intel 5100 wifi card problem

Hüvely Balázs balazs.huvely at gmail.com
Tue Jun 28 18:04:50 UTC 2011


Hi All!

I have a big and old problem with my toshiba satellite notebook's wifi.
The original wifi card was a realtek, which is always freezed, so after
a few months I decided to replace that card to an intel one. I searched
the net for full supported wifi card, and I found that intel wifi link
5100 will be the good choice for linux.

I get the interface, installed to my computer, and everything was fine
for a little time.

Now my problem is the card after few minutues or an hour hangs on. I
tried to associate the card again to my AP, but no success. I look after
for my dmesg, and here below my results:

[  120.302525] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Aggregation not enabled for tid 0 
because load = 0
[  123.115878] process `skype' is using obsolete setsockopt SO_BSDCOMPAT
[  123.542529] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: iwlagn_tx_agg_start on ra = 
74:ea:3a:a5:d3:28 tid = 0
[  183.974273] SELinux: initialized (dev proc, type proc), uses 
genfs_contexts
[  400.474353] TCP lp registered
[ 1723.179600] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_ADD_STA: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1723.179611] HW problem - can not stop rx aggregation for tid 0
[ 1723.679449] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_ADD_STA: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1723.679458] HW problem - can not stop rx aggregation for tid 6
[ 1724.179220] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_QOS_PARAM: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1724.179230] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Failed to update QoS
[ 1724.678972] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1724.678984] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1725.178850] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1725.178860] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1725.678547] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_QOS_PARAM: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1725.678561] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Failed to update QoS
[ 1726.178336] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1726.178348] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1726.178369] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Stopping AGG while state not ON or 
starting
[ 1726.680114] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_ADD_STA: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1726.680137] ieee80211 phy0: failed to remove key (0, 
74:ea:3a:a5:d3:28) from hardware (-110)
[ 1727.179980] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_REMOVE_STA: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1727.179988] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error removing station 
74:ea:3a:a5:d3:28
[ 1727.679730] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1727.679740] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1729.680851] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: fail to flush all tx fifo queues
[ 1730.180672] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1730.180687] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1730.686517] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_ADD_STA: time 
out after 500ms.
[ 1730.686533] ieee80211 phy0: failed to remove key (1, 
ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff) from hardware (-110)
[ 1730.686660] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
[ 1731.187203] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1731.187211] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1731.627020] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Queue 4 stuck for 10000 ms.
[ 1731.627032] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: On demand firmware reload
[ 1731.687024] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out 
after 500ms.
[ 1731.687037] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Error clearing ASSOC_MSK on BSS (-110)
[ 1731.687059] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: Request scan called when driver not 
ready.
[ 1731.687325] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
[ 1731.687331] cfg80211:     (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), 
(max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 1731.687337] cfg80211:     (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.687343] cfg80211:     (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), 
(300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.687348] cfg80211:     (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), 
(300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.687354] cfg80211:     (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.687359] cfg80211:     (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.687707] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: HU
[ 1731.706420] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.720236] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: HU
[ 1731.720240] cfg80211:     (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), 
(max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
[ 1731.720243] cfg80211:     (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.720246] cfg80211:     (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.720248] cfg80211:     (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(N/A, 2000 mBm)
[ 1731.720251] cfg80211:     (5490000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), 
(N/A, 2700 mBm)
[ 1731.725271] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.744111] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.762903] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.781597] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.800298] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.818996] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
[ 1731.837699] iwlagn 0000:06:00.0: MAC is in deep sleep!.  CSR_GP_CNTRL 
= 0xFFFFFFFF
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And many MAC is in deep sleep message.

Is there any workaround or fix for my card?

Additional info, my card is placed my notebook sorrounded by pastic
parts, and there is no possibility to cool down the interface. Maybe
it's overheated.

Any suggestion? How I will able to use this card normally?

Thanks: Balazs



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