linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.30-rc1: intel 3945 no wireless

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Message-ID: <49DD6BF7.3040400@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:31:03 -0500
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Justin Madru <jdm64@...ab.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.30-rc1: intel 3945 no wireless

Andrew Morton wrote:
> (cc linux-wireless)
> 
> On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:36:48 -0700 Justin Madru <jdm64@...ab.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> Decided to test out .30-rc1, but I've run into some bugs.
>> My intel 3945 wireless card doesn't work. Bellow is the relevant 
>> portions of dmesg
>> The full dmesg and config can be found at: 
>> http://jdserver.homelinux.org/bugreports/003/
>>
>> iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for 
>> Linux, 1.2.26ks
>> iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: setting latency timer to 64
>> input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad as 
>> /devices/platform/i8042/serio1/input/input6
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG
>>   alloc irq_desc for 26 on cpu 0 node 0
>>   alloc kstat_irqs on cpu 0 node 0
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: irq 26 for MSI/MSI-X
>> phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'iwl-3945-rs'
>> input: HDA Intel Mic at Ext Right Jack as 
>> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input7
>> input: HDA Intel HP Out at Ext Right Jack as 
>> /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/input/input8
>> phy0: Failed to initialize wep: -2
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: Failed to register hw (error -2)
>> iwl3945 0000:0b:00.0: PCI INT A disabled
>> iwl3945: probe of 0000:0b:00.0 failed with error -2
>>
> 
> I assume this is a regression?  2.6.29 was OK?

See the discussion in the thread containing
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123922531327539&w=2. This one also contains
the fix that was accepted by Rusty Russell.

Larry
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