Thread: [Ndiswrapper-general] Freezing 0.8 / Intel 2200 BG wireless
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From: Denis M. <ndi...@de...> - 2004-06-28 14:39:29
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Hi, I am experiencing the same problem as Eric Buehl (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=5011361&forum_id=36471): I've installed Fedora Core 2 on a Dell Inspiron 9600C (Pentium-M) with Intel 2200 BG wireless card. Compiling and installation of ndiswrapper and the Windows driver worked pretty well and the module loads without any problems. When the interface is activated, I get an IP address and stuff and the connection is just fine. But after a few seconds (or sometimes after some minutes) the whole system just freezes. On one time this happened, the kernel wrote a few lines on the console (presumably the beginning of the call trace): do_IRQ common_interrupt NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] recalc_task_prio activate_task vsnprintf NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] soft_cursor recalc_task_prio (I left the addresses out) That was all the kernel said before it died. I tried it with different kernel versions: FC2 2.6.6 from linuxant.com and a plain 2.6.7 from kernel.org (with importing the fedora 2 kernel config file), ACPI enabled, 4kstacks disabled. I've also tried the module parameter "hangcheck_interval=-1" as suggested by Patric Ljun (see thread above). As Windows driver I tried the one delivered by Dell, the original one from Intel and the one linked from the ndiswrapper-HP (which seems to be the same as the Dell-driver). Are there perhaps other kernel options that may cause this problem? Or may it be a fault of ndiswrapper or the Windows driver (sure, that's perhaps the main fault ;-) Regards, Denis |
From: Eric B. <eri...@gm...> - 2004-06-28 15:15:43
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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Eric Buehl <eri...@gm...> Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:15:04 -0700 Subject: Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] Freezing 0.8 / Intel 2200 BG wireless To: Denis Martin <ndi...@de...> Yup! Sounds just like me! I'm starting to guess that maybe it's a conflict with the hardware, or that it's the windows driver that is causing problems. What would be significant about this card that might cause problems? What else can I/we do to help debug this?? eric On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:41:48 +0200, Denis Martin <ndi...@de...> wrote: > > Hi, > > I am experiencing the same problem as Eric Buehl > (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=5011361&forum_id=36471): > > I've installed Fedora Core 2 on a Dell Inspiron 9600C (Pentium-M) with > Intel 2200 BG wireless card. Compiling and installation of ndiswrapper > and the Windows driver worked pretty well and the module loads without > any problems. When the interface is activated, I get an IP address and > stuff and the connection is just fine. > > But after a few seconds (or sometimes after some minutes) the whole > system just freezes. On one time this happened, the kernel wrote a few > lines on the console (presumably the beginning of the call trace): > > do_IRQ > common_interrupt > NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] > recalc_task_prio > activate_task > vsnprintf > NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] > soft_cursor > recalc_task_prio > > (I left the addresses out) That was all the kernel said before it died. > > I tried it with different kernel versions: FC2 2.6.6 from linuxant.com > and a plain 2.6.7 from kernel.org (with importing the fedora 2 kernel > config file), ACPI enabled, 4kstacks disabled. I've also tried the > module parameter "hangcheck_interval=-1" as suggested by Patric Ljun > (see thread above). > > As Windows driver I tried the one delivered by Dell, the original one > from Intel and the one linked from the ndiswrapper-HP (which seems to be > the same as the Dell-driver). > > Are there perhaps other kernel options that may cause this problem? Or > may it be a fault of ndiswrapper or the Windows driver (sure, that's > perhaps the main fault ;-) > > Regards, > Denis > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > Ndi...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > |
From: James M. <fis...@gm...> - 2004-06-28 15:33:36
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I have the 2.6.7 kernel from Gentoo and I use the dell driver for the Intel 2200 BG as well and I had no problems after initial configurations. I'm pretty sure all three drivers you listed (ndiswrapper, Dell, Intel) are the same thing. Try printing out your interrupts and make sure there are no conflicts. I think if you cat /proc/interrupts you can post that to here and they can take a look. I can try posting my config file and you can do a diff to see if there's any difference. I know gentoo sometimes hacks their kernel a little bit but I don't think that makes much of a difference. Let me know if you want me to post the file. Is that stack trace from the FC2 kernel or the vanilla one? James On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:15:37 -0700, Eric Buehl <eri...@gm...