[Bug 659143] Re: 64bit-only: rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not ready.

[Wolfgang Kufner]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 594866 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/594866

** Description changed:

+ RaLink RT2860 [1814:0781]
+ rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2872, rf: 0003, rev: 0200.
+ 
  In final maverick 64 bit live the WLAN does not become operational. The
- Network Manager Applet says: "Wireless networks disconnected". The log
+ Network Manager Applet says: "Wireless networks disconnected". Syslog
  says: "phy0 ->  rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not
  ready.".
  
  This also happens on the 2.6.36rc8 mainline kernel in a current installed maverick.
  Also happens there with compat-wireless-2010-10-20.
- Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on lucid 64bit. It can connect. (Ping is 1000-25000ms though.)
- Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on maverick 32 bit live (ping went from good to 1000ms there within a minute after connecting, however.)
  
- This does not happen on the 32 bit version (also live) where WLAN works
- (out of the box) just as well as with the rt2860sta.
+ Also happens on lucid with a backported natty kernel: (details in comment #5)
+ on lucid (installed) 64bit:
+ Linux w 2.6.36-1-generic #7~lucid1-Ubuntu
+ Both with this kernels stock rt2800pci and with self compiled compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc.
+ 
+ Also happens with that 2.6.36-1.7~lucid1 kernel (natty for lucid from
+ kernel team ppa) on maverick. The rt2800pci (stock from that kernel)
+ produced the load firmware error. (comment #3)
+ 
+ 
+ This bug does not happen with:
+ This does not happen on the 32 bit version (also live) where WLAN works (out of the box) just as well as with the rt2860sta.
+ 
+ Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on lucid 64bit with
+ the standard 2.6.32 kernel. It can connect. (Ping is 1000-25000ms
+ though.)
+ 
+ Does _not_ happen with compat-wireless-2010-10-25-pc on maverick (2.6.35
+ kernel) 32 bit live (ping went from good to 1000ms there within a minute
+ after connecting however, but that is beside the point here.)
  
  This does not happen on Fedora 14 beta live 64bit. (I achieved a
  respectable 10Mb/s with iperf in ad hoc mode with the rt2800pci.
  rt2860sta is not included.)
+ 
  
  Reproducibility: high
  best keep the competing rt2860sta from loading with the entry "install rt2860sta /bin/false" in a file in /etc/modprobe.d/;
  maverick also comes with the rt2860sta module which will often load and get used if it is just blacklisted ("blacklist rt2860sta");
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: linux-image-2.6.35-22-generic 2.6.35-22.33
  Regression: No
  Reproducible: Yes
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
  AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.23.
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   Cannot stat file /proc/3101/fd/40: Stale NFS file handle
                        USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  ubuntu     3097 F.... pulseaudio
  CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
  Card0.Amixer.info:
   Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xf4800000 irq 46'
     Mixer name	: 'Intel Cantiga HDMI'
     Components	: 'HDA:10ec0268,1025013c,00100101 HDA:14f12c06,10250093,00100000 HDA:80862802,80860101,00100000'
     Controls      : 21
     Simple ctrls  : 12
  Date: Tue Oct 12 12:23:21 2010
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  MachineType: Acer Extensa 5630
  PccardctlIdent:
   Socket 0:
     no product info available
  PccardctlStatus:
   Socket 0:
     no card
  ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(loop)/casper/vmlinuz boot=casper iso-scan/filename=/boot/isostick/hostname/hostname-10.10-desktop-amd64.iso noprompt --
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RelatedPackageVersions: linux-firmware 1.38
  SourcePackage: linux
  StagingDrivers: rt2860sta
  Title: [STAGING]
  dmi.bios.date: 12/05/2008
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
  dmi.bios.version: V1.25
  dmi.board.name: Homa
  dmi.board.vendor: Acer
  dmi.board.version: Rev
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.25:bd12/05/2008:svnAcer:pnExtensa5630:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnHoma:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: Extensa 5630
  dmi.product.version: 0100
  dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

** Summary changed:

- 64bit-only: rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not ready.
+ 64bit-only: rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not ready on newer kernels

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64bit-only: rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not ready on newer kernels
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