Atheros AR9565

Adrian Chadd adrian at freebsd.org
Wed Apr 9 21:18:42 UTC 2014 

Which HP laptop?


-a


On 9 April 2014 13:35, Anthony Jenkins <scoobi_doo at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hey, I've got one of these babies in my HP laptop; I actually posted some problems I was having to the list back in Aug. '13.  I could loan you mine and/or assist with debugging if I can have it back (can make do with an external wireless device).
>
>
> Anthony
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Adrian Chadd <adrian at freebsd.org>
> To: tzoi516 <tzoi516 at gmail.com>
> Cc: "freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless at freebsd.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 3:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Re: Atheros AR9565
>
>
> Hi,
>
> The AR9565 is a relatively new chip that hasn't really been thoroughly
> tested in FreeBSD. Laptop manufacturers have also gone and done some
> rather silly things to save cost on the wireless NIC itself and I'm
> not sure those patches / work arounds are in -HEAD.
>
> please file a PR with this problem complete with your pciconf -lv
> output as above.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> -a
>
>
> On 9 April 2014 05:40, tzoi516 <tzoi516 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm using the GENERIC kernel. Want me to create a custom kernel?
>>
>> pciconf info:
>>
>> hostb0 at pci0:0:0:0:    class=0x060000 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x0c048086
>> rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Haswell DRAM Controller'
>>     class      = bridge
>>     subclass   = HOST-PCI
>> pcib1 at pci0:0:1:0:    class=0x060400 card=0xfa471179 chip=0x0c018086
>> rev=0x06 hdr=0x01
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Haswell PCI Express x16 Controller'
>>     class      = bridge
>>     subclass   = PCI-PCI
>> vgapci1 at pci0:0:2:0:    class=0x030000 card=0xfa471179 chip=0x04168086
>> rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Haswell Integrated Graphics Controller'
>>     class      = display
>>     subclass   = VGA
>> hdac0 at pci0:0:3:0:    class=0x040300 card=0xfa4d1179 chip=0x0c0c8086
>> rev=0x06 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Haswell HD Audio Controller'
>>     class      = multimedia
>>     subclass   = HDA
>> xhci0 at pci0:0:20:0:    class=0x0c0330 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c318086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point USB xHCI Host Controller'
>>     class      = serial bus
>>     subclass   = USB
>> none0 at pci0:0:22:0:    class=0x078000 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c3a8086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point MEI Controller'
>>     class      = simple comms
>> ehci0 at pci0:0:26:0:    class=0x0c0320 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c2d8086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point USB Enhanced Host Controller'
>>     class      = serial bus
>>     subclass   = USB
>> hdac1 at pci0:0:27:0:    class=0x040300 card=0xfa4d1179 chip=0x8c208086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point High Definition Audio Controller'
>>     class      = multimedia
>>     subclass   = HDA
>> pcib2 at pci0:0:28:0:    class=0x060400 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c108086
>> rev=0xd4 hdr=0x01
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port'
>>     class      = bridge
>>     subclass   = PCI-PCI
>> pcib3 at pci0:0:28:2:    class=0x060400 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c148086
>> rev=0xd4 hdr=0x01
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port'
>>     class      = bridge
>>     subclass   = PCI-PCI
>> pcib4 at pci0:0:28:3:    class=0x060400 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c168086
>> rev=0xd4 hdr=0x01
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point PCI Express Root Port'
>>     class      = bridge
>>     subclass   = PCI-PCI
>> ehci1 at pci0:0:29:0:    class=0x0c0320 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c268086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point USB Enhanced Host Controller'
>>     class      = serial bus
>>     subclass   = USB
>> isab0 at pci0:0:31:0:    class=0x060100 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c498086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point LPC Controller'
>>     class      = bridge
>>     subclass   = PCI-ISA
>> none1 at pci0:0:31:3:    class=0x0c0500 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c228086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point SMBus Controller'
>>     class      = serial bus
>>     subclass   = SMBus
>> atapci0 at pci0:0:31:5:    class=0x010185 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x8c098086
>> rev=0x04 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
