[Voyage-linux] Problems with alix 2d3 and madwifi on voyage-current (lenny)
Kim-man 'Punky' TSE
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Tue Feb 24 16:27:18 HKT 2009
Hi Juergen,
I encountered one stuck beacon after 1 day of running. The download
didn't break and the link is recoverable, so I continue to run it until
tonight.
[109491.471697] wifi0: ath_bstuck_tasklet: Stuck beacon; resetting
(beacon miss count: 11)
Regards,
Punky
Juergen Adolph wrote:
> Hi,
>
> T tested the "0.9.4+r3942.20090205haltesting" and have also stuck beacon
> errors after a downloadtest.
> The throughput was a little slower than with the rc2.
>
> Next, I will test the 0.9.4+r3942hal
>
> Regards,
> Juergen
>
> ----- "Kim-man 'Punky' TSE" <punkytse at punknix.com> schrieb:
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I encountered stuck beacon problem twice when using trunk r3941. So I
>>
>> am now testing hal-testing. I am testing on alix3a (initial version)
>>
>> Regards,
>> Punky
>>
>>
>> Panagiotis Malakoudis wrote:
>>
>>> @Juergen Adolph: If I am not mistaken, the madwifi-modules from
>>>
>> Punky
>>
>>> require the new kernel from voyage 0.6.1, which is built with gcc
>>> 4.3.2. So you need to update your kernel.
>>>
>>> @Punky: I'll try the r3942 and let you know, though before trying
>>> older versions I think I tried the
>>>
>>>
>> http://snapshots.madwifi-project.org/madwifi-trunk/madwifi-trunk-r3941-20090205.tar.gz
>>
>>
>>> and I also had stuck beacons. Are you testing in an alix board too?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Kim-man 'Punky' TSE
>>> <punkytse at punknix.com <mailto:punkytse at punknix.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Forgot to mention, please post your constructive feedback after
>>> testing these different branches.
>>> Right now, I am running a simple AP download test using
>>> hal-testing branch without any stuck bacon for almost 15 hours.
>>>
>>> To me, going back to 0.9.4rc2 is not my best option, unless at
>>>
>> the
>>
>>> end we have no stable madwifi.
>>> Regards,
>>> Punky
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Kim-man 'Punky' TSE wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Apart from backport 0.9.4rc2, I have built whole lots of
>>> madwifi from different branches for testing, and they are
>>>
>> now in
>>
>>> http://www.voyage.hk/dists/experimental/madwifi/
>>>
>>> The branches are:
>>> hal-testing (openwrt/dd-wrt) :
>>>
>>>
>> madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4+r3942.20090205haltesting-1+6.0-3_i386.deb
>>
>>> hal-0.10.5.6 :
>>>
>>>
>> madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4+r3942.20090205hal0.10.5.6-1+6.0-3_i386.deb
>>
>>> hal-free :
>>>
>>>
>> madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4+r3952.20090213free-1+6.0-3_i386.deb
>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Punky
>>>
>>> Juergen Adolph wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I installed the latest pkg from 22-Feb-2009:
>>>
>>>
>> madwifi-modules-2.6.26-486-voyage_0.9.4~rc2-1+6.0-3_i386.deb
>>
>>> and now, it works without any stuck beacon error -
>>>
>> great!
>>
>>> many thanks!
>>>
>>> regards,
>>> juergen
>>>
>>> ----- "Panagiotis Malakoudis" <malakudi at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:malakudi at gmail.com>> schrieb:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Ok, made some more progress!!!
>>>
>>> I patched the madwifi-source 0.9.4~rc2 with the
>>>
>> diff
>>
>>> file from
>>>
>>>
>> http://madwifi-project.org/changeset/3696/madwifi/branches/madwifi-0.9.4
>>
>>> so that it can compile under 2.6.26 and that fixed
>>>
>> my
>>
>>> "stuck beacon"
>>> problems. I haven't seen a single "stuck beacon"
>>>
>> with
>>
>>> this setup. It
>>> seems the wireless performance is quite slower than
>>> the same
>>> combination with 2.6.23, but I am still checking on
>>>
>> this.
>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Panagiotis
>>>
>> Malakoudis <
>>
>>> malakudi at gmail.com <mailto:malakudi at gmail.com> >
>>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It certainly isn't a voyage problem. It's a madwifi
>>> problem, but since
>>> voyage is used in many wireless applications, it
>>> becomes a voyage
>>> problem too unfortunately.
>>>
>>> Juergen 's settings didn't help me. I was
>>>
>> struggling
>>
>>> to find a
>>> solution, since I don't like the idea to stay in
>>>
>> the
>>
>>> old voyage
>>> version.
>>> I built voyage-kernel 2.6.23 with gcc 4.1.3 (2.6.23
>>> doesn't compile
>>> with 4.3.2) and tried the madwifi-source of r3772.
>>> Again, I had stuck
>>> beacon errors and reboots.
>>>
>>> Then I used the madwifi-source of 0.9.4~rc2 and
>>>
>> that
>>
>>> fixed the
>>> problem!!! Unfortunately, madwifi-source 0.9.4~rc2
>>> does not compile
>>> with 2.6.26. I get the following error:
>>>
>>> CC [M]
>>>
>> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211/ieee80211_power.o
>>
>>>
>>>
>> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211/ieee80211_power.c:
>>
>>> In function
>>> 'ieee80211_pwrs
>>> ave':
>>>
>>>
>> /usr/src/modules/madwifi/net80211/ieee80211_power.c:240:
>>
>>> error:
>>> implicit declara
>>> tion of function '__skb_append'
>>>
>>> __skb_append became obsolete in 2.6.26.
>>>
>>> So, for now I'll be using 2.6.23 + madwifi
>>>
>> 0.9.4~rc2
>>
>>> and I'll keep
>>> trying various older madwifi releases with 2.6.26
>>>
>> to
>>
>>> see if I can find
>>> a working combination.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:05 PM, Leigh Orf <
>>> orf at mailbag.com <mailto:orf at mailbag.com> > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I just wanted to chime in as another person who has
>>>
>> an
>>
>>> alix 2d3
>>> running voyage 0.6.0 who has had the same problems
>>> with the stuck
>>> beacons, NETDEV watchdog timeout message, etc.
>>>
>> Also,
>>
>>> sometimes hostapd
>>> gets stuck in an infinite loop of auth/death which
>>>
>> is
>>
>>> only fixed bring
>>> ath0 down and up again. I subscribed to this list
>>> partially to see if
>>> these problems had a solution. I do not believe it
>>>
>> is
>>
>>> a voyage linux
>>> only problem. I look forward to trying out ath5k in
>>> access point mode
>>> - it isn't there yet.
>>>
>>> I have managed 8 days uptime max before the board
>>> reboots itself
>>> suddenly after a trickle of stuck beacons and
>>>
>> NETDEV
>>
>>> WATCHDOG: wifi0:
>>> transmit timed out messages. I will soon update to
>>>
>> 0.6.1.
>>
>>> Leigh
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