On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 5:38 AM, Dusan Bruncko <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> My problem:
> up to now I am still using ipw3845 driver, no look to the fact, that this
> one is obsolete, and people use iwl3945. Of course I can able to use both
> drivers,
> but the wireless situation is not stable now, time to time I am out from
> wi-fi
> connection (seems to randomly).
> My present kernel is 2.6.18-164.10.1.el5. When I booting all is ok., after
> some time (randomly) no. The dmesg gave nothing, in really to restart wi-fi
> I must to switch-off and switch-on wi-fi hard key. I think, that the problem
> can be connect with iwl3945 behaviour and maybe some crashing with ipw3945,
> I do not know...
> Unfortunately I cannot make rmmod for iwl... drivers if I use ipw3945, and
> from another side, if I do not use ipw3945, my using iwl... is still not
> stable.
> I have Toshiba, Qosmio, G30-155.
>
> Can you look no this problem, please?
>
> I asked Akima Yagi already and he proposed me to make firstly:
>
> for BUSID in $(/sbin/lspci | awk '{ IGNORECASE=1 } /net/ { print $1
> for cmdsubst> }'); do /sbin/lspci -s $BUSID -m; /sbin/lspci -s $BUSID -n;
> done
> 02:00.0 "Ethernet controller" "Intel Corporation" "82573L Gigabit Ethernet
> Controller" "Toshiba America Info Systems" "Unknown device 0001"
> 02:00.0 0200: 8086:109a
> 05:00.0 "Network controller" "Intel Corporation" "PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> [Golan] Network Connection" -r02 "Intel Corporation" "Unknown device 1041"
> 05:00.0 0280: 8086:4222 (rev 02)
That information confirms that the e1000e and iwl3945 drivers should
be used with the
2.6.18-164.10.1.el5 kernel (quoting Alan).
This is how you find this out: go to the ELRepo FAQ page at
http://elrepo.org/tiki/FAQ .
FAQ Number 4 provides a detailed description on how to identify the
driver through the Vendor:Device ID pair. In your case, it is
8086:109a for the ethernet controller and 8086:4222 for the wireless
device.
The command:
grep -i 8086 /lib/modules/*/modules.alias | grep -i 109a
returns (among other things)
/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.10.1.el5/modules.alias:alias
pci:v00008086d0000109Asv*sd*bc*sc*i* e1000e
Likewise, the other pair gives you iwl3945.
I realize you have [tried] both ipw3945 and iwl3945. Now that you are
running the current kernel, I think you should use iwl3945. Make sure
you have the correct firmware installed.
Akemi
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