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From: Ferdinand Rau <RauFerd@web.de>
To: linville@tuxdriver.com
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Bug report: Controller RESET (DMA error) long after connecting
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 21:19:13 +0200 (CEST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <21256865.169208.1271186353636.JavaMail.fmail@mwmweb085> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100413131108.GB6331@tuxdriver.com>

>> The wireless connection works in principle (can connect to different networks, can ping, can browse), but at some point the following error happens and the connection is reset >> every few seconds afterwards rendering it unusable: >>> ERROR: Fatal DMA error: 0x00000400, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000, 0x00000000 >>> Controller RESET (DMA error) ... >> >> Similar to this thread (?): https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/bcm43xx-dev/2009-November/006273.html > >Chances are that your device will work in PIO mode -- you can try >building a kernel w/ CONFIG_B43_FORCE_PIO. In 2.6.34, there is code >to switch automatically to PIO mode when such errors are observed. Thanks for your reply! If I find some spare time, I'll try it out, otherwise I'll just continue to use the wired connection on my desk and give it a new try as soon as kernel 2.6.34 is released (and packaged for debian for conveniance ;-). I'll report back in any case. Best regards from Germany, Ferdinand
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  reply	other threads:[~2010-04-13 19:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-04-13 11:09 Bug report: Controller RESET (DMA error) long after connecting Ferdinand Rau
2010-04-13 13:11 ` John W. Linville
2010-04-13 19:19   ` Ferdinand Rau [this message]
2010-07-30 14:53   ` [SOLVED] " Ferdinand Rau

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