Xubuntu pcmcia wireless card not working

[spiderbatdad]

This is a Linksys wireless-G 2.4GHz Notebook Adapter. It has worked well for my friend using Xubuntu Gutsy and Hardy. Upgrading to Intrepid, the card no longer connects to the network. I can make multiple sudo dhclient requests and the second or third attempt will create a temporary connection. I may then browse to one web site or initiate one ssh session, then the connection stops working...the pid continues to run. I kill it; make another dhclient request, and get another one-time use...and so on.

The machine is an older HP pavillion ze1110 laptop. Booting with options acpi=off seems best.

The following is a section from dmesg. Please let me know if i can provide more information.
I have tried: sudo modprobe pcmcia && sudo modprobe pcmcia_core. Also sudo modprobe -v --first-time pcnet_cs.

[ 34.157924] acx: found ACX111-based wireless network card at 0000:02:00.0, irq:11, phymem1:0x14020000, phymem2:0x14000000, mem1:0xcfa80000, mem1_size:8192, mem2:0xcfac0000, mem2_size:131072
[ 34.159169] acx: loading firmware for acx1111 chipset with radio ID 16
[ 34.159240] firmware: requesting acx/1.2.1.34/tiacx111c16
[ 35.058651] NVS_vendor_offs:0221 probe_delay:200 eof_memory:1114112
[ 35.058738] CCAModes:04 Diversity:01 ShortPreOpt:01 PBCC:01 ChanAgil:00 PHY:05 Temp:01
[ 35.058806] AntennaID:00 Len:02 Data:01 02
[ 35.058960] PowerLevelID:01 Len:02 Data:001E 000A
[ 35.059117] DataRatesID:02 Len:05 Data:02 04 11 22 44
[ 35.059378] DomainID:03 Len:06 Data:10 20 30 31 32 40
[ 35.059668] ProductID:04 Len:09 Data:TI ACX100
[ 35.059721] ManufacturerID:05 Len:07 Data:TI Test
[ 35.118153] acx: === chipset TNETW1130, radio type 0x16 (Radia), form factor 0x01 ((mini-)PCI / CardBus), EEPROM version 0x05: uploaded firmware 'Rev 1.2.1.34' ===
[ 35.119802] acx v0.3.36: net device wlan0, driver compiled against wireless extensions 22 and Linux 2.6.27-5-generic
[ 33.536427] PCI: setting IRQ 10 as level-triggered
[ 33.536436] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: found PCI INT C -> IRQ 10
[ 33.536519] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: sharing IRQ 10 with 0000:00:11.5
[ 33.540631] usbcore: registered new interface driver acx_usb
[ 34.286111] VIA 82xx Modem 0000:00:11.6: setting latency timer to 64
[ 34.894189] MC'97 0 converters and GPIO not ready (0x1)
[ 34.903950] VIA 82xx Audio 0000:00:11.5: found PCI INT C -> IRQ 10
[ 34.904058] VIA 82xx Audio 0000:00:11.5: sharing IRQ 10 with 0000:00:11.6
[ 34.904274] VIA 82xx Audio 0000:00:11.5: setting latency timer to 64
[ 36.686836] lp0: using parport0 (interrupt-driven).
[ 37.022514] Adding 698788k swap on /dev/sda5. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:698788k
[ 37.540651] EXT3 FS on sda1, internal journal
[ 39.098654] type=1505 audit(1223328539.742:2): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" name2="default" pid=3411
[ 39.100165] type=1505 audit(1223328539.742:3): operation="profile_load" name="/usr/sbin/cupsd" name2="default" pid=3411
[ 39.362680] ip_tables: (C) 2000-2006 Netfilter Core Team
[ 41.285160] NET: Registered protocol family 17
[ 45.564250] NET: Registered protocol family 10
[ 45.565402] lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
[ 46.203074] wlan0: duplicate address detected!
[ 49.109181] powernow_k7: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_notify_smm
[ 49.109601] powernow_k7: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_unregister_performance
[ 49.110230] powernow_k7: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_register_performance
[ 49.216231] acpi_cpufreq: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_notify_smm
[ 49.216561] acpi_cpufreq: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_unregister_performance
[ 49.217492] acpi_cpufreq: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_preregister_performance
[ 49.217927] acpi_cpufreq: Unknown symbol acpi_processor_register_performance
[ 59.045557] warning: `avahi-daemon' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)
[ 59.760478] apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
