[Bugme-new] [Bug 10937] New: b43 hardly works with new firmware (x64)

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http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10937

           Summary: b43 hardly works with new firmware (x64)
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.25.6
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: network-wireless
        AssignedTo: drivers_network-wireless at kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: djtm at gmx.net


Latest working kernel version:
Earliest failing kernel version: 2.6.24
Distribution: Ubuntu 8.04 x64
Hardware Environment: Acer 5220, 2G ram, Celeron M530
Software Environment: NetworkManager=0.6.6-0ubuntu5,
wpa_supplicant=0.6.0+0.5.8-0ubuntu2
Problem Description: When using the old firmware the driver works fine, but
when replacing it with the new firmware the connection works only shortly and
errors appear in dmesg.

[  796.673070] b43-phy2: Loading firmware version 410.2160 (2007-05-26
15:32:10)
[  797.994369] b43-phy2 debug: Chip initialized
[  797.995115] b43-phy2 debug: 32-bit DMA initialized
[  798.004901] Registered led device: b43-phy2::tx
[  798.005476] Registered led device: b43-phy2::rx
[  798.005940] Registered led device: b43-phy2::radio
[  798.006460] b43-phy2 debug: Wireless interface started
[  798.029348] b43-phy2 debug: Adding Interface type 2
[  798.042529] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
-> [  799.407607] b43-phy2 ERROR: PHY transmission error
(...)
[  811.014133] wlan0: associated
[  811.014133] wlan0: CTS protection enabled (BSSID=00:18:4d:b3:fc:52)
[  811.014133] wlan0: switched to short barker preamble
(BSSID=00:18:4d:b3:fc:52)
[  811.014133] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
-> [  811.383427] wlan0: RX protected frame, but have no key
(7 times within 5 seconds)
(...)
-> [  885.737569] __ratelimit: 11 messages suppressed
-> [  885.737569] wlan0: RX protected frame, but have no key

Also the connection is pretty bad. Webpages load for a little while, but then
they completely stop loading.

And as the support for the old firmware is supposed to be stopped soon, the new
firmware should work at that point.

Steps to reproduce:
Associate to WPA encrypted access point with 2.6.25.6-vanilla.

Please let me know what further information I can provide.


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