>>     device     = 'Lynx Point 2-port SATA Controller 2 [IDE mode]'
>>     class      = mass storage
>>     subclass   = ATA
>> vgapci0 at pci0:1:0:0:    class=0x030200 card=0xfa471179 chip=0x129210de
>> rev=0xa1 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'NVIDIA Corporation'
>>     class      = display
>>     subclass   = 3D
>> ath0 at pci0:3:0:0:    class=0x028000 card=0x061211ad chip=0x0036168c
>> rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
>>     device     = 'AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter'
>>     class      = network
>> none2 at pci0:4:0:0:    class=0x020000 card=0xfa401179 chip=0x10a11969
>> rev=0x10 hdr=0x00
>>     vendor     = 'Atheros Communications Inc.'
>>     class      = network
>>     subclass   = ethernet
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 04/08/14 18:29, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> ok. Can you please do a pciconf -lv and attach it here?
>>>
>>> Oh. Erm, did you compile a kernel from source? is ATH_ENABLE_11N in your kernel?
>>>
>>> Do a 'sysctl dev.ath.0.txagg=1' and then paste the output in dmesg here.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -a
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8 April 2014 13:38, tzoi516 <tzoi516 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> OK, killed wpa_supplicant and downed wlan0 and ath0. After ifconfig ath0
>>>> up I received a ton of these:
>>>>
>>>> ath0: ath_edma_rxbuf_alloc: nothing on rxbuf?!
>>>> ath0: ath_edma_rxfifo_alloc: Q1: alloc failed: i=0, nbufs=128?
>>>>
>>>> received those about 20 times then this:
>>>>
>>>> ath0: ath_edma_recv_proc_queue: Q1: NULL bf?
>>>>
>>>> And now the top 2 are slowly scrolling.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 04/08/14 16:03, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>>>>> Right. It sounds like it's not associated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Try wlandebug +assoc and then run wpa_supplicant
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -a
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8 April 2014 12:21, tzoi516 <tzoi516 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Sorry for another email, the errors are sporadic. I'm trying to find the
>>>>>> ioctl errors that I get on shutdown.
>>>>>> These are after logging in:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ath0: ath_edma_recv_tasklet: sc_inreset_cnt > 0; skipping
>>>>>> dhclient[1001]: send_packet: Invalid argument
>>>>>> dhclient[1001]: send_packet: No buffer space available
>>>>>> ath0: ath_edma_recv_tasklet: sc_inreset_cnt > 0; skipping
>>>>>> dhclient[1001]: send_packet: No buffer space available
>>>>>> dhclient[1001]: send_packet: Invalid argument
>>>>>> dhclient[1001]: send_packet: Network is down
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 04/08/14 14:38, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>>>>>>> Ah. Can you post the buffer errors you're seeing?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -a
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 8 April 2014 11:37, tzoi516 <tzoi516 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 04/08/14 14:23, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>>>>>>>>> It should work fine on -10 and HEAD. Is it not working fine?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -a
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 8 April 2014 09:12, tzoi516 <tzoi516 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> I have a Toshiba Satellite S55-A5169
>>>>>>>>>> This specific one:
>>>>>>>>>> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1024074-REG/toshiba_pskk6u_08c08t_s55_i7_4700mq_12gb_1tb_windows_8_1_15_6_silver.html)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It has the Atheros combo Wi-Fi/NIC, and the Wi-Fi uses the AR9565. For
>>>>>>>>>> it to work I have to change the SATA Controller Mode in the BIOS from
>>>>>>>>>> "AHCI" to "Compatibility". I don't know if this information helps, and
>>>>>>>>>> it's the only AHCI setting I can tweak.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Mike
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>>>>>>>> With SATA controller mode set to Compatibility then it works, but a
>>>>>>>> little wonky at startup - sometimes I'll have to run wpa_supplicant -i
>>>>>>>> wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf. Infrequently a buffer error appears.
>>>>>>>> With SATA controller mode set to AHCI then I can ifconfig wlan0 list
>>>>>>>> scan and see available networks but I can't connect to any except for
>>>>>>>> unprotected networks.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm currently running FreeBSD 10.0-STABLE
>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mike
>>
>>
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