Package: ipw3945-modules-2.6.21-2-686
Version: 2.6.21+1.2.1-3
Severity: important
I am having connection issues with a new laptop running the ipw3945 driver.
Here are the details...
Debian sid on x86 HP Compaq NC6320.
The wireless interface is eth2.
/lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/contrib/ipw3945.ko
version=1.2.1dmpr
/sbin/ipw3945d
version: 1.7.22
iwlist Wireless-Tools version 29
Compatible with Wireless Extension v11 to v22.
Kernel Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
eth2 Recommend Wireless Extension v16 or later,
Currently compiled with Wireless Extension v22.
eth2 Available private ioctls :
set_power (8BE0) : set 1 int & get 0
get_power (8BE1) : set 0 & get 80 char
set_mode (8BE2) : set 1 int & get 0
get_mode (8BE3) : set 0 & get 80 char
set_preamble (8BE4) : set 1 int & get 0
get_preamble (8BE5) : set 0 & get 16 char
reset (8BE7) : set 0 int & get 0
monitor (8BE6) : set 2 int & get 0
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## Symptoms
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ipw3945 associates to the wireless infrastructure using:
iwconfig eth2 essid any
which in turn associates with the correct ssid. I am able to obtain an
IPAddress
using DHCP after many DHCPREQUESTs. Network traffic does pass very slowly and
frequent drops
occur. Overall, I would consider wireless unusable.
What is important to take away is the following:
- Similar behavior running etch on different versions of the module.
- Using an kubuntu live cd (7.0.4) wireless works out of the box:
Details of kubuntu 7.0.4 with working module:
linux-image-2.6.20-15-generic: /lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/wire
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.20-15-generic/kernel/ubuntu/wireless/ipw3945/ip
license: GPL
author: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
version: 1.2.0mp
description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Network Connection driver for Linux
srcversion: 9B03103B15A8FE1824967C2
alias: pci:v00008086d00004227sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: ieee80211
vermagic: 2.6.20-15-generic SMP mod_unload 586
parm: antenna:select antenna (1=Main, 2=Aux, default 0 [both]) (int)
parm: disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm: associate:auto associate when scanning (default 0 off) (int)
parm: auto_create:auto create adhoc network (default 1 on) (int)
parm: led:enable led control (default 1 on)
(int)
parm: channel:channel to limit associate to (default 0 [ANY]) (int)
parm: rtap_iface:create the rtap interface (1 - create, default 0) (in
parm: mode:network mode (0=BSS,1=IBSS,2=Monitor) (int)
- The current version in sid:
filename: /lib/modules/2.6.21-2-686/contrib/ipw3945.ko
license: GPL
author: Copyright(c) 2003-2006 Intel Corporation
version: 1.2.1dmpr
description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945 Network Connection driver for Linux
srcversion: 1E2C60B5406C1954F0967A8
alias: pci:v00008086d00004227sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias: pci:v00008086d00004222sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
depends: firmware_class,ieee80211
vermagic: 2.6.21-2-686 SMP mod_unload 686
parm: antenna:select antenna (1=Main, 2=Aux, default 0 [both]) (int)
parm: disable:manually disable the radio (default 0 [radio on]) (int)
parm: associate:auto associate when scanning (default 0 off) (int)
parm: auto_create:auto create adhoc network (default 1 on) (int)
parm: led:enable led control (default 1 on)
(int)
parm: debug:debug output mask (int)
parm: channel:channel to limit associate to (default 0 [ANY]) (int)
parm: rtap_iface:create the rtap interface (1 - create, default 0)
(int)
parm: mode:network mode (0=BSS,1=IBSS,2=Monitor) (int)
- I can correlate link drops with the following syslog messages:
/var/log/syslog
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: tx cmd rate scale failed.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: ERROR: No TX rate available.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: tx cmd rate scale failed.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: ERROR: No TX rate available.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: tx cmd rate scale failed.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: ERROR: No TX rate available.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: tx cmd rate scale failed.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: ERROR: No TX rate available.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: tx cmd rate scale failed.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: ERROR: No TX rate available.
Jul 6 10:46:15 shakey2 kernel: ipw3945: tx cmd rate scale failed.
/var/log/ipw3945d/ipw3945d.log
2007-07-06 10:58:06: WARNING: scan complete while not in scan.
It seems to be associating continously and unable to maintain a reliable
connection.
Thanks very much,
Josh Richard
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.21-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages ipw3945-modules-2.6.21-2-686 depends on:
ii linux-image-2.6.21-2-686 [lin 2.6.21-5 Linux 2.6.21 image on PPro/Celeron
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