gets looked at by the proper developers. You can learn more about finding the right package at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage . I have classified this bug as a bug in linux the Launchpad page for the kernel.

[Per Kongstad (p-kongstad)]

Works now with Linux ubuntu 2.6.24-21-generic #1 SMP Tue Aug 12 13:03:01 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux
22.08.2008 updated 0.7~~svn20080818t061112+eni1-0ubuntu1~nm1~hardy1
21.08.2008 linux-restricted-modules-common (2.6.24.14-21.47) to 2.6.24.14-21.48

I'm missing WEP 256 in network manager.

[Per Kongstad (p-kongstad)]

system crashes from time to time using this card.

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

The Ubuntu Kernel Team is planning to move to the 2.6.27 kernel for the upcoming Intrepid Ibex 8.10 release. As a result, the kernel team would appreciate it if you could please test this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. There are one of two ways you should be able to test:

1) If you are comfortable installing packages on your own, the linux-image-2.6.27-* package is currently available for you to install and test.

--or--

2) The upcoming Alpha5 for Intrepid Ibex 8.10 will contain this newer 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. Alpha5 is set to be released Thursday Sept 4. Please watch http://www.ubuntu.com/testing for Alpha5 to be announced. You should then be able to test via a LiveCD.

Please let us know immediately if this newer 2.6.27 kernel resolves the bug reported here or if the issue remains. More importantly, please open a new bug report for each new bug/regression introduced by the 2.6.27 kernel and tag the bug report with 'linux-2.6.27'. Also, please specifically note if the issue does or does not appear in the 2.6.26 kernel. Thanks again, we really appreicate your help and feedback.

[Neil Munro (neilmunro-deactivatedaccount)]

The Intrepid Ibex 8.10 Beta release was most recently announced - http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/intrepid/beta . It contains the 2.6.27 Ubuntu kernel. It would be great if you could test and verify if this is still an issue. The status is being set to Incomplete until we receive further feedback. Thanks.

[tiennes (shpuppel)]

hi i just installed ubuntu 8.10 beta alternate via cd. the debinstaller did not recognize my wireless card d-link g520+ (acx100), which kinda sucked, but after installation process support for atheros 802.11 wirless lan cards was flawlessly detected. so iam happy again hope i could help

[Leann Ogasawara (leannogasawara)]

@Per Kongstad, since you are the original bug reporter, is this resolved for you with Intrepid? Thanks.

[Per Kongstad (p-kongstad)]

Hi,

I cannot test it right now as the card is being used for som other purpose.

/Per

Leann Ogasawara wrote:
> @Per Kongstad, since you are the original bug reporter, is this resolved
> for you with Intrepid? Thanks.
>
>

[Jim Lieb (lieb)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete a while ago and has not had any feedback to provide the requested information. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the latest Karmic 9.10 Alpha release http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/karmic/ . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

[Nagash (nagash-be)]

Why is the acx module unsupported in the new kernel 2.6.31 and also in the ubuntu 9.1?

[Sebastian Balza (sebastian-balza)]

As I described here:
http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8283559#post8283559
There is a patch to compile again the module under kernel 2.6.31

Could someone verify that its works?

[jvnn (jvnn)]

Hello, I have a similar problem. Too much of a noob to be sure it's the same so if someone can give me feedback on anything I can do to get this bug in a complete, assigned status, I'd really appreciate it.
Meanwhile here's some info:

After initial install I tried troubleshooting according to posts I found on forums and I have this info from phase 1.

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ lspci
02:09.0 Network controller: Texas Instruments ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.

eth0 no wireless extensions.

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ lsmod | grep 'acx'
(nothing)

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ dmesg | grep 'acx'
(nothing)

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ dmesg | grep 'module'
[ 0.918991] brd: module loaded
[ 0.919708] loop: module loaded

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ dmesg | grep 'wlan'
(nothing)

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ sudo lshw -c network
[sudo] password for jvnn:
  *-network:0
       description: Ethernet interface
       product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller
       vendor: Intel Corporation
       physical id: 8
       bus info: pci@0000:02:08.0
       logical name: eth0
       version: 02
       serial: 00:11:09:8e:72:e5
       size: 10MB/s
       capacity: 100MB/s
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
       configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=e100 driverversion=3.5.24-k2-NAPI duplex=half firmware=N/A latency=32 link=no maxlatency=56 mingnt=8 multicast=yes port=MII speed=10MB/s
       resources: irq:20 memory:f6011000-f6011fff ioport:a000(size=64)
  *-network:1 UNCLAIMED
       description: Network controller
       product: ACX 100 22Mbps Wireless Interface
       vendor: Texas Instruments
       physical id: 9
       bus info: pci@0000:02:09.0
       version: 00
       width: 32 bits
       clock: 33MHz
       capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list
       configuration: latency=32
       resources: ioport:a400(size=32) memory:f6010000-f6010fff memory:f6000000-f600ffff

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ iwlist scan
lo Interface doesn't support scanning.

eth0 Interface doesn't support scanning.

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ lsb_release -d
Description: Ubuntu 9.10

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ uname -mr
2.6.31-14-generic i686

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Then, phase 2, I started following instructions in the patch topic http://www.uluga.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8283559#post8283559

Here's some data from phase 2:

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ mkdir acx
jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~$ cd acx
jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx$ wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/acx...080210.tar.bz2

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx$ tar xjvf acx-20080210.tar.bz2
jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx$ wget http://cc.oulu.fi/~rantalai/acx_karmic.patch
jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx$ sudo apt-get install patch
jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx$ patch -p0 < acx_karmic.patch

jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx$ cd acx-20080210/
jvnn@jvnn-desktop:~/acx/acx-20080210$ make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build M=`pwd`
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.31-16-generic'
LD /home/jvnn/acx/acx-20080210/built-in.o
CC [M] /home/jvnn/acx/acx-20...

[jvnn (jvnn)]

I forgot to add, I am in process of replacing my old reliable install of feisty 7.04 / kernel 2.6.20.17.
This wireless card worked with zero intervention on that install.
I have stuck another hard drive in the machine to put 9.10 on and will remove the old drive once I get this new install running.

[jvnn (jvnn)]

I am making slow progress with some help on forums, but it would be really nice to have someone who understands this stuff in-depth lend a hand.
I would like to be able to continue using this wireless card _and_ keep my installation current with all updates, hopefully I will not have to go through this every time the kernel changes.
Thanks!

[Jeremy Foshee (jeremyfoshee)]

This bug report was marked as Incomplete and has not had any updated comments for quite some time. As a result this bug is being closed. Please reopen if this is still an issue in the current Ubuntu release http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download . Also, please be sure to provide any requested information that may have been missing. To reopen the bug, click on the current status under the Status column and change the status back to "New". Thanks.

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