[driverloader] Similar multiple problems dl2.24 / SuSE9.2 amd64
/ bcm4306
Eric Herget
eherget at bellsouth.net
Sat Mar 5 12:32:51 EST 2005
More info...
I installed driverloader 2.25 and put the memory config back to 1x256MB
and 1x1GB memory modules. I still see the same behavior with CPU being
used at 100% and keyboard input messed up on the 2.6.11 kernel.
Another piece of info I had fogotten to mention - if I run `dldrconfig
-k` after the machine boots while the wireless card is deactivated, then
activate the card, all works fine. This happens on both the 2.6.8-24.11
kernel and 2.6.11.
Is it possible driverloader has a dependency on a kernel module on my
system that most others might have built in to the kernel?
Eric
Eric Herget wrote:
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Yes, this one is a strange one. You mention not being able to scan
> for an access point. I haven't had that problem - possibly this was
> the other person who posted a similar problem with keyboard input
> being messed up.
>
> I've checked my kernel config and I do not have CONFIG_PREEMPT set. I
> cannot even find CONFIG_4KSTACKS in my config so it is presumably also
> unset.
>
> I also put back my original memory configuration and, surprisingly,
> everything works as expected. So I'll sum up where we're at so far:
>
> - Common config -
> SuSE9.2
> AMD64
> HP Pavilion zv5340us notebook
> Broadcom BCM4306 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Controller (rev 03)
> bcmwl564 driver (as linked to from your website)
>
> - In chronological order -
> Got driverloader working with 64-bit Broadcom driver linked from you
> website on kernel v 2.6.8-24.11 with 512MB memory in notebook (2 x
> 256MB memory modules).
>
> Changed out 1 256MB memory module for 1GB memory module still on
> kernel v 2.6.8-24.11 and now system hangs if wireless device is
> activated. Hangs at boot when starting driverloader if wireless card
> is active at boot time. If I activate the wireless card using button
> above keyboard after system has booted, the system hangs immediately
> (no network access, etc). In both cases hard reboot is necessary.
> Did not see any related messages in dmesg output or /var/log/messages.
>
> Dl'd, compiled and installed kernel 2.6.11, did dldrconfig -k, etc.
> with same memory config as above (1x 256MB and 1x 1GB memory
> modules). If wireless device is activated, "kdldrd/dpc" process eats
> up all available CPU and keyboard input behavior is strange.
> Deactivating wireless device seems to put system back in its normal
> state - normal CPU usage and keyboard input is normal. I have not
> looked at dmesg output or /var/log/messages in this case - that's next.
>
> Put memory configuration back to 2x256MB memory modules, still with
> 2.6.11 kernel and all works as expected.
>
>
> I'm now gonna put the memory back to 1x256MB and 1x1GB configuration
> and look for anything in dmesg output and/or /var/log/messages. Then
> I'll dl driverloader 2.25 and see if that has any affect.
>
> Out of curiosity, where did the 64-bit broadcom drivers come from?
> Are they beta version drivers?
>
> Eric
>
>
> Linuxant support (Jonathan) wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> this is s strange problem, when you are unable to scan for an access
>> point and the characters which are repeated, it could be an interrupt
>> related problem.
>>
>> Eric, if you put back the memory setup you had before with
>> DriverLoader does it fix the problem?
>>
>> You could also check that you kernel was not compiled with one of the
>> following options:
>>
>> ---
>> CONFIG_4KSTACKS
>> CONFIG_PREEMPT
>> ---
>>
>> If your kernel each compiled with one of these options enabled,
>> please disable it, re-compile the kernel and finally re-compile the
>> DriverLoader module with the 'dldrconfig -k' command in a root shell.
>>
>> You could also try to use your wireless card under Windows XP to see
>> if you have a similar problem.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> Jonathan
>> Technical specialist / Linuxant
>> www.linuxant.com
>> support at linuxant.com
>>
>>
>> eherget at bellsouth.net wrote:
>>
>>> I, too, have similar problems.
>>>
>>> I have a Pavilion zv5340us notebook - AMD64, Broadcom 802.11
>>> built-in, etc.
>>> I had written before about problem with the button at the top of the
>>> keyboard that activates/deactivates the wireless device. I had
>>> gotten it all working nicely...
>>>
>>> ...but then I added more memory. The notebook has 2 memory "slots",
>>> one is easily reachable behind an access panel, the other requires
>>> some disassembly to get to the slot under the keyboard. I replaced
>>> the easily reachable 256MB memory module with a 1GB module - the
>>> other slot still has a 256MB module.
>>>
>>> Since then, my machine would hang when starting Driverloader during
>>> boot if the device was activated (device activation state is
>>> controlled by the button above the keyboard and is persistent
>>> between reboots/power off-on). This on kernel 2.6.8-24.11. If the
>>> device is off during boot the machine comes up fine, but pressing
>>> the button to activate the wireless device causes the system to lockup.
>>>
>>> Yesterday I dl'd the newest kernel 2.6.11 and with the fix mentioned
>>> in a post earlier today, I tried driverloader with it.
>>>
>>> Now, instead of locking up, the system has its CPU pegged at ~100%.
>>> But I was able to see that a process called "kdldrd/dpc" was eating
>>> up all this usage. As with the most recent post that I've forwarded
>>> here, the keyboard input is strange. In my case, same letters typed
>>> with other letters in between got jumbled. For example, I would
>>> type "dldrconfig" and what showed up on screen a few seconds later
>>> was "ddlrconfig". Or "10802" became "10082". Unlike the post I
>>> forwarded, mine is a single CPU system.
>>>
>>> With the 2.6.11 kernel, I could press the button to deactivate the
>>> wireless device and the system would go back to normal (CPU usage OK
>>> and keyboard input OK). On the 2.6.8-24.11 kernel, once the system
>>> locked up, deactivating the wireless device did not free up the system.
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: "Martin A. Brooks" <martin at hinterlands.org>
>>>> Date: 2005/03/03 Thu AM 11:03:36 EST
>>>> To: driverloader at lists.linuxant.com
>>>> Subject: [driverloader] multiple problems dl2.24 / debian amd64 /
>>>> Belkin
>>>> bcm4306 based card
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> I'm experiencing three problems with driverloader 2.24. Firstly,
>>>> what does work:
>>>>
>>>> Driverloader compiles for my kernel (2.6.10) and allows me to
>>>> upload the driver for the wireless card. The wireless card is
>>>> detected correctly and appears as eth1, I am able to use ifconfig
>>>> to configure the interface.
>>>>
>>>> My problems are:
>>>>
>>>> 1) I cannot reach my accesspoint. Even with the correct ESSID set
>>>> the AP is not detected by the iw utilities. I am not able to ping
>>>> known up and known working hosts on the network.
>>>>
>>>> 2) The kernelspace driverloader process consumes 100% of one CPU
>>>> (I have a dual opteron 242). This hits performance quite a lot, as
>>>> you can imagine.
>>>>
>>>> 3) With driverloader in residence I get keyboard glitches under X
>>>> (not under the console). Typing "martin at hinterlands.org" for
>>>> example, will usually look something like
>>>> "marrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrtin at hinttttttttttttttttttttterlaaaaaaaaands.orrrrrrrrrg".
>>>> If I unload the driverloader module then all is well.
>>>>
>>>> Any hints appreciated
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>>
>>>> Martin A. Brooks
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