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#1 2019-11-04 22:09:17

hilltownboy
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From: Massachusetts
Registered: 2013-08-15
Posts: 100

wifi not always connecting on boot

If the error message shown herewith occurs on booting Arch, there is no wifi connection (though it can be  started  manually).  When it does not appear wifi is connected automatically on boot.  If only half the message appears, then sometimes wifi may be connected automatically and sometimes not.

Researching it I have not found an explanation for this erratic behavior.  Can anyone suggest a clue?

I am using Arch 5.3.7 kept updated, but the computer is a relatively old one HPCompaq 6910p.

Nov 04 15:12:09 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: On demand firmware reload
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Microcode SW error detected.  Restarting 0x2000000.
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Loaded firmware version: 228.61.2.24
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Status: 0x000213E4, count: 5
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Desc                                  Time       data1      data2      line
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: NMI_INTERRUPT_ACTION_PT      (0x000E) 0000013127 0x00000004 												0x07030000 208
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: pc      blink1  blink2  ilink1  ilink2  hcmd
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: 0x0046C 0x000F2 0x004C2 0x006DE 0x006DE 0x4120097
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: FH register values:
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:       FH49_RSCSR_CHNL0_STTS_WPTR_REG: 0X07c25200
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:      FH49_RSCSR_CHNL0_RBDCB_BASE_REG: 0X007352b0
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:                FH49_RSCSR_CHNL0_WPTR: 0X000000f8
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:       FH49_MEM_RCSR_CHNL0_CONFIG_REG: 0X80809000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:        FH49_MEM_RSSR_SHARED_CTRL_REG: 0X0000003c
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:          FH49_MEM_RSSR_RX_STATUS_REG: 0X07030000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:   FH49_MEM_RSSR_RX_ENABLE_ERR_IRQ2DRV: 0X00000000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:              FH49_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG: 0X07ff0002
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:               FH49_TSSR_TX_ERROR_REG: 0X00000000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Error sending TX power (-5)
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Microcode SW error detected.  Restarting 0x2000000.
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Loaded firmware version: 228.61.2.24
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Start IWL Error Log Dump:
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Status: 0x000212E4, count: 5
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: Desc                                  Time       data1      data2      line
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: NMI_INTERRUPT_ACTION_PT      (0x000E) 0000014979 0x00000004 												0x07030000 208
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: pc      blink1  blink2  ilink1  ilink2  hcmd
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: 0x0046C 0x000F2 0x004C2 0x006DE 0x006DE 0x40F0097
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0: FH register values:
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:       FH49_RSCSR_CHNL0_STTS_WPTR_REG: 0X07c25200
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:      FH49_RSCSR_CHNL0_RBDCB_BASE_REG: 0X007352b0
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:                FH49_RSCSR_CHNL0_WPTR: 0X000000f8
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:       FH49_MEM_RCSR_CHNL0_CONFIG_REG: 0X80809000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:        FH49_MEM_RSSR_SHARED_CTRL_REG: 0X0000003c
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:          FH49_MEM_RSSR_RX_STATUS_REG: 0X07030000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:   FH49_MEM_RSSR_RX_ENABLE_ERR_IRQ2DRV: 0X00000000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:              FH49_TSSR_TX_STATUS_REG: 0X07ff0002
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:               FH49_TSSR_TX_ERROR_REG: 0X00000000
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:  Command C_RXON failed: FW Error
Nov 04 15:12:10 arch kernel: iwl4965 0000:10:00.0:  Error setting new RXON (-5)  

Last edited by hilltownboy (2019-11-04 22:10:18)

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#2 2019-11-05 04:31:47

xse
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Registered: 2019-01-08
Posts: 36

Re: wifi not always connecting on boot

Hey,

That's a strange behavior, here are a few random thoughts at 5am:

  • Since it seems to work when started manually, i'd try delaying it's start a little bit to see if it helps.

  • You could just start it automatically via a bash script mimicking the way you start it manually, no reason this shouldn't work.

  • Was there a point where it was working perfectly ? maybe it's worth building an older version of that driver.

  • You can find similar behaviors reported online by googling part of the logs you get, some people seems to make it work by tweaking the configuration a little, might be worth trying.

Have a good day!


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