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Old 27th August 2010
tehsean tehsean is offline
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Default iwn0: fatal firmware error

I'm in need of some help.
I'm trying to run OpenBSD 4.7 (Stable) on a Fujitsu U820 Lifebook. I knew that the Atheros wireless card it came with wouldn't jive with Obsd, so I bought an Intel 5300 instead. I installed the card, and then installed iwn-firmware-5.3 as per the iwn man page.

But it seems I'm not having much luck with this wireless card either.

It's discovered on boot, but trying to ifconfig it for basic use (128bit WEP, DHCP) gives me the following:

Code:
iwn0: fatal firmware error
iwn0: bad firmware error log address 0x00000000
iwn0: timeout waiting for adapter to initialize
iwn0: could not initialize hardware
iwn0: no link ................ sleeping
iwn0: fatal firmware error
iwn0: bad firmware error log address 0x00000000
iwn0: timeout waiting for adapter to initialize
iwn0: could not initialize hardware
iwn0: fatal firmware error
iwn0: bad firmware error log address 0x00000000
iwn0: timeout waiting for adapter to initialize
iwn0: could not initialize hardware
iwn0: fatal firmware error
iwn0: bad firmware error log address 0x00000000
iwn0: timeout waiting for adapter to initialize
iwn0: could not initialize hardware
iwn0: not found
For a sanity check, it does work on the same machine in XP. Also, for what it's worth, the U820 has a switch to enable and disable the Wireless + Bluetooth. When the switch is off, I get a different message that pretty much indicates it can't find the wireless card at all.