[ 60.554965] ppdev: user-space parallel port driver
[ 62.557922] Bluetooth: Core ver 2.13
[ 62.562877] NET: Registered protocol family 31
[ 62.562893] Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
[ 62.562910] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 62.633799] Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.11
[ 62.633818] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 62.673647] Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
[ 62.674672] Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
[ 62.674712] Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.10
[ 62.761066] Bluetooth: BNEP (Ethernet Emulation) ver 1.3
[ 62.761086] Bluetooth: BNEP filters: protocol multicast
[ 62.956193] Bridge firewalling registered
[ 62.957903] pan0: Dropping NETIF_F_UFO since no NETIF_F_HW_CSUM feature.
[ 64.951391] mtrr: base(0x92000000) is not aligned on a size(0x5000000) boundary
[ 67.077213] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 67.077316] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 67.080449] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 67.080552] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 68.065138] [drm] Initialized drm 1.1.0 20060810
[ 68.082185] pci 0000:01:00.0: found PCI INT A -> IRQ 11
[ 68.082227] pci 0000:01:00.0: sharing IRQ 11 with 0000:00:0a.0
[ 68.086081] [drm] Initialized savage 2.4.1 20050313 on minor 0
[ 68.088804] mtrr: base(0x92000000) is not aligned on a size(0x5000000) boundary
[ 68.089890] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: AGP 2.0 bridge
[ 68.089939] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 0x mode
[ 68.089992] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 0x mode
[ 77.385018] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
[ 184.423536] wlan0: issue_cmd(): timed out waiting for CMD_COMPLETE. irq bits:0x0000 irq_status:0x0000 timeout:49ms cmd_status:1 (Success)
[ 184.423556] wlan0: issue_cmd(cmd:0x0016) FAILED
[ 184.423571] Pid: 4832, comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 2.6.27-5-generic #1
[ 184.423588] [<c037d686>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
[ 184.423646] [<cfab4749>] acxpci_s_issue_cmd_timeo+0x269/0x3b0 [acx]
[ 184.423731] [<cfaafa8a>] acx_s_set_probe_request_template+0x14a/0x160 [acx]
[ 184.423757] [<cfab08c3>] acx_s_update_card_settings+0xca3/0x1110 [acx]
[ 184.423775] [<c012ad2d>] ? check_preempt_wakeup+0x14d/0x1b0
[ 184.423793] [<c012b4ee>] ? try_to_wake_up+0xde/0x290
[ 184.423802] [<c031038d>] ? __nla_put+0x1d/0x50
[ 184.423817] [<c036a69f>] ? wireless_send_event+0x15f/0x230
[ 184.423833] [<c036a69f>] ? wireless_send_event+0x15f/0x230
[ 184.423841] [<c014bf80>] ? up+0x30/0x50
[ 184.423855] [<c036af07>] ? ioctl_standard_iw_point+0x127/0x290
[ 184.423865] [<c036af07>] ? ioctl_standard_iw_point+0x127/0x290
[ 184.423877] [<cfaaafd6>] acx_ioctl_commit+0x26/0x40 [acx]
[ 184.423892] [<cfaaafb0>] ? acx_ioctl_commit+0x0/0x40 [acx]
[ 184.423907] [<c036b12c>] ioctl_standard_call+0xbc/0x110
[ 184.423915] [<c02f3b85>] ? __dev_get_by_name+0x85/0xb0
[ 184.423928] [<c036a99e>] wireless_process_ioctl+0xbe/0x150
[ 184.423937] [<cfaaaa50>] ? acx_ioctl_set_encode+0x0/0x1a0 [acx]
[ 184.423952] [<c037e6b0>] ? mutex_lock+0x10/0x20
[ 184.423960] [<c036aaa0>] wext_handle_ioctl+0x70/0xe0
[ 184.423968] [<c036b070>] ? ioctl_standard_call+0x0/0x110
[ 184.423976] [<c036ac60>] ? ioctl_private_call+0x0/0x180
[ 184.423985] [<c02f5d2f>] dev_ioctl+0x45f/0x520
[ 184.423993] [<c0196ce0>] ? unmap_vmas+0x1a0/0x360
[ 184.424006] [<c037f8ad>] ? _spin_lock+0xd/0x10
[ 184.424015] [<c019e5ca>] ? anon_vma_unlink+0x4a/0x70
[ 184.424028] [<c02e62f0>] ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x250
[ 184.424038] [<c02e63e5>] sock_ioctl+0xf5/0x250
[ 184.424045] [<c02e62f0>] ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x250
[ 184.424052] [<c01c067d>] vfs_ioctl+0x2d/0x90
[ 184.424065] [<c01c0866>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x66/0x1f0
[ 184.424073] [<c01c0a5b>] sys_ioctl+0x6b/0x70
[ 184.424081] [<c0103f7b>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x2f
[ 184.424097] =======================

