libertas 8385 firmware

Дымченко Богдан Геннадиевич dmbohdan at gmail.com
Wed Jul 14 22:49:46 EDT 2010


I have troble with this firmware. When I try to connect to AP there is a
bug.

"BUG: Spinlock lockup on CPU#0, lbs_spi_thread/644, d1602458"

I don't know is it firmware or libertas bug, can someone explain this?

Maybe there is addonal information you need?

Thank you.

2010/7/13 Дымченко Богдан Геннадиевич <dmbohdan at gmail.com>

> But it helps. Now we have firmware that works with libertas
> (gspi8385.bin,gspi8385_hlp.bin)
> On pudn were source of driver for 2.4 kernel, but in header file there was
> structure of binary files.
> We can send firmware to you, if you need.
> Now it is libertas fw 5.0.10p0, cap 0x00000303
> We don't have test it fully yet, but it looks like fine firmware. AP scan
> working.
>
> 2010/7/13 Marek Vasut <marek.vasut at gmail.com>
>
>> Dne Út 13. července 2010 10:31:52 Дымченко Богдан Геннадиевич napsal(a):
>> > Thanks for your response.
>> > I think that libertas developers can know where is it. Because there is
>> > firmware for cf and sd cards, but not for GSPI.
>> > But we found sources on pudn, and there was driver that have this
>> binary,
>> > so that's all. Wireless card now working.
>> > Thanks.
>>
>> Once again ... please keep the CC.
>>
>> Pudn isn't something I'd believe can help.
>>
>> Holger will likely know where the firmware is.
>> >
>> > 2010/7/13 Marek Vasut <marek.vasut at gmail.com>
>> >
>> > > Dne Út 13. července 2010 05:08:29 Дымченко Богдан Геннадиевич
>> napsal(a):
>> > > > But why there is a code about SPI in libertas source code and
>> > > > gspi8385_hlp.bin?
>> > > > if_spi.c:73
>> > > > { .chip_id = 0x04, .name = 8385 },
>> > >
>> > > Please keep ML and interested parties CCed. The gspi8385_hlp.bin is a
>> > > name of
>> > > the helper firmware binary (that's like a bootloader for the card,
>> like
>> > > you have
>> > > GRUB or lilo on PC ;-) )
>> > >
>> > > > if_spi.c:905
>> > > > MODULE_FIRMWARE("libertas/gspi8385_hlp.bin");
>> > > > MODULE_FIRMWARE("libertas/gspi8385.bin");
>> > >
>> > > The other one is the real firmware that runs on the device (like linux
>> > > kernel on
>> > > your PC :) )
>> > >
>> > > > we just need bin files, because there is Marvell 8385 wireless
>> adapter,
>> > > > worked over SPI, and we try to run it under Linux.
>> > >
>> > > Yes I know, and you don't know where to get them? Maybe ask Marvell ?
>> > >
>> > > > Thank you.
>> > > > 2010/7/13 Marek Vasut <marek.vasut at gmail.com>
>> > > >
>> > > > > Dne Ne 11. července 2010 00:03:47 Дымченко Богдан Геннадиевич
>> > >
>> > > napsal(a):
>> > > > > > Hi. I have a 8385 marvell wireless chip. But there is no
>> firmware
>> > > > > > for it, because it use gspi. Can you tell how i can get it? Here
>> > > > > > is log.
>> > >
>> > > [
>> > >
>> > > > > > 229.402000] libertas_spi spi3.0: 13000000 Hz actual, PIO
>> > > > > > [ 229.434596] libertas_spi spi3.0: setup mode 0, 16 bits/w,
>> > > > > > 13000000
>> > >
>> > > Hz
>> > >
>> > > > > max
>> > > > >
>> > > > > > --> 0
>> > > > > > [ 229.453868] libertas_spi spi3.0: firmware: requesting
>> > > > > > libertas/gspi8385_hlp.bin
>> > > > > > [ 289.725731] libertas: request_firmware failed with err = -2
>> > > > > > [ 289.743805] libertas: failed to load helper firmware (err=-2)
>> > > > > > [ 289.761834] libertas_spi: probe of spi3.0 failed with error -2
>> > > > > > [ 296.280690] lib80211: common routines for IEEE802.11 drivers
>> > > > > > [ 296.298452] lib80211_crypt: registered algorithm 'NULL'
>> > > > > > [ 314.532373] libertas: Unknown symbol mutex_lock (err 0)
>> > > > > > [ 314.750825] libertas_spi: Libertas SPI driver
>> > > > > >
>> > > > > > Thank you.
>> > > > >
>> > > > > I dunno about SPI, but there was for cf8385. Holger CCed.
>>
>
>
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