Code:
iwn0: radio is disabled by hardware switch
iwn0: radio is disabled by hardware switch
iwn0: radio is disabled by hardware switch
iwn0: no link. ......... sleeping
iwn0: radio is disabled by hardware switch
And my dmesg:
Code:
OpenBSD 4.7 (GENERIC.MP) #449: Wed Mar 17 20:55:07 MDT 2010
    deraadt@i386.openbsd.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC.MP
cpu0: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z530 @ 1.60GHz ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 1.60 GHz
cpu0: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,SBF,SSE3,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,xTPR
real mem  = 1062490112 (1013MB)
avail mem = 1020723200 (973MB)
mainbus0 at root
bios0 at mainbus0: AT/286+ BIOS, date 01/16/09, BIOS32 rev. 0 @ 0xfdc39, SMBIOS rev. 2.4 @ 0xe5950 (34 entries)
bios0: vendor FUJITSU // Phoenix Technologies Ltd. version "Version 1.18" date 01/16/2009
bios0: FUJITSU LifeBook U820
acpi0 at bios0: rev 2
acpi0: tables DSDT SSDT FACP HPET MCFG SSDT SSDT APIC BOOT SLIC
acpi0: wakeup devices HDEF(S3) PXS1(S4) LID_(S4)
acpitimer0 at acpi0: 3579545 Hz, 24 bits
acpihpet0 at acpi0: 14318179 Hz
acpimadt0 at acpi0 addr 0xfee00000: PC-AT compat
cpu0 at mainbus0: apid 0 (boot processor)
cpu0: apic clock running at 133MHz
cpu1 at mainbus0: apid 1 (application processor)
cpu1: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU Z530 @ 1.60GHz ("GenuineIntel" 686-class) 1.60 GHz
cpu1: FPU,V86,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CFLUSH,DS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,SBF,SSE3,MWAIT,DS-CPL,VMX,EST,TM2,xTPR
ioapic0 at mainbus0: apid 2 pa 0xfec00000, version 20, 24 pins
acpiprt0 at acpi0: bus 0 (PCI0)
acpiprt1 at acpi0: bus 5 (PXS1)
acpiprt2 at acpi0: bus 4 (RP01)
acpiprt3 at acpi0: bus 8 (RP02)
acpiec0 at acpi0
acpicpu0 at acpi0: C3, C2, C1, PSS
acpicpu1 at acpi0: C3, C2, C1, PSS
acpitz0 at acpi0: critical temperature 100 degC
acpitz1 at acpi0: critical temperature 100 degC
acpiac0 at acpi0: AC unit offline
acpibat0 at acpi0: CMB1 model "CP345770-02" serial 01A-Z091130000060Z type LION oem "Fujitsu"
acpibtn0 at acpi0: LID_
acpibtn1 at acpi0: PWRB
acpibtn2 at acpi0: SLPB
acpivideo0 at acpi0: GFX0
acpivout0 at acpivideo0: CRT_
acpivout1 at acpivideo0: LCD_
acpivout2 at acpivideo0: TV__
acpivout3 at acpivideo0: DVI_
bios0: ROM list: 0xc0000/0xe600! 0xce800/0x1000
cpu0: Enhanced SpeedStep 1597 MHz: speeds: 1600, 1333, 1067, 800 MHz
pci0 at mainbus0 bus 0: configuration mode 1 (bios)
pchb0 at pci0 dev 0 function 0 "Intel US15W Host" rev 0x06
vga1 at pci0 dev 2 function 0 "Intel US15W Video" rev 0x06
wsdisplay0 at vga1 mux 1: console (80x25, vt100 emulation)
wsdisplay0: screen 1-5 added (80x25, vt100 emulation)
intagp at vga1 not configured
azalia0 at pci0 dev 27 function 0 "Intel SCH HD Audio" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 22 (irq 11)
azalia0: codecs: Realtek ALC269
audio0 at azalia0
ppb0 at pci0 dev 28 function 0 "Intel SCH PCIE" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 17 (irq 11)
pci1 at ppb0 bus 4
ppb1 at pci1 dev 0 function 0 "PLX PEX 8112" rev 0xaa
pci2 at ppb1 bus 5
cbb0 at pci2 dev 3 function 0 "O2 Micro OZ69[17]2 CardBus" rev 0x40: apic 2 int 19 (irq 11)
rl0 at pci2 dev 4 function 0 "Realtek 8139" rev 0x10: apic 2 int 16 (irq 11), address 00:23:26:b8:a0:5f
rlphy0 at rl0 phy 0: RTL internal PHY
cardslot0 at cbb0 slot 0 flags 0
cardbus0 at cardslot0: bus 36 device 0 cacheline 0x0, lattimer 0x20
pcmcia0 at cardslot0
ppb2 at pci0 dev 28 function 1 "Intel SCH PCIE" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 16 (irq 11)
pci3 at ppb2 bus 8
iwn0 at pci3 dev 0 function 0 "Intel WiFi Link 5300" rev 0x00: apic 2 int 17 (irq 11), MIMO 3T3R, MoW, address 00:16:ea:02:36:e8
uhci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 0 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 23 (irq 11)
uhci1 at pci0 dev 29 function 1 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 19 (irq 11)
uhci2 at pci0 dev 29 function 2 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 18 (irq 11)
ehci0 at pci0 dev 29 function 7 "Intel SCH USB" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 21 (irq 11)
usb0 at ehci0: USB revision 2.0
uhub0 at usb0 "Intel EHCI root hub" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 1
sdhc0 at pci0 dev 30 function 0 "Intel SCH SD/MMC" rev 0x06: apic 2 int 22 (irq 11)
sdmmc0 at sdhc0
pcib0 at pci0 dev 31 function 0 "Intel SCH LPC" rev 0x06
pciide0 at pci0 dev 31 function 1 "Intel SCH IDE" rev 0x06: DMA, channel 0 wired to compatibility
wd0 at pciide0 channel 0 drive 0: <TOSHIBA MK6028GAL>
wd0: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 57231MB, 117210240 sectors
wd0(pciide0:0:0): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5
usb1 at uhci0: USB revision 1.0
uhub1 at usb1 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
usb2 at uhci1: USB revision 1.0
uhub2 at usb2 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
usb3 at uhci2: USB revision 1.0
uhub3 at usb3 "Intel UHCI root hub" rev 1.00/1.00 addr 1
isa0 at pcib0
isadma0 at isa0
pckbc0 at isa0 port 0x60/5
pckbd0 at pckbc0 (kbd slot)
pckbc0: using irq 1 for kbd slot
wskbd0 at pckbd0: console keyboard, using wsdisplay0
pms0 at pckbc0 (aux slot)
pckbc0: using irq 12 for aux slot
wsmouse0 at pms0 mux 0
pcppi0 at isa0 port 0x61
midi0 at pcppi0: <PC speaker>
spkr0 at pcppi0
npx0 at isa0 port 0xf0/16: reported by CPUID; using exception 16
mtrr: Pentium Pro MTRR support
sdhc_sdclk_frequency_select: command in progress
sdmmc0: can't enable card
uvideo0 at uhub0 port 8 configuration 1 interface 0 "MITSUMI USB Camera" rev 2.00/1.00 addr 2
video0 at uvideo0
ugen0 at uhub3 port 1 "AuthenTec Fingerprint Sensor" rev 2.00/19.00 addr 2
ugen1 at uhub2 port 1 "Silicon Labs Kyocera GPS Module" rev 1.10/1.00 addr 2
uhidev0 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0 "Fujitsu Component USB Touch Panel" rev 1.10/50.01 addr 2
uhidev0: iclass 3/1
uhts0 at uhidev0
wsmouse1 at uhts0 mux 0
ubt0 at uhub2 port 2 "vendor 0x0c24 product 0x0022" rev 2.00/48.39 addr 3
vscsi0 at root
scsibus0 at vscsi0: 256 targets
softraid0 at root
root on wd0a swap on wd0b dump on wd0b
umass0 at uhub0 port 1 configuration 1 interface 0 "PI-178 Travel Drive HDD" rev 2.00/0.01 addr 3
umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
scsibus1 at umass0: 2 targets, initiator 0
sd0 at scsibus1 targ 1 lun 0: <HMS36040, 4D5CF00, DN4A> SCSI0 0/direct fixed
sd0: 3906MB, 512 bytes/sec, 7999488 sec total
and ifconfig -a: (replaced the mac addys with all xs, hope you don't mind)
Code:
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 33200
	priority: 0
	groups: lo
	inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
	inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
	inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4
rl0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
	lladdr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
	priority: 0
	media: Ethernet autoselect
	status: no carrier
iwn0: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
	lladdr xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
	priority: 4
	groups: wlan
	media: IEEE802.11 autoselect
	status: no network
	ieee80211: nwid ""
enc0: flags=0<> mtu 1536
	priority: 0
pflog0: flags=141<UP,RUNNING,PROMISC> mtu 33200
	priority: 0
	groups: pflog
and here's the script I use for wireless setup:
Code:
ifconfig iwn0 nwid seannet nwkey 0x0987654321abcdef0987654321 chan 11
dhclient iwn0
I'm stuck at this point. If there is anything else someone needs to help diagnose what's going on, just let me know.
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Old 27th August 2010
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try version 5.5 of the firmware. it's linked to here: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.c...86&format=html
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With OpenBSD, using a newer firmware along with an older driver is typically discouraged, he should wait for 4.8 or try a snapshot.
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Old 27th August 2010
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oh woops, I thought I was on the 4.7 version of the man page, but it just defaulted to current when it didn't find the 4.7 one.

