Re: PCI 802.11b w/NetBSD 1.6

hello.

At Fri, 24 Jan 2003 00:43:09 +0000 (UTC),
Alan Post <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a good PCI 802.11b card for use with NetBSD 1.6?
> Just as a client, not as an access point.
> 
> Should I be running NetBSD-current instead, to get support of more
> cards?

I'm using ThinkPad X30 with NetBSD-current(1.6M) and having same
problem. :-(



> I picked up a Netgear MA311, and the kernel recognizes it:

wi0 is attached as following:

wi0 at pci1 dev 2 function 0: Intersil Prism2.5 Wireless Lan
wi0: interrupting at irq 11
wi0: 802.11 address 00:05:3c:06:32:c9
wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3874A(Mini-PCI)
wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.1.0), Station (1.4.9)
wi0: supported rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps


> Unfortunately, when I try to actually send data on it, the
> driver spews errors:

I have same trouble in sending *large* data.
When I send small data (ex. ssh ...), it works without problem.
As far as I know it happens only when I use "wi at pci".


wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: command timed out, cmd=0x10b, arg=0x127
wi0: xmit failed
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 127/0
wi0: bad alloc 127 != 13c, cur 1 nxt 1
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 151/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 151/0
wi0: device timeout
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 151/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to 151/0
wi0: command timed out, cmd=0x121, arg=0xfce0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc00/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc81/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc0c/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc02/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc03/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc04/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc01/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc09/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc07/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc83/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc82/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc06/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc2d/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc84/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc0e/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc85/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc2a/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc28/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc80/0
wi0: command timed out, cmd=0xa, arg=0x944
wi0: failed to allocate 2372 bytes on NIC
wi0: tx buffer allocation failed
wi0: interface not running
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x2, prev=0x8000
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc80/0
wi0: timeout in wi_seek to fc85/0
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x2, prev=0x8000
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x0, prev=0x8000
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x0, prev=0x8000
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x0, prev=0x8000
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x0, prev=0x8000
wi0: wi_cmd: BUSY did not clear, cmd=0x0, prev=0x8000
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