> wrote: > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Eric Buehl <eri...@gm...> > Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:15:04 -0700 > Subject: Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] Freezing 0.8 / Intel 2200 BG wireless > To: Denis Martin <ndi...@de...> > > Yup! Sounds just like me! I'm starting to guess that maybe it's a > conflict with the hardware, or that it's the windows driver that is > causing problems. What would be significant about this card that > might cause problems? What else can I/we do to help debug this?? > > eric > > > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:41:48 +0200, Denis Martin > <ndi...@de...> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am experiencing the same problem as Eric Buehl > > (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=5011361&forum_id=36471): > > > > I've installed Fedora Core 2 on a Dell Inspiron 9600C (Pentium-M) with > > Intel 2200 BG wireless card. Compiling and installation of ndiswrapper > > and the Windows driver worked pretty well and the module loads without > > any problems. When the interface is activated, I get an IP address and > > stuff and the connection is just fine. > > > > But after a few seconds (or sometimes after some minutes) the whole > > system just freezes. On one time this happened, the kernel wrote a few > > lines on the console (presumably the beginning of the call trace): > > > > do_IRQ > > common_interrupt > > NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] > > recalc_task_prio > > activate_task > > vsnprintf > > NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] > > soft_cursor > > recalc_task_prio > > > > (I left the addresses out) That was all the kernel said before it died. > > > > I tried it with different kernel versions: FC2 2.6.6 from linuxant.com > > and a plain 2.6.7 from kernel.org (with importing the fedora 2 kernel > > config file), ACPI enabled, 4kstacks disabled. I've also tried the > > module parameter "hangcheck_interval=-1" as suggested by Patric Ljun > > (see thread above). > > > > As Windows driver I tried the one delivered by Dell, the original one > > from Intel and the one linked from the ndiswrapper-HP (which seems to be > > the same as the Dell-driver). > > > > Are there perhaps other kernel options that may cause this problem? Or > > may it be a fault of ndiswrapper or the Windows driver (sure, that's > > perhaps the main fault ;-) > > > > Regards, > > Denis > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > > Ndi...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > _______________________________________________ > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > Ndi...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > |
From: Eric B. <eri...@gm...> - 2004-06-28 15:38:23
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I've tried the default FC2 kernel, 2.6.6 and 2.6.7 from kernel.org all with the same result. Initially all with the same config, but i have been moving things around in an attempt to make this work. Should i post my kernel config? On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:33:34 -0400, James McCarthy <fis...@gm...> wrote: > > I have the 2.6.7 kernel from Gentoo and I use the dell driver for the > Intel 2200 BG as well and I had no problems after initial > configurations. I'm pretty sure all three drivers you listed > (ndiswrapper, Dell, Intel) are the same thing. Try printing out your > interrupts and make sure there are no conflicts. I think if you cat > /proc/interrupts you can post that to here and they can take a look. > I can try posting my config file and you can do a diff to see if > there's any difference. I know gentoo sometimes hacks their kernel a > little bit but I don't think that makes much of a difference. Let me > know if you want me to post the file. > Is that stack trace from the FC2 kernel or the vanilla one? > > James > > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:15:37 -0700, Eric Buehl <eri...@gm...> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: Eric Buehl <eri...@gm...> > > Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:15:04 -0700 > > Subject: Re: [Ndiswrapper-general] Freezing 0.8 / Intel 2200 BG wireless > > To: Denis Martin <ndi...@de...> > > > > Yup! Sounds just like me! I'm starting to guess that maybe it's a > > conflict with the hardware, or that it's the windows driver that is > > causing problems. What would be significant about this card that > > might cause problems? What else can I/we do to help debug this?? > > > > eric > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:41:48 +0200, Denis Martin > > <ndi...@de...> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am experiencing the same problem as Eric Buehl > > > (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=5011361&forum_id=36471): > > > > > > I've installed Fedora Core 2 on a Dell Inspiron 9600C (Pentium-M) with > > > Intel 2200 BG wireless card. Compiling and installation of ndiswrapper > > > and the Windows driver worked pretty well and the module loads without > > > any problems. When the interface is activated, I get an IP address and > > > stuff and the connection is just fine. > > > > > > But after a few seconds (or sometimes after some minutes) the whole > > > system just freezes. On one time this happened, the kernel wrote a few > > > lines on the console (presumably the beginning of the call trace): > > > > > > do_IRQ > > > common_interrupt > > > NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] > > > recalc_task_prio > > > activate_task > > > vsnprintf > > > NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] > > > soft_cursor > > > recalc_task_prio > > > > > > (I left the addresses out) That was all the kernel said before it died. > > > > > > I tried it with different kernel versions: FC2 2.6.6 from linuxant.com > > > and a plain 2.6.7 from kernel.org (with importing the fedora 2 kernel > > > config file), ACPI enabled, 4kstacks disabled. I've also tried the > > > module parameter "hangcheck_interval=-1" as suggested by Patric Ljun > > > (see thread above). > > > > > > As Windows driver I tried the one delivered by Dell, the original one > > > from Intel and the one linked from the ndiswrapper-HP (which seems to be > > > the same as the Dell-driver). > > > > > > Are there perhaps other kernel options that may cause this problem? Or > > > may it be a fault of ndiswrapper or the Windows driver (sure, that's > > > perhaps the main fault ;-) > > > > > > Regards, > > > Denis > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > > > Ndi...@li... > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > This SF.Net email sponsored by Black Hat Briefings & Training. > > Attend Black Hat Briefings & Training, Las Vegas July 24-29 - > > digital self defense, top technical experts, no vendor pitches, > > unmatched networking opportunities. Visit www.blackhat.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Ndiswrapper-general mailing list > > Ndi...@li... > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ndiswrapper-general > > > |
From: Eric B. <eri...@gm...> - 2004-06-28 17:47:27
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ya, i had 4k stacks enabled and that was preventing me from initially inserting the module, but now that it was disabled, it loads ok, but then of course later hangs On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 13:41:55 -0400, James McCarthy <fis...@gm...> wrote: > > > > > I've tried the default FC2 kernel, 2.6.6 and 2.6.7 from kernel.org all > > with the same result. Initially all with the same config, but i have > > been moving things around in an attempt to make this work. Should i > > post my kernel config? > > > > > > It can't hurt...I did have a situation where my kernel was hanging at > one point but I think it was related to the 4k stacks issue which you > guys seem to say you don't have configured. > |
From: Denis M. <ndi...@de...> - 2004-06-28 19:33:25
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Hi James McCarthy schrieb am 28.06.2004 17:33: >I'm pretty sure all three drivers you listed >(ndiswrapper, Dell, Intel) are the same thing. > The original Intel driver and the Dell/Sony driver differ in size (but since both have the same problem, I think that's not the issue...) >Try printing out your >interrupts and make sure there are no conflicts. I think if you cat >/proc/interrupts you can post that to here and they can take a look. > > Here it is: CPU0 0: 309152 XT-PIC timer 1: 207 XT-PIC i8042 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 7: 485 XT-PIC ndiswrapper, Intel 82801DB-ICH4 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc 9: 1 XT-PIC acpi 11: 1248 XT-PIC ehci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, uhci_hcd, yenta 12: 58 XT-PIC i8042 14: 10420 XT-PIC ide0 15: 8130 XT-PIC ide1 NMI: 0 ERR: 0 How may I change the interrupt assignments? May BIOS doesn't seem to have an option for that... >I can try posting my config file and you can do a diff to see if >there's any difference. I know gentoo sometimes hacks their kernel a >little bit but I don't think that makes much of a difference. Let me >know if you want me to post the file. > > Yes, I think it's worth a try. I'll then try to compile the vanilla kernel with your config with as least changes as possible. If the file is too large for the mailing list, it is perhaps better you only send it directly to Eric and me. Did you customize your kernel or is it the standard config of gentoo? >Is that stack trace from the FC2 kernel or the vanilla one? > > It's the stack trace of the vanilla kernel 2.6.7. I think, I will continue using it since there weren't any issues with FC2 (except the lack of the boot splash patch - but that's something I can live with ;-) >>On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 16:41:48 +0200, Denis Martin >><ndi...@de...> wrote: >> >> >>>[...] >>> >>>But after a few seconds (or sometimes after some minutes) the whole >>>system just freezes. On one time this happened, the kernel wrote a few >>>lines on the console (presumably the beginning of the call trace): >>> >>> do_IRQ >>> common_interrupt >>> NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] >>> recalc_task_prio >>> activate_task >>> vsnprintf >>> NdisReleaseSpinLock [ndiswrapper] >>> soft_cursor >>> recalc_task_prio >>> >>>(I left the addresses out) That was all the kernel said before it died. >>> >>> |
From: Denis M. <ndi...@de...> - 2004-06-28 19:33:23