freebsd.org has the 4.7 man pages: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?q....7&format=html
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try reinstalling the firmware package?
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Old 27th August 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by asemisldkfj View Post
oh woops, I thought I was on the 4.7 version of the man page, but it just defaulted to current when it didn't find the 4.7 one.
Don't worry, I almost did the same thing and tried 5.5 before I remembered the man pages online were probably -current and not -stable.

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With OpenBSD, using a newer firmware along with an older driver is typically discouraged, he should wait for 4.8 or try a snapshot.
So basically, try a snapshot with firmware 5.5 and see if that's the silver bullet? I've never actually run a snapshot before! Sounds like fun! I'll see if that helps.

If I have a lot of time, I do have another Intel card I could try out. But I do not look forward to taking apart the u820 to get to the other card. It's a somewhat 'intimate' process.
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Old 4th October 2010
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Well, just in case anyone was following this, I tried a snapshot this morning with firmware 5.5 and the result was the same.

iwn0: no link..................sleeping
and
iwn0: not found

So I guess this will be a problem I solve with money and time.
Does anyone know of another half mini pci-e wireless card that is OpenBSD supported? It doesn't have to be N draft, I only have ABG at home.

Thanks!
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Old 5th October 2010
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So it turned out the problem was solved with a little extra time on my end.
As of this post, snapshot has support for Atheros wireless chipsets. I gutted the lifebook, put in the old Atheros card (an HB92 I believe), and all is well. Thanks to jggimi in another thread for the tip.
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