[spiderbatdad (spiderbatdad)]

subsequent boot with slightly different dmesg. Also subsequent boot provided a message from network-monitor applet for the first time..."wireless network available. Click here to connect" Attempted to connect but no luck...no network data available from applet.

[spiderbatdad (spiderbatdad)]

After 5+ dhclient requests the nm-applet shows no connection, but an address is assigned and dmesg:
[ 650.439598] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: AGP 2.0 bridge
[ 650.439664] agpgart-via 0000:00:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 0x mode
[ 650.439718] pci 0000:01:00.0: putting AGP V2 device into 0x mode
[ 902.501283] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 902.618370] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 902.619792] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 955.655512] wlan0: rx: 18 DUPs in 31 packets received in 10 secs
[ 966.393289] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 972.236069] rtl8150: eth0: allmulti set
[ 1040.439189] wlan0: rx: 12 DUPs in 18 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1286.245398] wlan0: rx: 26 DUPs in 96 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1554.704207] wlan0: rx: 36 DUPs in 105 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1574.913048] wlan0: rx: 73 DUPs in 240 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1673.952609] wlan0: rx: 21 DUPs in 63 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1726.494729] wlan0: rx: 25 DUPs in 45 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1742.056243] wlan0: rx: 16 DUPs in 65 packets received in 10 secs
[ 1792.051577] wlan0: rx: 53 DUPs in 95 packets received in 10 secs
diane@diane-laptop:~/Desktop$

[one goat (noze23)]

same here w/ kernel 2.6.27-6 and 2.6.27-7

[spiderbatdad (spiderbatdad)]

Recent updates have resulted in a consistent network connection, though the network monitor is not working and displays no connection...I do have a connection. During boot: starting network manager ok, then starting network manager fail.
Shutting down is a major problem...firstly it goes to the session splash screen instead of shutting down...then I have to choose shutdown...then confirm that I want to shutdown...Then some problem with network manager results in the command line freezing at system halted....and I have to press the power button again.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug. Is this now a duplicate of bug #279737, Network Manager Applet shows "No Network Connection" when all devices in unmanaged mode (managed=true) ?

Again, thanks for helping.

[spiderbatdad (spiderbatdad)]

I am not entirely sure. Occasionally, the kernel message is: wlan0: duplicate address detected!
And no connection is established. I have to manually bring down the interface then request a new address.

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Confirmed based on the last comments. There should be enough information for the developers to begin work on this bug. Thanks for helping.

[rdy (rdaussy-deactivatedaccount)]

Exactly same problem with a Dlink AirplusG+ DWL-G650+ wifi pccard involving an ACX111 chipset.
Using Xubuntu 8.10 Intrepid with kernel: 2.6.27-9-generic #1 SMP Thu Nov 20 21:57:00 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
The firmware installed by default in /lib/firmware/acx/default is not the same one than
in previous Ubuntu version 8.04.
I recopy the old firmware to get exactly the same one than in 8.04 and reboot. Now the laptop
don't hang anymore after some minutes. The board is still activated, but the network does not work more.

 Pikwix

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

The issue that you reported is one that should be reproducible with the live environment of the Desktop CD of the development release - Precise Pangolin. It would help us greatly if you could test with it so we can work on getting it fixed in the next release of Ubuntu. You can find out more about the development release at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ . Thanks again and we appreciate your help.

We really need to know if this has been fixed in any release later than Ubuntu 8.10. The currently supported releases are (X)Ubuntu 10.04, 10.10, 11.10, and the development release, Precise Pangolin

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