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Eric Buehl schrieb am 28.06.2004 17:15: >Yup! Sounds just like me! I'm starting to guess that maybe it's a >conflict with the hardware, or that it's the windows driver that is >causing problems. What would be significant about this card that >might cause problems? What else can I/we do to help debug this?? > > At the moment this issue seems to be restricted to Fedora-Core-2 (even with vanilla kernel) and Intel 2200 BG wireless... But I'm still optimistic that it is not a great thing (so I hope *g*) |
From: Eric B. <eri...@gm...> - 2004-07-26 00:39:56
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ditto On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 01:35:50 -0400, Giridhar Pemmasani <gi...@lm...> wrote: > > Hi, > > There have been many changes since 0.8 release. I am wondering if you > could get latest cvs and test. Let me know if it works or not. > > Thanks, > Giri > |
From: Pontus F. <pon...@ta...> - 2004-06-28 20:31:33
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On Mon, 2004-06-28 at 16:41, Denis Martin wrote: > Hi, > > I am experiencing the same problem as Eric Buehl > (http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=5011361&forum_id=36471): > > I've installed Fedora Core 2 on a Dell Inspiron 9600C (Pentium-M) with > Intel 2200 BG wireless card. Compiling and installation of ndiswrapper > and the Windows driver worked pretty well and the module loads without > any problems. When the interface is activated, I get an IP address and > stuff and the connection is just fine. > > But after a few seconds (or sometimes after some minutes) the whole > system just freezes. On one time this happened, the kernel wrote a few > lines on the console (presumably the beginning of the call trace): A few things you can test: * Is any wireless monitor applet loaded? Try to remove. * Is your kernel preemptive? Try to disable. * Have as few drivers as possible loaded. Any difference? Pontus |
From: Tim W. <ti...@we...> - 2004-06-28 22:41:44
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Pontus Fuchs <pontus.fuchs <at> tactel.se> writes: > A few things you can test: > > * Is any wireless monitor applet loaded? Try to remove. > * Is your kernel preemptive? Try to disable. > * Have as few drivers as possible loaded. > > Any difference? > > Pontus > So... does that include a home written program to read in the /proc/net/wireless and /proc/net/ndiswrapper/wlan0/stats|hw|wep files? If so, maybe that is what my lockup problem may be... -Timmy |
From: Pontus F. <pon...@ta...> - 2004-06-30 06:56:41
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On Tue, 2004-06-29 at 00:41, Tim Welch wrote: > Pontus Fuchs <pontus.fuchs <at> tactel.se> writes: > So... does that include a home written program to read in > the /proc/net/wireless and /proc/net/ndiswrapper/wlan0/stats|hw|wep files? > If so, maybe that is what my lockup problem may be... No 1 thing to do when tracking errors is to have an as simple as possible setup, so yes don't run anything like that... Pontus |
From: Eric B. <eri...@gm...> - 2004-07-26 06:15:33
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i'm just wondering if CVS is safe to use. Last time i tried it, it caused some major problems! On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 21:02:38 -0400, Giridhar Pemmasani <gi...@lm...> wrote: > On Sun, 25 Jul 2004 17:39:53 -0700, Eric Buehl <eri...@gm...> said: > > Eric> ditto > > ditto what? > > It takes more effort even to dig up who uses 2200 and has problems and > mail than to post some detail about what kernel you use, actual oops > message etc! > > -- > Giri > |
From: <az...@se...> - 2004-07-26 10:04:35
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Eric Buehl wrote: | i'm just wondering if CVS is safe to use. Last time i tried it, it | caused some major problems! Yes, it should be safe as 0.9-pre1 is form cvs, don't know it it's the latest or not. - -- ~ .''`. Torbj=F6rn Svensson, azoff (at) se (dot) linux (dot) org ~ : :' : 7EB9 2DC5 61AE DAB5 7099 BAC6 798E E39A DBDB 0CFD ~ `. `' http://azoff.homeip.net | http://azoff.tty0.org ~ `-- http://www.se.linux.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFBBNcueY7jmtvbDP0RAmWZAJ98fHSqvxiorG5Wc36j1+zYhxJgMQCdGSTY S8Utyr613TVA0/d6ukCFdCQ=3D =3DkDBC -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
From: Mark J. <ma...@ja...> - 2004-07-26 15:40:29
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=2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 0.9-pre1 works fine with ipw2100, however, with the hardware switch set to = off=20 the system boots and ndiswrapper works in that it sets the wifi up (current= ly=20 ad-hoc, channel 10, essid majnet2) so it performs better than 0.8 did in th= at=20 it doesnt crap out when trying to set the channel, the problem is booting=20 with the wifi on or turning the card on properly with the hardware switch=20 after the system has booted and ndiswrapper is loaded =3D=3D insta-lockup, = one=20 step forwards, two steps back eh? currently recompiling with debug=3D1 to s= ee=20 if anything is dumped, will swap the cards over again later to try it maj =2D----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBBSW6cCiIowKJhdgRAtpUAKCRzHxqmxlKOO8LdihNbA5rkZqzOgCfU19p ArSRJXOvaVZHIHCvCLJ2ViU=3D =3Dafgm =2D----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |