Comment 55 for bug 659143

Thank you will do that when I get to work. 4 full hours working every
possible scenario and still it did not work. Your bug report is exactly
what is happening. Now my question is, is this only 64 bit?
On Nov 25, 2013 5:21 AM, "Matthieu Baerts" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hello Luis,
>
> Unfortunately, I no longer have this wireless card.
> As this bug is fixed, maybe there is another problem.
>
> Feel free to open a new bug report and don't hesitate to indicate that
> the problem looks the same as this one but with a newer kernel.
>
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>
> Title:
> 64bit-only: regression: kernels >=2.6.34: rt2800pci: load firmware
> Error with ralink [1814:0781]
>
> Status in The Linux Kernel:
> Fix Released
> Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in “linux” source package in Maverick:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> [UPDATE Dec 16, 2010]
> My fix is in linux-next. See comment 16.
>
> UPSTREAM:
>
> http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/pipermail/users_rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/2010-November/002310.html
>
> HARDWARE:
> RaLink RT2860 [1814:0781]
> rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2872, rf: 0003, rev: 0200.
>
> SYMPTOM:
> Syslog says: "phy0 -> rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system
> register not ready.".
>
> WLAN does not work at all. The Network Manager Applet says: "Wireless
> networks disconnected".
> That log entry comes from module rt2800lib which is pulled in by module
> rt2800pci. (
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c;hb=HEAD
> )
>
> WHERE:
> In summary this happens on all tested ubuntu and debian 64 bit kernels
> 2.6.34 or newer, but not on 2.6.33 or older. It does however work on
> fedora's 2.6.35 64 bit live.
>
> POSSIBLE DUPLICATES:
> bug #594866 (ref. comment 10)
>
> WHERE IN DETAIL:
> where it happens:
> In final maverick 64 bit live.
>
> This also happens on the 2.6.36rc8 mainline kernel in a current
> installed maverick.
> Also happens there with compat-wireless-2010-10-20.
>
> Also happens on lucid with a backported natty kernel: (details in
> comment #5)
> on lucid (installed) 64bit:
> Linux w 2.6.36-1-generic #7~lucid1-Ubuntu
> Both with this kernels stock rt2800pci and with self compiled
> compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc.
>
> Also happens with that 2.6.36-1.7~lucid1 kernel (natty for lucid from
> kernel team ppa) on maverick. The rt2800pci (stock from that kernel)
> produced the load firmware error. (comment #3)
>
> Happens with debian live (aptosid) kernel 2.6.35 64 bit, but not with
> 32bit. (ref. comment 6)
>
> Happens with 2.6.34 (ref. comment 7)
>
> This bug does not happen with:
> not with 2.6.33 (ref. comment 7)
>
> This does not happen on 32 bit maverick live where WLAN works (out of
> the box) just as well as with the rt2860sta.
>
> Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on lucid 64bit
> with the standard 2.6.32 kernel. It can connect. (Ping is 1000-25000ms
> though.)
>
> Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on maverick
> (2.6.35 kernel) 32 bit live (ping went from good to 1000ms there
> within a minute after connecting however, but that is beside the point
> here.)
>
> This does not happen on Fedora 14 beta live 64bit. (I achieved a
> respectable 10Mb/s with iperf in ad hoc mode with the rt2800pci.
> rt2860sta is not included.)
>
> Not with 32 bit lucid:
> Linux ubu 2.6.32-24-generic (ref. comment 8)
>
> Not with 2.6.37rc1 32 bit (ref. comment 9)
>
> REPRODUCIBILITY: 100%
> best keep the competing rt2860sta from loading with the entry "install
> rt2860sta /bin/false" in a file in /etc/modprobe.d/;
> maverick also comes with the rt2860sta module which will often load and
> get used if it is just blacklisted ("blacklist rt2860sta");
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
> Package: linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.33
> Regression: No
> Reproducible: Yes
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
> Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
> AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
> Architecture: amd64
> AudioDevicesInUse:
> Cannot stat file /proc/3101/fd/40: Stale NFS file handle
> USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
> /dev/snd/controlC0: ubuntu 3097 F.... pulseaudio
> CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
> Card0.Amixer.info:
> Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4800000 irq 46'
> Mixer name : 'Intel Cantiga HDMI'
> Components : 'HDA:10ec0268,1025013c,00100101
> HDA:14f12c06,10250093,00100000 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000'
> Controls : 21
> Simple ctrls : 12
> Date: Tue Oct 12 12:23:21 2010
> LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64
> (20101007)
> MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630
> PccardctlIdent:
> Socket 0:
> no product info available
> PccardctlStatus:
> Socket 0:
> no card
> ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper
> iso-scan/filename=/boot/isostick/hostname/hostname-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso
> noprompt --
> ProcEnviron:
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
> SourcePackage: linux
> StagingDrivers: rt2860sta
> Title: [STAGING]
> dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2008
> dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
> dmi.bios.version: V1.25
> dmi.board.name: Homa
> dmi.board.vendor: Acer
> dmi.board.version: Rev
> dmi.chassis.type: 10
> dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
> dmi.chassis.version: N/A
> dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.25:bd12/05/2008:svnAcer:pnExtensa5630:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnHoma:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
> dmi.product.name: Extensa 5630
> dmi.product.version: 0100
> dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
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