[Acx100-devel] [ acx100-Bugs-820317 ] v0.2.0pre4 hangs after / while initializing

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Bugs item #820317, was opened at 2003-10-08 22:29
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Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: v0.2.0pre4 hangs after / while initializing

Initial Comment:
When trying to start 0.2.0pre4 the machine locks up.
Nothing works anymore - not even text console switching!
Removing the PC-Card does not change anything.
The machine locks up before all kernel messages are
saved. So I have only the first part. - With several
tries I came only up to the ProcessProbeResponse
message. But this was issued for both of me base stations.

I turned one of them off, but no difference, except
that only one base station was found.

I tried to add some debug output after the call to
ProcessProbeResponse(), but I could not find it on the
screen. (I didn't try it with both stations turned on.)

I use a Vigor520 PC-Card and a Vigro2500 Base station.

A part from /var/log/messages:

Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100: It looks like
you were coaxed into buying a wireless network card
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100: that uses the
mysterious ACX100 chip from Texas Instruments.
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100: You should
better have bought e.g. a PRISM(R) chipset based card,
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100: since that would
mean REAL vendor Linux support.
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100: Given this info,
it's plain evident that this driver is EXPERIMENTAL,
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100: thus your
mileage may vary. Visit http://acx100.sf.net for support.
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: Found ACX100-based
wireless network card, phymem1:0x10800000,
phymem2:0x10810000, irq:10, mem1:0xd0776000,
mem2:0xd0778000
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: Allocating 6604, 19CCh
bytes for wlandevice_t
Oct  8 23:33:31 notexp kernel: acx100_probe_pci: EEPROM
card ID string check found non-standard card ID: this
is a DrayTek Vigor 520, no??
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: 456: Allocated 39492
bytes for firmware module loading.
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: acx100_write_fw
(firmware): 1, acx100_validate_fw: 1
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp /etc/hotplug/net.agent[1364]:
Setting up NET devices switched of. Exiting net.agent ...
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: ************
acx100_initmac_1 ************
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: 456: Allocated 908 bytes
for firmware module loading.
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: WriteACXImage (radio):
1, ValidateACXImage: 1
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: writing WEP options.
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: Regulatory domain ID as
read from EEPROM: 0x1
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: invalid regulatory
domain specified, falling back to FCC (USA)!
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: setting regulatory
domain to 1 (0x10): FCC (USA)        (1-11)
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: acx100_issue_cmd failed:
Invalid parameter [1350 uSec]
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: Regulatory domain ID as
read from EEPROM: 0x1
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: invalid regulatory
domain specified, falling back to FCC (USA)!
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: setting regulatory
domain to 1 (0x10): FCC (USA)        (1-11)
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: acx100_issue_cmd failed:
Invalid parameter [1350 uSec]
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: SSID = STAE4970C, len = 9
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: SSID = STAE4970C, len = 9
Oct  8 23:33:32 notexp kernel: acx100: form factor 0x01
(D-Link DWL-520+/650+/Planet WL-8305?), radio type 0x15
(UNKNOWN, used e.g. in DrayTek Vigor 520, pl
ease report the radio type name!), EEPROM version
0x0005. Uploaded firmware 'Rev 1.9.4.7' (0x01020505).

Missing:
Messages up to the two found stations. One with hidden
ESSID, the other one with shown ESSID
Last Message is about ProcessProbeResponse ...

If I can tell anything more, then please tell me.
Stefan.Bergler AT w e b . d e

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Comment By: Daniel Pfenniger (danielpf)
Date: 2003-10-14 23:19

Message:
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user_id=3738

v0.2.0pre4 hangs also a Vaio with Mandrake 9.2rc2, while 
pre3 works the best.

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Comment By: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Date: 2003-10-10 20:25

Message:
Logged In: NO 

same problem here... Using SuSE 8.2  Standard Kernel 2.4.21-
4GB and the D-Link DWL 520+ with D-Link-Router DWL 614+ 
(I know that the router doesn't have anything to do with the 
problem ;).
When I try to use 0.2.0pre1, 2 or 3 it says that the 
acx100_pci.o-file was compiled for another kernel... with 
0.1.19h (or whatever it's called) *sometimes* everything 
works - I still haven't found out what I have to do so that it 
works... I have no signal and sometimes a signal strength like 
132 or 117... the MAC-Address is always like 
00:00:00:00:00:00 and I can't ping the router, only my own 
computer... 
If you have any questions:
C r a z y t o f i r e ( a t ) w e b . d e

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